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Summary

Supermarket Sainsbury’s has once again stressed that it will “put food back at the heart” of its business. In the latest strategy update, we have recently supported Sainsbury’s Scarborough by reducing the general merchandise and clothing range in order to install more food choices within the store, including new freezer and fridge installations.

Challenges

  • Altering shift patterns due to unforeseen circumstances
  • Ensuring we have shop floor standards ready before online shopper start shift
  • Working around some delayed equipment deliveries
  • Supporting the store with deliveries

Results

  • Good working partnerships with both the Client and the Store.
  • Dedicated support for attendance and managing challenges as they arose.
  • Bluestones One completed on site on schedule.
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Meet the team: Mark Goulding

Meet Mark Goulding: Senior Team Leader

Tell us about your role at Bluestones OneMy role as a Senior Team Leader involves managing teams of merchandisers who are completing anything from small range reviews to full store refits for various clients. How would you normally start your day at work?My day typically begins with reviewing the previous shift’s work, then allocating various projects to my team members. I would also be involved with store meetings and updating our clients on the progress of the review and any foreseeable issues. What does a typical day at work look like for you?A typical day would involve site meetings and making sure my teams have all the necessary information to complete their tasks. I also train new merchandisers the correct way of working as each client will have specific requests. Throughout the day I will spend time with each of my team members to find out their strengths and weaknesses so I can implement a plan of attack for the day. What do you find challenging?We come up against challenges each day and overcoming them is what I love to do. What do you enjoy?I enjoy the fact that each day is different, you never know what each day will

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