David Edghill

I currently work as an operations manager at the Wickes store in Aberdeen where I lead a team of sales assistants and Design and Installation consultants. The store runs with a turnover of approximately £10million per annum. In this role I fully manage a 6,000 sqft warehouse with a further 15,000 sqft of outdoor yard space.

I am solely in charge of ensuring that all inbound and outbound stock is processed correctly and efficiently. I am appointed as Health and Safety manager and am responsible for ensuring consistent performance in H&S Audits. I oversee a team of eight forklift operators.

I am responsible for risk assessing all inside and outside operations of the site. In addition to my daily operational duties I also manage a team of 28 shop assistants and a small team of four Kitchen and bathroom design consultants. In addition to this I am an experienced retail and sales manager with a degree in business management.

I have enjoyed all my previous jobs but particularly excel at selling, coaching, and developing my people. I have experience project managing store openings, refits and closures. During my time with Cotswold I joined the business as assistant manager and moved into the role of store manager after three months and was then put in charge of overseeing a £1 million refit where we launched two brand new stores inside the original store, bringing both Runners need and Snow & Rock brands to Scotland for the very first time.

Operations Manager - Wickes - Aberdeen

(2024-01)

• Managing a team of 40 colleagues
• Managing completely new team through store opening
• Recruitment and onboarding
• Health and safety & health and safety audits
• Key control audits (compliance)
• Target setting & analysing sales data
• Inbound and outbound deliveries
• Stock control and inventory
• Forklift driving

Multi-site Manager - JD Outdoor

(2022-01 - 2024-01)

• Managing four shops
• Setting targets
• Health and safety
• Reviews and training
• Merchandising and making commercial decisions
• Audits & stock control

Store Manager - Cotswold Outdoor

(2021-01 - 2022-01)

• Driving sales and setting targets and objectives for the team
• Recruitment and training of all new staff
• Managing profitability using P&L reporting and REBITDA
• Arranging local marketing
• Health and Safety
• Audit prep
• Stock Control and Compliance
• Handling vast sums of cash - £30,000+ through peak trade
• Managing a team of around 25–30 on a seasonal basis in a multi floor premises
• Leading a management team with 5 junior managers
• Weekly rotas and holiday planning

Store Manager - The North Face

(2018-01 - 2021-01)

• Setting targets and driving sales performance
• Conducting reviews, coaching and developing people
• General running of the store – rotas, budgets, management
• Stock control and compliance
• Merchandising store
• Health and safety
• Audit prep
• Recruitment and training of new starters

Store Manager - Harveys The Furniture Store

(2011-01 - 2018-01)

• Managing KPIs and store performance, P&L
• Reviews, training, compliance
• Merchandising
• Stock control

Store Manager - Phones 4u

(2005-01 - 2011-01)

• General running of the store and management of people
• Setting targets and driving sales
• Reviews and training
• Recruitment
• Reporting to sales director

BA - Business Management - Robert Gordon University (2012-01 - 2013-01)