Patrick Taylor

Experience

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  Barratts PriceLess Limited

  Oct 2005 - Aug 2007

  • Supervisor

    Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  • Sales Associate

    Oct 2005 - Jun 2007
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  Foot Locker EMEA

  Sept 2007 - Oct 2021

  I am currently responsible for managing a team of up to 15 sales associates and assistant managers, whilst ensuring an annual turnover of around 2M. My main responsibilities entail beating sales goals, managing many KPI's, recruiting, training, cash handling and banking, visual merchandising, following corporate initiatives and policies, scheduling, managing stock levels, analysing sales figures and forecasting future sales, interpreting and reacting to market trends to facilitate the release of high demand products and staffing levels, use sales figures to analyse sales trends to enable an accurate schedule is produced.I have excellent communication skills, I collect weekly information for four stores and feedback to my district manager. I also support these stores with day to day issues.I keep abreast of market trends in the retail industry and have a close eye on my competitors, of which there are 6 within a 500 meter radius. In the past I have supporting with market analysis and reporting back to my DM by email. I have an acute awarenessof what our completion brings to the table as I am fascinated by sneaker culture and fashion trends. I regularly visit our competition to try and leverage our market. Use of online applications and competitors websites can often bring a great insight. I have spent a lot of time in the field and have made good connections in the industry both internal and external. In 2019 I was fortunate to be part of a management focus group and partook in a market travel of Belgium. This was a fantastic experience that really helped me with my development and gained some great connections. I am always a pilot store or SME when we have new initiatives and systems. This involves working with DMs and the Specialist teams in the office and field in rolling out the initiatives and training store managers. The latest example being the roll out of X-Store till system and the FLX loyalty programme. Show less

  • Store Manager

    Jun 2014 - Oct 2021

  • Store Manager

    Dec 2010 - Jun 2014

  • Manager in Training

    Sept 2008 - Nov 2010

  • Assistant Manager

    Jul 2008 - Sept 2008

  • Shift Lead

    Sept 2007 - Jul 2008
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  FOOTASYLUM

  Nov 2010 - Dec 2010

  Store Manager
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  Qube Learning

  Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

  Trainee Retail Tutor

  Redundancy

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  Access Training (East Midlands)

  Nov 2022 - Aug 2023

  Learner Recruitment Team Leader

  • To effectively lead and manage the learner engagement team to ensure recruitment targets are met across all programmes.• To manage and provide an effective and efficient learner engagement service to our learners across all Access Training programmes, ensuring applicants are matched to the correct programme.• To challenge all practices and procedures within own role and throughout the organisation, to contribute to and ensure continuous improvement and quality.Reporting to the Commercial Director. Show less

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  Mountain Warehouse

  Aug 2023 - now

  SM of Ashbourne 3.5k square foot store.

  • Acting Flagship Store Manager

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Store Manager

    Jul 2024 - Jan 2025

  • Store Manager

    Aug 2023 - Jan 2025