Simon Dixon

Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand

Senior Brand Manager at George Weston Foods

Manufacturing

My first career started in hospitality were initially I worked as a food runner in the independent restaurant trade and over time worked my way up to become a waiter, sommelier and event coordinator. When I moved to SKYCITY to run the shifts at the SKY TOWER as a duty manager and team member I was given my first taste of what it means to manage teams of people. It was at SKYCITY that i also gained exposure to retailing and learned the principles of, merchandising, visual merchandising and general retail process. During my time at university I had an opportunity to take the reins of a major student based charity. During my degree i shifted my role from waiting tables to managing a custom...