Matthew Chambers

A professional retail manager with extensive experience in online and food retail and managing day to day store operations including P&L accountability and Health and Safety responsibilities. A highly organised and efficient individual, whose thorough and precise approach to day-to-day tasks has yielded excellent results. Recent achievements with my current employer include an out performance of sales last year by £1 Million Pound and this year tracking at a 10.4% YOY growth.

Operations Manager - ASDA – Barnes Hill

(2025-07)

In July 2025 Asda went through a management restructure which I was a part of moving to Barnes Hill, I am currently responsible for 4 Managers and 6 Team Leaders, coaching and developing them to be the best they can be everyday delivering all KRA’s and all legalities. Since being at Barnes Hill I have coached and supported others to deliver two compliance audits and move the store forward in all areas.

Operations Manager - ASDA - Small Heath

(2024 - 2025)

Move to Small Heath which a more complex store to Redditch and the next step on my journey. Responsible for 8 Trading Managers including nights. Delivering KRA’s and putting store standards at the for front of everyone’s mind.

Operations Manager - ASDA - Redditch

(2022-08 - 2024-01)

Responsible for day-to-day operations of the store alongside the store manager. Taking sales more than £700k per week. Key reports were Online/Foodhall and Nights. Having 6 Trading managers working directly for me leading, motivating, and coaching daily.

Food Hall Trading Manager - ASDA - Minworth

(2021 - 2022-08)

Managing in excess off 30 colleagues taking more than £600k a week managing day to day operations of Fresh food departments. Focusing on quality compliance and shop floor standards.

E-Commerce Trading Manager - Asda Stores Minworth Store of Excellence - Birmingham

(2017-04 - 2021)

• Implemented a consolation of colleagues resulting in a saving of wage spend by £1.2K per week.
• Recruited 40 New colleagues to replace the colleagues who had left during consolation.
• Leading a team of 75 colleagues and taking on average £131K per week in sales.
• Coaching and developing colleagues.
• Responsible for all areas of Health and Safety within E-Commerce.
• Saved £19K in fleet charges last year.
• Became Store of Excellence in January 2019 being recognised as having the best operation on the Birmingham Region to Train New Section Leaders and Future E-Commerce Trading Managers.

E-Commerce Trading Manager - Asda Stores Small - Birmingham

(2016-02 - 2017-04)

• Leading a team of 40 colleagues and taking on average £55K per week in sales.
• Coaching and developing colleagues.
• Responsible for all areas of Health and Safety within E-Commerce.
• Saved £15K in fleet charges.

Various Department Manager Roles - Asda Stores Small Heath/Chelmsley Wood/Barnes Hill - Birmingham

(2007-10 - 2017-05)

• Responsible for more than £1.5 Million Pounds worth of stock coming through the warehouse and all aspects of Health and Safety as the Warehouse manager at Asda Small Heath
• Opened a new store in Chelmsley Wood as the GM manager responsible for coach and recruiting 25 colleagues for a brand-new store opening.
• Grocery manager at Chelmsley Wood responsible for over £450K of the total shop sales managing and coaching 35 colleagues.
• Development of three colleagues into Section Leaders and becoming managers themselves.
• Opened Asda Barnes Hill as the Fresh Food Manager responsible for recruiting a new team of colleagues to deliver all aspects of Food Safey and high shop floor standards day in day out
• Responsible for Food Safety Audit.
• Grocery Manager at Asda Small Heath responsible for 26 colleagues coaching and supporting them to deliver high shop floor standards.

Counters Colleague - Asda Small - Birmingham

(2001-10 - 2007-10)

• Part time job whilst still at college.
• Progressed on the management program and Got Signed off as a department manager.

AS in A2-levels - Cockshut Hill Technical College (2000-09 - 2002-05)

GCSEs in grade A-E - Cockshut Hill Technical College (1995-09 - 2000-06)