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Summary

Sainsbury’s has once again stressed that it will “put food back at the heart” of its business. Bluestones have recently supported Sainsburys Isle of Wight store for a full 17-week project. The project included reducing the general merchandise and clothing range in order to install more food choices within the store, including new freezer and fridge installations.                 

Challenges

  • Challenging deadlines for elements of the project
  • Supporting the store with deliveries
  • Offshore location and staff rotations
  • Length of time working away from home for our dedicated teams

Results

  • Good working partnerships with both the head office and store management teams with weekly site visits.
  • Strong finish and executed to high standards.
  • Excellent flexibility and problem solving delivered collectively.
  • Bluestones One supplied consistent teams throughout.
  • Strong feedback from the customer.

Meet Richard Jones – Account Manager

Tell us about your role at Bluestones One My role at Bluestones One is Account Manager. How would you normally start your day at work? My day starts with touching base with teams, checking emails and reports from the previous day/night. What does a typical day at work look like for you? Liaising with customers either via phone, Teams meetings and site visits discussing existing and up and coming work. Interacting with the Installation and Merchandising teams on ongoing projects. Making sure the teams on the shopfloor have everything they need to complete the tasks onsite and supporting them throughout the day. Working with our Resource Planning team to ensure all future projects are planned as per the customer’s requirements. What do you find challenging? The changing nature of our industry can often be challenging, but has the added benefit of no two days being the same! What do you enjoy about the role? Everyday produces different challenges and I learn something new every day and enjoy interacting with different people. What’s the best thing about working at Bluestones One? Working with new and existing customers to achieve the required goal to deliver each project. I also enjoy working with

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