Year 13 - 2006
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- Name: Duane Cochrane
- Role: Store Business Manager
- Location: Ferntree Gully, VIC
- Joined Officeworks: 2006
I started with Officeworks on January 3rd, 2006 at the Ringwood store, and I’m currently a store business manager at Ferntree Gully. But I’ve also worked what feels like all over Melbourne with roles a store business manager at Box Hill, Carnegie, Richmond, Chirnside Park, Keysborough and Glen Waverley and as a coordinator at Fitzroy, Highett, Chadstone, Clayton, Ringwood, Doncaster and Ascot Vale.
I really love the people I work with, the team environment and culture we build at Officeworks as well as the connection I get working with and developing my fellow peers. I’ve made a lot of lifelong friends in the past 13 years.
My best memory would have to be opening the Keysborough store and recruiting all the team from scratch. I was over the moon to be opening a brand new store.
We’ve seen a lot of change in store during my time. From the changes we experienced moving from Coles Myer Group to Wesfamers as well as all the changes and upgrades to store design and layout over the years. My highlights would have to be opening Keysborough, refurbishing the Doncaster store and achieving Store of the Year when I was a store business manager at Chirnside Park.
Personally a lot has changed for me during those 13 years as well! I’ve been married 13 years (as long as I’ve been with the business!) and now have two beautiful boys, Jackson, 11 and Harley, 9.
I am a mad sports fan, teams include Manchester United & Hawthorn