Mark Ashton

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About Mark Ashton

A dynamic, proactive and people focused manager with extensive business acumen, commercial awareness and excellent proven people skills. A consistent high achiever through self-motivation, commitment and a passion for improving performance. Effective leader and motivator driving profitability, people development and outstanding customer service by using highly developed management skills such as teamwork, communication, influencing, performance management, problem solving and decision-making. Specialties: Retail Managment and Project managing difficult store to acheive their required KPIs 2 Years Regional Manager footwear (Hotter) 2 Years Head of Retail Operations for the UK (JYSK) 5 Years Cluster Store Manager ( Marks and Spencer) 2 Years Area Manager ( The Range CDS ) 3 Years Operations Managers (NCP) 3 Years Brand Development and Store Opening ( Marks and Spencer) 1 Year Project Managing change in Fashion Environment ( Matalan ) 1 Year running a clothing retail area of 22 stores (Blacks) Career Acheivements Project managed 13 stores from design to opening Controlled an area with sales over 240 million Negotiated a contract worth over 1 million over a 2 year period Key member in the development of the Marks and Spencer Outlet Brand Developed an area with The Range to produce the first bottom line profit Turned area with Blacks from -3% sales to +4% in a 12 month period Managed an area with over 64 sites and 25 Business Managers Produced the highest Staff survey results in the company from M&S Ran the 2nd highest Children's shoe sales store in the UK