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Milan, IT

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Bicester, England, United Kingdom

UK And Italy

• Accountable for retail sales channels, defining commercial strategy at employee, cooperate and distribution level.
• Managing and influencing the development of Store managers and cooperate team through, employee engagement initiatives, training, empowerment, succession planning and mentorship programs.
• Responsible for all commercial facets of the business from: P&L liability, Commercial reporting, budget planning and forecasting with an emphasis on effecting bottom line profitability.
• Consistently reviewing and refining the retail strategy with the managing director & cooperate team, to drive strategic initiatives in client & employee engagement, CRM, business development, and omnichannel.

United Kingdom

• Curating an empowering, accountable, and entrepreneurial environment for the region. Championing proactive leadership, and management among 5 Store Managers to operate and support revenue generation, customer loyalty.
• Forging effective relationships with senior directors and stakeholders within Value Retail and McArthur Glen.
• Meeting sales goals by working with corporate office, and retail partners on a consistent basis to identify and communicate ideas and opportunities to drive sales for the territory.

Paris, La Vallée And Oxford, Bicester

• Championed the opening of the Bicester and La Valee (Value Retail) Boutiques in 2018. Accountable for the end-to-end project management of recruitment, on boarding, operations, financial forecasting, and budget.
• Collaborating with Value Retail’s marketing, VM, and personal shoppers to maximise profitability and create new revenue streams.
• Analysing commercial reports and creating strategic tactical initiatives to maximise productivity and sales performance.

Bicester Village - United Kingdom

• Trained, motivated, and managed a team of 35+ sales and stockroom representatives with regular evaluations to drive individual Kpis.
• Established action plans to drive store KPIs alongside VM and Stock team.
• Presented daily motivational meetings to assure sales goals were met.
• Communicated with the After Sales Department for customers’ needs.

Bicester Village - United Kingdom

• Led the WRTW and Ladies Shoes departments over 5M+ turnover.
• Exceeded personal monthly sales targets by 120% by retaining and maintaining VIC clients.
• Worked alongside the VM to adhere store to guidelines.