Matt Benson Email & Phone Number

Queensland

•Experience merchandising furniture and home-wares •Guided and supervised employees working in retail stores of the head office directives on products displays, promotion, new products – Worked in coordination with each store’s individual needs, thus facilitating the successful functioning of the store.• Experience in setting up focal displays in stores to draw attention to a particular area.• Experience working with national directives and implementing into stores.• Constantly staying up to date with trends and researching competitor displays to ensure my stores are always looking up to date.• Experience ordering decorator including prints and working with budgets and always ensuring I meet target market goals.• Experience in creating themes within stores.• Experience in all aspects of Bedroom layout, creating a whole Bedroom theme that is inviting.• Constantly working with Franchisees to ensure that products in prime positions are selling at the levels that they need to be.Managing a team of visual merchandisers, organising rosters and liaising with a state of franchisees.

Brisbane, Australia

•Experience merchandising furniture and home-wares •Guided and supervised employees working in retail stores of the head office directives on products displays, promotion, new products – Worked in coordination with each store’s individual needs, thus facilitating the successful functioning of the store.• Experience in setting up focal displays in stores to draw attention to a particular area.• Experience working with national directives and implementing into stores.• Constantly staying up to date with trends and researching competitor displays to ensure my stores are always looking up to date.• Experience ordering decorator including prints and working with budgets and always ensuring I meet target market goals.• Experience in creating themes within stores.• Experience in all aspects of Bedroom layout, creating a whole Bedroom theme that is inviting.• Constantly working with Franchisees to ensure that products in prime positions are selling at the levels that they need to be.

Hamilton, Queensland, Australia

This project had me stage an apartment within the brand new Portofino apartment complex in Hamilton, Queensland. I was responsible for choosing all the furniture and homewares and then staging the apartment for sale.

Sheridan - Dfo Brisbane Airport

Toowong

Mackay, Queensland

Dealing with customer complaints Taking orders and following task instructions Reading and following to a plan Use of cash register and handling of money and EFTPOS Working in a team environment Food handling Time Management Skills Working with and towards KPI'sManaging and training a teamRostering

Mackay

Education record

Activities and Societies: P.E.T.A member, Member of Social Club and treasurer of Amnesty International

Bachelors, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services