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James Walker

James Walker

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  • About me

    Senior Project Manager at Entain

  • Education

    • The Harwich School

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    • The University of Hull

      2005 - 2008
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Hons Creative Music Technology with Business Management 2:1

  • Experience

    • Gala Coral Group

      Jul 2009 - Feb 2016

      Responsible for coordinating a number of business critical duties within a cluster of 7 shops and 30+ staff in the area including:- Overseeing rota management in cluster, dealing with holiday requests and cost saving requirements.- Undertaking and assisting in investigations, disciplinaries and absence procedures.- Recruiting employees and assisting in their training and development, both in the cluster and ---- area.- Driving KPIs, sales and company initiatives within the cluster and area.- Leading on new product releases – rolling these out to the area ensuring they landed in shop and the teams are fully behind them.- Collation of various data and information required by the Area Manager. Show less

      • Cluster Support Manager

        Oct 2013 - Feb 2016

      • Coral Retail Manager

        Aug 2011 - Oct 2013

      • Deputy Retail Manager

        Jul 2009 - Aug 2011

    • Ladbrokes Coral Group

      Feb 2016 - Mar 2018

      Overseeing 205+ shops, I offered support to a team of eight area managers to ensure their area is working towards the right staffing compliment levels to support the business. Working alongside the regional team to train and support Retail Managers to recruit their own shop teams and how to manage the whole process correctly and with confidence.Supporting recruitment drives where necessary in difficult to recruit areas, setting up bespoke recruitment days and events.Supporting and coaching Retail Managers to deliver a great induction experience for all new colleagues into the business.Provide the region with reporting to highlight issues and exceptions with guidance on how to improve. Show less

      • Retail Project Coordinator

        Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

      • Regional Recruitment and Induction Coordinator

        Feb 2016 - Mar 2017

    • Entain

      Mar 2018 - now

      • Senior Project Manager

        May 2022 - now

      • Project Manager

        Aug 2020 - May 2022

      • Program Management Office Analyst

        Mar 2018 - Aug 2020

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to James Walker
      Employee Forum Representative Colleagues Jun 2016 Voted by my colleagues in the region to represent them at the Employee Forum, playing an important part in improving the way the business is operated, by:• working together to build a shared view of the Company and our strategy• sharing information to help colleagues understand our business decisions and the reasons for introducing them• creating a two way communication process, enabling the views of shop colleagues to be represented and heard by the Senior Management team

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Team Leader

      Issued by Oxfam on Jun 2007
      OxfamAssociated with James Walker