b'Richard Holmes\nRetail Sales Manager\nAREAS OF EXPERTISE\n\nPERSONAL SUMMARY\n\nIncreases Sales & Margins\n\nA very experienced and effective Retail Sales Manager who has a long track\nrecord of increasing profitability and consistently raising the effectiveness of\nsales representatives. Richard has above average interpersonal and sales skills,\nand possesses a great deal of enthusiasm, energy, and the ability to work in the\nfield with executives. As a hands on leader he always inserts a great deal of\npersonal attention and involvement into the execution of company\nmerchandising, operational programs and direction. He is now looking for a\nsuitable managerial position with a firm that is looking for applicants who have\nthe desire to make a real and measurable difference.\n\nDeveloping Initiatives\nIdentifying Market Trends\nSelling to Customers\nStaff Management\n\nSALES ACHIEVEMENTS & CAREER HISTORY\n\nMeeting sales goals\n\nRetail Store \xe2\x80\x93 Birmingham, UK\n\nOnline Marketing\nProduct Pricing\nLatest Fashions\nRetail Buyer\nCreating Brand Awareness\nLead Conversion\nStaff Development\n\nRETAIL SALES MANAGER\nJan 2012 \xe2\x80\x93 Present\nSales Target: $1 M - Sales Achieved: $1.2 M\nResponsible for day-to-day commercial operations in the Shop and its online\nactivities. Also in charge of ensuring legal compliance in all activities, and for\nincreasing turnover and profitability.\nDuties:\n\xef\x82\xb7 Monitoring the performance of the sales staff & addressing any shortcomings.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Coming up with solutions to tackle the activity of competitors.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Managing stock levels and making key decisions about stock control.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Liaising with suppliers on a day-to-day basis to ensure stock is delivered on time\nand to schedule.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Ensuring that all staff treat customers in a friendly and polite manner and do\neverything in their power to exceed a customer\xe2\x80\x99s expectations.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Collecting customer feedback in a courteous, efficient and timely manner.\n\nFurniture Store \xe2\x80\x93 West Bromwich, UK\nPROFESSIONAL\nAdvanced First Aid\nMarketing Director of a\nEnvironmental Charity\n(voluntary position)\nFluent in English, French,\nGerman\n\nRETAIL SALES MANAGER\nSales Target: $2 M - Sales Achieved: $2.5 M\n\nJan 2011 \xe2\x80\x93 Dec 2011\n\nClothes Shop \xe2\x80\x93 Coventry, UK\nSTORE MANAGER\nSales Target: $1.6 M - Sales Achieved: $2.2 M\n\nMar 2010 \xe2\x80\x93 Jan 2011\n\nKEY COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS\n\nRetail Sales\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nEstablishing action plans to drive the performance of sales.\nDeveloping productive relationships with work colleagues.\nAlways monitoring new developments in the retail sector.\nDeveloping, initiating and maintaining complex filing systems.\nAnalysing sales figures and forecasting future sales volumes to maximise profits.\n\nPERSONAL DETAILS\nACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS\nRichard Holmes\nDayjob Ltd\nThe Big Peg\nBirmingham\nB18 6NF\nT: 0044 121 638 0026\nM: 0870 061 0121\nE: info@dayjob.com\nNationality: British\n\nCentral Coventry University, West Midlands\n\n2002 - 2005\n\nBA (Hons) \xe2\x80\x93 Sales & Marketing\n\nNorth Birmingham College, West Midlands\nDiploma in Hotel Management\nNEBOSH Health and safety general certificate\nREFERENCES \xe2\x80\x93 Available on request.\n\n2001 - 2002\n\n\x0cCopyright information - Please read\n\xc2\xa9 This Retail Sales Manager resume template is the copyright of Dayjob Ltd 2013. Job seekers may download and use\nthis particular resume example for their personal use to help them write their own one. You are also most welcome to\nlink to any page on our site www.dayjob.com. However this CV template must not be distributed or made available on\nother websites without our prior permission. For any questions relating to the use of this template please email:\ninfo@dayjob.com.'