Lynn Byrne

Responsible for operational control, strategy, and development of Vincent's Shop network of 46 locations & 2 OFC's in the largest region for SVP Ireland. Covering Dublin, Wicklow & Kildare delivering 36% of National revenue

managing transport and logistics, online sales & volunteer recruitment and retention.

Increased turnover from €9.9m to over €12m from all retail & recycling activities increasing net contribution to 40%.

Recruiting, training and supporting 123 employees compromising of 11 direct line management, 50 warehouse employees, shop teams with 1,000 volunteers.

Operational line manager & Sponsor for DEASP Community Employment Project, supporting the training & development of 72 participants in addition to TUS programs.

Estate management of property leases, conditions, repairs, and project management of new shop openings and fit-outs; budget holder.

Relationship management of external contractors and corporate partners.

Delivered Cybertill EPOS-system across the full region, developing the platform to suit SVP needs & tailoring the training approach to a diverse team.

Report to Regional President& Chair of Shops Committee and into various membership oversight committees and groups on strategy and performance.

I took some contract work in between roles with TERMINALFOUR. I worked on the new website for Idaho State University migrating the old website information to the new design platform, cleaning the data and working to project deadline.

Responsible for 16 retail sites between 4,000 and 24,000 sq ft, combining both Heatons and SportsWorld operations, with a turnover of €47 million.

Delivered the highest regional productivity KPIs and the lowest cost to sales.

Developed a sales v. deployment exercise for my region to analyze rotas more effectively, which was subsequently rolled out to the business.

Delivered stock takes below the company average.

Recruit, train, and mentor 61 new managers through monthly appraisals.

Conduct investigations and disciplinary hearings.

Responsible for a turnover of €40 million from 18 retail sites in vast geographical spread encompassing Company Owned, Airport sites & Franchise accounts.

Line manager of 240 management & staff, delivering the company Voluntary Severance Scheme restructuring the store management structure and salary banding.

Onsite management of 2 high profile refurbishments in Cork & Galway during the rebranding strategy for the group.

Event manager and coordinator for Eason Christmas Conference 2011, 2012, 2013 liaising directly with Managing Director to deliver company objectives.

Responsible for 11 retail sites and 2 health clubs covering the Republic and N. Ireland and five sites in Southwest England. A turnover of £24 million to £30 million and 350 management and staff across all activities. Drive all company KPIs, monitor individual store performance, and provide individual objectives. Developed security-focused initiatives to significantly reduce the audit results in a challenging trading environment. Worked with key sports brands to deliver new season launches, planogram layouts, and incentives.

Responsible for the two-floor flagship in Liffey Valley S.C. After 6 months, I was approached by JJB and asked to return as Area Manager.

Management of 25 to 30 team members while driving annual revenue growth of £4 million in top store in ROI.

Senior store manager for ROI, and training onboarding new managers. Support to Area Manager for all HR matters as note taker and investigator.