Experience

Verimark (PTY) LTD

• South Africa
• Retail
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Full business management and development of the Verimark direct stand alone stores. From budgeting to full P&L management. Development of brand portfolio and profitability. Analysing financial data to make key decisions around sales and marketing processes. Lease management and negotiation with various leasing agents in premium malls to reduce cost to company. Through various negotiations with leasing agents I have managed to reduce the companys leasing cost by over R7million in the first 1 year 6 months. Standardised new business practises, such as stock management, store standards, going digital with marketing. setting in place annual promotional calendars, and improving marketing campaigns for improved sales, and improving the companies loyalty customer base. Improved the feasibility studies for new store openings to ensure new stores are profitable from the date of opening. Working along franchise owners on daily business needs Show less



Technobits

• City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Technical Analyst

  • May 2020 - Apr 2021



True North, The Wanderlust Company

• Western Cape, South Africa

• Managing Director / Owner

  • Apr 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Started my own business in November 2018, executing extreme bucket lists globally • We find the most adventurist item on your bucket list and make it happen. This could be anything you ever dreamed of doing, from dining in the sky, summiting your mountain range, getting you into the Billionaires Club Experience in Europe, that’s after you enjoyed your stay on a 300ft mega yacht, to name a few. We can make it happen. • Throughout the time, contacts were made across the world, to make these extreme bucket list adventures become a reality for our clients • True North, started picking up well and a lot of progress was made to service clients across the world • On 13 March 2020, I had a day trip to JHB and I realized calamity was about to strike the world, Covid-19 Show less



New Balance

• United States
• Sporting Goods Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Retail Manager

  • Nov 2015 - Feb 2018

  National retail development of all retail aspects, including identifying and developing proposed new sites, sales and marketing planning to achieve optimum profit targets, assortment planning and forecast analysis. P&L buying budgets, Guiding and motivating Retail Operations Managers and store teams to achieving sales and profit margins National retail development of all retail aspects, including identifying and developing proposed new sites, sales and marketing planning to achieve optimum profit targets, assortment planning and forecast analysis. P&L buying budgets, Guiding and motivating Retail Operations Managers and store teams to achieving sales and profit margins



Debenhams

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Manager

  • May 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Ensuring retail operational functions and standards for 5 stores in the Central Province of KSA, Riyadh. • Liaising with concessions Operations Managers, Snr Operations Management on performance to ensure Debenhams Box targets are achieved. • Achieving overall budget plan for both the box as well as core Debenhams functions within the region. • Weekly commercial feedback to Brand managers (buyers) on product • Analysis of business reports, product sell thru, seasonal stock analysis • Daily sales drive through commercial decisions on the floor, driving Average Transaction Values and Items Per Customer. • Monitoring of store staff productivity ratios • Analysis of KFR’s – Key Financial reports, and taking required action to control • Making informed decisions on floor level to ensure markdowns and promotional events are utilized for optimal stock clearance of ageing, and terminal stock. • Optimization of floor layouts for commercial effectiveness • Ensuring World Class Standard visual merchandising implementation in-store • Ensuring high level of customer service is achieved and maintained. • Training of Visual Merchandise Managers on managerial skills related to visual implementation and productivity as well as Store Management team to ensure retail objectives and cost controls are achieved • Stock volume controlling for all departments within the store, to ensure optimal stockholding, and resolving any over/under stock issues. Density report analysis. • Performance management • Controlling stock losses throughout the region by implementing stock loss control procedures and action plans. • Responsible for any refurbishment or new store openings Show less



Landmark Group

• United Arab Emirates
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy General Manager Retail Operations

  • 2005 - 2012

  Ensuring retail operations functions and standards are met for all concept stores within the territory. Analysis of business reports, product sell thru, seasonal stock analysis, daily sales. Responsible for achieving annual sales budgets, gross and net margins. Making informed decisions on markdowns or promotional events to control ageing stock. Increasing brand awareness through various advertising campaigns Brand building Establishing, and ensuring World Class Standard visual merchandising implementation in-store Ensuring store standards as per individual concept requirements for new stores. Setting new improved Standard Operating Procedures Controlling / resolving problematic logistical delivery issues between 12 warehouses. Total 96 000ft² Direct training of Visual Merchandisers on Concept / Brand specific retail standards. Training Visual Merchandise Managers on managerial skills related to visual implementation and productivity. Conceptualization of marketing events, finalizing annual marketing calendar, planning of promotional events, advertising campaigns and outdoor marketing Compiling of press releases on new developments within the territory, and presenting press releases to the local print media at press conferences Project Management on opening and setting up of new stores Initial product and range planning Developing of Customer Service programs for increased customer service, retail standards, people development and process development. Providing training and setup of training manuals on technical business management for all Store managers and staff, to increase business management knowledge for increased productivity Developing succession plans for each level to motivate the performance of each individual. Controlling stock losses throughout individual Concepts by implementing stock loss control procedures and upgrading of stock take procedures. International recruitment of new staff from Asia Show less



Dunns Fashion

• Regional Manager

  • 2004 - 2005



Marks & Spencer

• Regional Manager

  • 2003 - 2004