18b St Christopher Estate, Mirecourt Avenue, Lorraine
Summary
Focused Assistant Store Manager known for creating stunning merchandise displays and improving revenue for location. Offering exemplary writing and oral communication skills. Experience in diverse retail environments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Foods Department Manager
Woolworths PTY LTD
Cape Town
01.2021 - 12.2023
Manage stock levels; Achieve sales targets; Ensure shop keeping disciplines; Ensure availability of merchandise across all assigned depts; Provide exceptional customer service; Manage and develop people
Successfully completed the Woolworths Management training programme
Departments that were covered successfully during training with Woolworths
Operations Department Business Calculations Financial services Supervisory training Team Leadership Merchanting/ merchandising Industrial Relations Ethics in the workplace Personal Leadership
Worked actively with management team to create daily and weekly sales plans based on weekly sales trends.
Assistant Store Manager
Clicks Holdings
Manage stock levels;
Achieve sales targets;
Ensure shop keeping disciplines;
Availability of merchandise across the store
Provide exceptional customer service;
Manage and develop people
Merchandising of stock
Manage Plano grams and layouts
Plan and implement promotions
Control stores’ loss
Opening and closing of the store
Oversees store’s assets
3
Financial Consultant
Old Mutual
01.2015 - 02.2016
Outputs: Achieve sales targets and objectives
Quality management of all outputs
Optimal operational efficiencies
Build customer base, by obtaining referrals and uploading them to summit
Maintain good client relationships
Update / enter call outcome information
Summit for later follow-up closure
Managing information regarding new products
Ensure commitments are met at the end of day
in order to meet monthly targets
Admin Manager
Shoprite Checkers Pty Ltd
11.2012 - 10.2014
Job Outputs Manage staff
Manage receiving orders
Check and manage warehouse orders
Cash and banking processes
Manage petty cash, overtime and consumables
Manage audits and stocktakes
Controlling store expenditures
Ensure store reports are actioned on a daily basis
Enforce compliance and store processes
Preparing and conducting stock taking
Stock buying and merchandising
Manage stock processes
Staff training and recruiting
Manage staff scheduling and payroll
Plan promotions
Overseeing the stores Admin processes
Maintain customer services
Opening and closing the store
Sales Executive, Cashier, Stock Clerk
Debts and credit work and also monitored housekeeping and security
Achievements
As an Assistant Manager, one of the most important tasks is to be an example to my staff, as to make delegation work very simple and boosting moral in the workplace.
Inbound Customer Service Adviser
WNS global services, Vodacom
02.2011 - 11.2012
Job Outputs Provide customer service for Vodacom prepaid customers
Handle customer’s cell phone related queries such as;
Assist customers with internet settings, by sending internet settings, via sms
Provide assistance with airtime recharge vouchers, by sending the correct recharge voucher numbers in case the numbers on the customer’s voucher are not clear
Perform sim swops
Administer cell phone blacklisting in case of a stolen phone.
Sales Assistant
Edgars
06.2006 - 02.2011
Job Outputs Replenish merchandise on the sales floor
Provide assistance on the sales floor
Need to be aware of promotional merchandise at all times,
Maintain housekeeping on the sales floor,
Maximize customer experience by solving, customer complaints and problems;
Handle customer payments and purchases;
Verify the accuracy and acceptability of the payments received and provide change for cash purchases;
Responsible for balancing a cash drawer, and counting the drawer at the end of the shift to account for all payments and transactions processed.
In service
Beares Furnitures
04.2008 - 06.2008
Job Outputs I covered all the departments which I was assigned to.
Education
ND - Retail Business Management
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
01.2006 - 05.2009
2 & 3
Financial Accounting (Module 1&2)
Personal Selling (Module 1&2)
Communication in English - undefined