David Collins Email & Phone Number

Taschen UK Limited, (book publisher) Responsible for driving sales and profit performance for 1 million turnover Company Store management, staff training and motivation Regular event planning Business to business sales and local outreach VIP relations Key Accomplishments Eliminated turnover deficit from 110k to 82k within 6 months through increased sales Appointed/delivered a brand event and drink sponsor: Absolut vodka, a company first

Blaqua, London, (Bespoke Menswear, tailoring and luxury accessories) Responsible for driving sales and profit performance Generating opportunities to increase sales and develop posi tive solutions on a daily basis Responsible for showroom, including point of contact for queries and liaising with external customers and distribution samples Coresponsible for building company profile at special events and building relationship with press Staff training and development alongside leading, motivating and inspiring sales team Liaising with suppliers and cloth manufacturerers ! Analysing and interpreting commercial date, compiling and reporting KPI's Key Accomplishments Took a lead role in the opening of pop up stores across London which includes establishing the brand around the UK within independent fashion retailers !

Managing 20 staff in London store (7.3 million turnover) Coresponsible for driving sales and profit performance Leading, motivating and inspiring assigned sales team to reach performance targets Generating opportunities to increase sales and d evelop positive solutions on a daily basis Providing business solutions and managing stock to meet the demands of present and future customers Cost Centre management with KPI reporting Leading by example in effective customer service Train and develop sales team to increase performance levels and future succession by building a culture of sales through an engaged and passionate team Key Accomplishments Increased sales performance over 6 week period closing 60k deficit plus of new sales Assigned for new store startup Manager: achieved highest sales figures to budget over 24 weeks Initiated, designed and implemented "super selling" training for store staff development; Initiative later rolled out throughout the south east region

Managing up to 15 staff in London store (7.1 million turnover) Coresponsible for all department operations, service deployment and internal training Managing, monitoring existing sales consultants and tra ining new starters Organising rotas and allocating daily tasks, dealing with disciplinary issues if required KPI management & reporting Devising & introducing new sales initiatives/strategies Maintenance of visual merchandising standards Developing store processes & relations with head office buyers and design team Handling customer queries, complaints and issues Key Accomplishments Exceeded menswear targets 2 years consecutively Designed and implemented new sales init iative and service (made to measure service); William Hunt Responsible for the performance and effective running of the store, leading 5 staff Recruitment & appointment of new staff Staff training and development Selecting and purchasing material stock lines in line with current trends Liaising with suppliers in order to ensure stock holding replenishment Key Accomplishments Organized fashion shows & events including earls court, Arena magazine men's show, old Vic, Criterion theatre and New London theatre Exceeded sales targets by 12% annually