Sal Mentesh

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About Sal Mentesh

A highly experienced Retail Lead with proven ability to deliver revenue generation, change programs and operational excellence. I have an extensive career in diverse senior management roles.With extremely strong commercial skills, understanding of commercial drivers and customer insights, I effectively identify transformational opportunities and champion new solutions to deliver outstanding customer experience, and drive revenue growth and cost reductions. I excel at managing complex stakeholder relationships, developing people and teams, and at creating a culture that empowers staff to put customers at the heart of the business.My Key Skills include:Retail Strategy & Operations: Managing Retail Businesses, Commercial Drivers, Revenue Generation, Merchandising, Customer Experience, Customer Service, Market Share, Branding.Business Transformation: Innovation, Digital Transformation, Business Process Re-engineering, Change Management.Leadership: Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Communication, Influencing, Negotiating, Training & Development.Finance: Managing Complex Budgets & P & Ls, Profitability, Cost Reduction, Controls. Diversity and inclusion: Leading cross format and international relationships.Specialities - Leading large teams, Coaching, Deep retail and operational experience, Improving under performance, Starting building and growing new business, Major change programs, Diversity, Culture change, General management, Leadership, People development, P+L delivery in UK and internationally. Successful Retail Executive with over 25 years experience in retail covering a range of functions including, area and regional leadership, general management, retail operations, new stores, project and change management, P+L, independent retail.Passionate about leading teams, I have excelled in building cooperative and engaged departments across all the businesses I have worked in. Building relationships utilising my considerable communication and interpersonal skills has delivered excellent results to date and is something I wish to pursue in a new role.