Store Manager
Current• Managing and motivating a team to increase sales and ensure efficiency;• Managing stock levels and making key decisions about stock control;• Analyzing sales figures and forecasting future sales volumes to maximize profits;• Analyzing and interpreting fashion trends to facilitate planning;• Dealing with staffing issues such as interviewing potential staff, conducting appraisals and performance reviews, as well as providing or organizing training and development;• Ensuring standards for quality, customer service and health and safety are met;• Resolving health and safety, legal and security issues;• Responding to customer complaints and comments;• Organizing special promotions, displays and events;• Formulating pricing policies by reviewing merchandising activities; determining additional needed sales promotion; authorizing clearance sales; studying trends.• Reviewing the sales floor regularly, talking to colleagues and customers, and identifying or resolving urgent issues;• Maintaining awareness of market trends in the retail industry, understanding forthcoming customer initiatives and monitoring what local competitors are doing;• Initiating changes to improve the business;• Documenting and preparing reports on management and information systems