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Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Wellington Region, New Zealand

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

This role was responsible for selling business to business, covering the Lower North Island and South Island. Key duties were selling heating and cooling product including gas fires, wood fires and electric heating and cooling. This involved sell in, and helping with sell out, including key retail team member training and helping with marketing, as well as time management and expense control.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

This role was in a boutique retail showroom selling aspirational European kitchen appliances, such as, Bosch, Miele, Gaggenau and Smeg to discerning customers, including architects and builders. Duties included developing and maintaining a loyal customer base, quoting, negotiating, sales targets, management of five staff, rostering, and inventory control. After two years as a Sales Consultant was promoted to Store Manager.

Wellington Region, New Zealand

A role that was responsible for the whiteware team on the retail floor, working with customers who were building their dream kitchens and helping them select appliances. This involved targeting KPI’s, quoting, selling, getting finance approvals and paperwork, team management, rostering, inventory management and customer management.

Wellington Region, New Zealand

This role was manager and proprietor of the store at Tory Street, Wellington and Norman Ross, Lower Hutt. This involved running the store as though it was my own business, managing the team of 20 people, marketing, purchasing, hitting KPI's and inventory control. This role turned around a previously struggling store into a highly profitable one. Evidence of this is the Harvey Norman Rookie Proprietor of the Year award.

Auckland, New Zealand

This role was based in the busy Wairau Park store, specialising in the sale of whiteware. Duties in this retail environment included working with a diverse range of customers to find the product that suited their needs, negotiating, closing sales to meet KPI's, organising stock for deliveries, and inventory management. A high achiever in this is reflected by receiving the $2 million+ Super Salesperson Award and eventual promotion to 2IC for the electrical department. This added additional… Show more This role was based in the busy Wairau Park store, specialising in the sale of whiteware. Duties in this retail environment included working with a diverse range of customers to find the product that suited their needs, negotiating, closing sales to meet KPI's, organising stock for deliveries, and inventory management. A high achiever in this is reflected by receiving the $2 million+ Super Salesperson Award and eventual promotion to 2IC for the electrical department. This added additional responsibilities which included team management, stock take control, rostering, and customer satisfaction. Show less

Auckland, New Zealand

A role responsible for selling aspirational European kitchen appliances to discerning retail customers. Duties included qualifying, quoting and closing customers, stock management, cash handling and collaborating with builders and architects.

Auckland, New Zealand

This role was responsible for selling a broad range of home appliances to retail customers. Closing a large proportion of sales, resulted in receiving the Livewire team $1 million+ sales award, two years in a row.

New Zealand Certificate In Horticulture, Horticultural Science

Certificate In Tertiary Study Skills, A+

Sixth Form Certificate

Subjects: Accounting (Grade 4); Computer Studies, Economics, English, Mathematical Studies (Grade 5).

Certificate, Bartending/Bartender