Aaron Sizwe Mtsweni
Area Sales Manager
Johannesburg
Summary
Driven Area Sales Manager with 10+ years of experience in management capacity and strong competitive sales drive, adaptability and perseverance. Well-honed listening skills and problem-solving attitude to uncover needs and overcome objections to close sales and achieve goals within multiple assigned territories. Successfully motivates and develops sales teams in results-driven and customer-focused environments with positive attitude towards achievement.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Area Sales Manager
Dunn's Stores Pepkor
08.2025 - Current
- Currently running 11 stores in the Eastern cape based at Mthatha Region with an annual turn over of +-180 Million
- Staff managements with more than 90 staff
- Ensure positive growth in the region with all stores hitting monthly and annual budgeted target
- Control all stores, and ensure loss is kept below the benchmark
- Manage the opening of stores in the region and getting new site for new stores to be open
- Recruit good quality staff and management for the company, managed staff, and held performance discussions
- Responsible for risk management making sure that policies and procedures are followed
- Manage stock by ordering and tracking stock if it delivered in stores also checking the expiring dates
- Make sure that daily banking is balancing and confirm with HO during visit and audits
- Dealing with CCMA cases with attributions and reconciliation also preparing for cases
- Train and develop staff in stores so that they can be future leaders
- Do store visits and set store standards with the company audits
- Driving sales, contributions, and KPI adherence and make sure stores archive with positive growth
- Undertook daily, weekly, and monthly planning and make sure it being adhere to
- Conduct disciplinary hearings and investigations internal in the company
- Manage monthly schedules and make sure that it is adhere too and stores doesn't suffer.
- Ensure good customer experience and create weekly and monthly competition on best customers experience
- Do stocking's and ensure that stores are below the bench mark, Plan a calendar for stocktaking
Junior Area Manager
Signature Cosmetics
06.2024 - 07.2025
- Managing 23 stores in the KZN area to ensure smooth operation with a Senior Area Manger and with 12 stores reporting to me directly
Trainee Regional Operation Manager
CLOTHING JUNCTION
04.2023 - 05.2024
- Managing 50 stores in Johannesburg, Northwest Province, and Free State areas
- Managing 26 stores in Johannesburg with 1 Area Manager and 2 Junior Area Managers reporting
- Managing 12 stores in the Northwest Province with 1 Area Manager reporting
- Managing 12 stores in the Free State with 1 Area Manager reporting
Area Manager
CLOTHING JUNCTION
07.2022 - 03.2023
- Managed 12 stores in the Free State area to ensure smooth operation
- Ensured growth in the region with all stores hitting the annual budgeted target
- Controlled all stores, and ensured loss was kept below the benchmark
- Managed the opening of stores in the region and getting new site for new stores to be open
- Hired good quality staff and management for the company, managed staff, and held performance discussions
- Responsible for risk management making sure that policies and procedures are followed
- Managed stock by ordering and tracking stock if it delivered in stores.
- Make sure that daily banking is balancing and confirm with HO during visit and audits
- Dealt with CCMA cases with attributions and reconciliation also preparing for cases
- Trained and developed staff 1 stores so that they can be future leaders
- Conducted store visits and set store standards with the company audits
- Drive sales, contributions, and KPI adherence and make sure stores archive sales with positive growth
- Undertook daily, weekly, and monthly planning and make sure it being adhere to
- Conducted disciplinary hearings and investigations internal in the company
- Managed monthly schedules and make sure that it is adhere to
- Ensured good customer experience and create weekly and monthly competition on best customers experience
- Do stocking's and ensure that stores are below the bench mark, Plan a calendar for stocktaking
Trainee Junior Area Manager & Company Training Facilitator
POWER FASHION (DIVISION OF MR PRICE)
06.2017 - 06.2022
- Designing team and individual courses
- Maintain records of curriculum and materials
- Gathering feedback on the quality of training from trainees, instructors, and managers
- Identifying and assessing training needs within the organization
- Developing training plans for future.
- Check stores and conduct weekly audits and weekly reports.
- Presents weekly sales report to line manager with action plans.
- Do weekly and monthly planning for travelling schedule.
- Compile all financial reports needed by the line manager and Head office.
- Ensure smooth operation to the region.
- Relive line managers for leave and make sure smooth operations.
- Outsource new stores and provide feedback to property.
- Assist Line managers with duties and stocktaking.
- Checking and confirming that all promotions are implemented.
- Driving sales and KPIs of the company and make sure stores achieve the percentage set.
- Opening and closing stores
- Receiving stock and make sure it all transferred into the system.
- Check shortages and overs and prevent shrinkages.
- Do store administration and make sure everything balances.
- Do daily hanger counts and reports to HO.
- Make sure that store has enough staff and manage them.
- Do sport checks and make sure all banking is balancing.
- Assist and train new staff in the store.
- Assist with new store openings and make sure managers are doing the correct procedures.
- Doing stocktaking and replenishing the sales floor
- Making sure that store reach 100% of sales with growth.
- Reporting sales and stock request from HOD
- Assisting with IBTs
- Reason for leaving: Aaron received a better job offer at Clothing Junction
Education
N4 - Human Resources Management
Oxbridge Academy
Train the Trainer and Advance store manager
Ubuhle Training Academy
01.2019
Store Managements
Power Fashion Training Institute
01.2017
Ncv Level 4 - Marketing
Gert Sibande Tvet College
01.2014
Computer Literacy
Gert Sibande Tvet College
01.2014
Grade 12 - undefined
Highveld Secondary School
01.2011
Skills
Employee Scheduling
Inventory Management
Recruitment
Coaching & Mentoring
Budget Development
Staff Training & Development
Leadership & Teamwork
Analytical & Critical Thinking
Sales team supervision
Sales tracking
Competitor analysis
Timeline
Area Sales Manager
Dunn's Stores Pepkor
08.2025 - Current
Junior Area Manager
Signature Cosmetics
06.2024 - 07.2025
Trainee Regional Operation Manager
CLOTHING JUNCTION
04.2023 - 05.2024
Area Manager
CLOTHING JUNCTION
07.2022 - 03.2023
Trainee Junior Area Manager & Company Training Facilitator
POWER FASHION (DIVISION OF MR PRICE)
06.2017 - 06.2022
Train the Trainer and Advance store manager
Ubuhle Training Academy
Store Managements
Power Fashion Training Institute
Ncv Level 4 - Marketing
Gert Sibande Tvet College
Computer Literacy
Gert Sibande Tvet College
Grade 12 - undefined
Highveld Secondary School
N4 - Human Resources Management
Oxbridge Academy