Now in their 15th year, the ShelfLife Grocery Management Awards once again recognised individual management excellence in the grocery sector and honoured the talent in each department that make up our supermarkets and convenience stores.
While the standard of entrants was as high as ever, this year’s ceremony marked a break from tradition due to COVID-19. Broadcast virtually live from the RDS, the audience tuned in to watch MC, RTE’s Karina Buckley, announce the winners of the ShelfLife Grocery Management Awards. After a year like no other, the nation’s gratitude to our retailers was expressed by Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, who said “I wanted to congratulate you on your achievement but I also wanted to thank you…. I want you to know when we thank the frontline heroes throughout 2020, that includes the people working in grocery, that includes the people working in our petrol stations, in our convenience stores, in our supermarkets. The people who got up every morning and looked after us.”
The night’s biggest award, Supreme Champion for 2020 was awarded to Jamie Caffrey of SuperValu Blanchardstown with the judges praising Caffrey and her achievements, “Our winner has spent the last 18 months making the store more customer-friendly, more profitable and a more enjoyable place to work.” Excel Recruitment’s own Nikki Murran summed up Jamie as “a trailblazer in the world of grocery retail,” having started in the retail trade at only 16 and at only 23, having already been promoted to store manager.
Excel Recruitment is proud to be involved with the GMAs since the award’s beginning. We would like to thank everyone who entered the awards in what has been a strange and challenging year and say a huge congratulations to all 15 deserving winners.
Delicatessen / Food to Go Manager of the Year
Linda O’Sullivan,
Eurospar Cobh,
Co. Cork
Cash & Carry Manager of the Year
Tom Ryan,
Value Centre,
Hebron Road,
Co. Kilkenny
Off-Licence Manager
Shane McNulty,
SuperValu Ballinteer,
Dublin 16
Protein/Provisions Manager
Jason Mc Donagh,
SuperValu Lucan,
Co. Dublin
HR Manager of the Year
Carley Dennan,
SuperValu,
Blackrock,
Co. Dublin
Brand Marketing Team
Premier Lotteries
Small C-Store Manager of the Year
Rebecca Murphy,
Herlihy’s Centra Grand Parade,
Co.Cork
Medium C-Store Manager of the Year
Alan O’Donnell,
Daybreak Cahir,
Co. Tipperary
Large C-Store Manager of the Year
Briege O’Kane,
Top Oil Newhall,
Naas,
Co. Kildare
Small Forecourt Manager of the Year
David Martin,
Mace,
Glanmire,
Co. Cork
Large Forecourt Manager of the Year
Ian Leahy
Maxol Ballincollig,
Co. Cork
Supermarket Manager of the Year (Small)
Tanya McGarry,
Charlesland,
Greystones,
Co. Wicklow
Supermarket Manager of the Year (Mid-Large)
Doug Thompson,
SuperValu
Sundrive,
Dublin 6
Retail Team of the Year
Londis St. James Hospital, Dublin 8
Supreme Champion
Jamie Caffrey,
SuperValu,
Blanchardstown,
Dublin
