Valeria M.

Operations Associate

London, United Kingdom11 yrs 5 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over a decade of experience in high-pressure operational leadership.
  • Expert in team leadership and operational excellence.
  • Passionate about fostering resilience and optimizing processes.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in high-volume retail operations with a focus on team performance and customer satisfaction.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipP&l Management

Other Skills

People ManagementStore ManagementRecruitingHospitalityPortfolio ManagementBusiness DevelopmentLong-term Customer RelationshipsProject GovernancePlanning Budgeting & ForecastingEmployee TrainingSales ManagementStrategic PlanningAutoCAD 2DDifficult conversationsCommunity Engagement

About

I moved into a high pressure operational leadership role to gain hands on people management and P&L accountability, strengthening my capability for senior operations leadership roles long-term. With over a decade of professional experience, I currently serve as Front of House Team Leader at Pret A Manger, overseeing two London-based shops with a combined annual turnover of £3M. My role emphasizes team leadership, operational excellence, and delivering top-tier hospitality experiences while driving business growth. My career spans hospitality operations, project management, and technical service delivery in high-pressure environments, including roles at Pret A Manger and CBRE Global Workplace Solutions. I am passionate about fostering resilience in teams, optimizing processes, and leading with clarity and energy to enhance both team performance and customer satisfaction. My mission is to align people and systems to deliver seamless and impactful results.

Experience

11 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
10 mos
Current Experience

Pret a manger

Front of House Team Leader - Twin Operations

Jul 2025Present · 10 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Operational shift leadership within high-volume retail environment.
  • Lead live shift operations, ensuring service flow, quality control and team coordination during peak trading periods
  • Act as on-the-floor decision maker, resolving issues in real time to protect customer experience and sales performance
  • Maintain operational standards, compliance and health & safety adherence
  • Support delivery of store KPIs through effective shift execution and team alignment
  • Coach team members during service to maintain consistency and performance under pressure
People ManagementLeadershipStore ManagementRecruitingHospitalityP&L Management

Diverse companies

Operations Project Manager (High-volume environments)

Jun 2019Jul 2025 · 6 yrs 1 mo

  • This experience built strong operational discipline and systems thinking, but ultimately clarified my long-term direction: moving away from technical IC work and into people-focused operational leadership

Itsu

Hot chef and keyholder

Nov 2017May 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Team leader for the hot food section & key holder

Eat.

Barista

May 2017Nov 2017 · 6 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · On-site

  • London Paddington Station

Dunne and crescenzi group

Deli assistant/ FOH supervisor

Jan 2016May 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos · Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland · On-site

  • Responsible of floor and bar service, supervising staff, monitoring staff performance and service KPI, supporting, coaching and mentoring new starters, handling complaints, opening and closing the restaurant/running the nearby wine shop managed by the same company.

Cigierre compagnia generale ristorazione spa

Waitress

Aug 2014Jan 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos · Genoa, Liguria, Italy · On-site

  • Old Wild West steak house, Porto Antico Genova

Just peuzzi

Bartender

Jun 2013Aug 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bogliasco, Liguria, Italy · On-site

Education

Università degli Studi di Genova

Master of Architecture - MArch — Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology

Jan 2007Jan 2011

Liceo Classico “A. Calamo”

A level

Sep 2002Jul 2007

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