PROFILE Innovative, enthusiastic and creative Business Development and Sales Professional with demonstrated success in fashion and retail management. Consistently exceeds goals and develops strong working relationships with employees, co-workers, brand partners, suppliers and customers. Extensive sales experience, resulting in impressive sales volume growth, supplemented by exceptional management expertise. Strong leadership, motivation and mentoring skills. Proven talent for developing new contacts, enhancing competitive advantage and achieving excellence in performance. Energetic, dynamic, flexible and totally committed to building strong, productive alliances within and outside of the organisation. Reliable, organised, conscientious, pragmatic …show more content…
Shrinkage of 0.3%, MAT growth of $1.2m to $1.85m within 18 months, exceeding budget targets for 12 consecutive months. • Created comprehensive succession and training plans covering all new and existing staff within the business. • Participated in ‘Operation Sydney’, a senior troubleshooting intervention aimed at achieving 2-week business turnarounds. • Consistently achieved sales and profit budgets covering sales, wages and shrinkage. Achievements: • Created and implemented very successful sales and merchandising strategies for DFO outlet stores that increased gross profit by over 10% and significantly grew sales revenue, making this the most profitable part of the Giordano business. • Grew a $1.2m store to a $1.85m store, over an 18-month period, achieving number one in sales turnover and making it the most profitable store in Australia, consistently exceeding budget for 12 consecutive