Branch Manager
• Managed stores consistently achieving annual sales between £900k – 1.5 million, while maintaining KPI targets including men’s, ladies, and total sales, handbag and shoe care ratios, wage costs, pounds per hour, conversion rates, and mystery shopper results.• Maintained stock loss ratios below 0.3, ensuring efficient inventory management and minimizing losses.• Maximized all sales opportunities by motivating and encouraging team members to engage positively with customers, fostering a positive service culture.• Utilized store data analysis, including historical data and trend identification, to achieve sales targets and optimize performance.• Controlled wage costs and other expenditures, managing profit and loss and pounds per hour budgets effectively.• Implemented marketing initiatives such as midseason offers, back-to-school promotions, and general sales to increase public awareness and drive sales.• Developed and trained team members to enhance customer conversion and satisfaction, addressing under-performance as necessary.• Managed logistical aspects of branch operations, including conducting stock takes, addressing customer queries, refunds, and exchanges, and liaising with the Area Manager on general issues, stock, and quality matters.• Oversaw staff salary budgets, overtime, holidays, sickness, and timekeeping, ensuring compliance with company policies and timely completion of all documentation and administration tasks.• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of current trends and fashions within the industry to inform decision-making and strategy development.