Experience

James Lane | Sleeping Giant
• Australia
• Retail Furniture and Home Furnishings
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Mattress Specialist

  • Nov 2020 - Present


Bedworks

• Australia
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Specialist

  • Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

  Mattresses as well as customised bedroom furniture ➢ Customised furniture and maintained retail standards. ➢ Supervised and guided staff towards maximum performance. ➢ Effectively dealt with customers through various platforms such as in store, telephone and online. ➢ Ensured effective, accurate consumer friendly advice always. Mattresses as well as customised bedroom furniture ➢ Customised furniture and maintained retail standards. ➢ Supervised and guided staff towards maximum performance. ➢ Effectively dealt with customers through various platforms such as in store, telephone and online. ➢ Ensured effective, accurate consumer friendly advice always.



Bedsonline a divison of Focus on Furniture

• Senior National Sales Manager - Australia

  • Oct 2008 - Jul 2019

  Responsible for online and in-store sales. Assisted in building company from it’s inception to a multi million Dollar entity. Call Centre and shop floor sales scenarios as well as live chat. Managed customer service and sales staff. Arranged orders from suppliers and deliveries to clients. Dealt with after sales issues as well as customer service. Responsible for online and in-store sales. Assisted in building company from it’s inception to a multi million Dollar entity. Call Centre and shop floor sales scenarios as well as live chat. Managed customer service and sales staff. Arranged orders from suppliers and deliveries to clients. Dealt with after sales issues as well as customer service.



Linroy Investments (Australia)Pty Ltd

• Managing Director

  • Apr 2002 - Jun 2008

  Food and Catering Industry. Food and Catering Industry.



Franchise Manager - Foto First South Africa, Division of New Teltron.

• National Franchise Manager B2B

  • Jan 2000 - Mar 2002

  Managed 220 franchised photographic laboratories and camera stores throughout South Africa and neighbouring countries. Resposibilities included, staff selection and training, site selection, break even analysis, budgeting, advertising and store fit outs. Arranged annual conferences in each state. Trained and managed 6 Franchise Representatives who called on stores on a regular basis. Managed 220 franchised photographic laboratories and camera stores throughout South Africa and neighbouring countries. Resposibilities included, staff selection and training, site selection, break even analysis, budgeting, advertising and store fit outs. Arranged annual conferences in each state. Trained and managed 6 Franchise Representatives who called on stores on a regular basis.



New Teltron

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• State Sales Manager Key Accounts B2B

  • Aug 1998 - Jan 2000

  Responsibilities: management of 5 state Sales Representatives who serviced camera stores, photo studios, independent photo laboratories and anywhere where photo products were sold. Responsibilities: management of 5 state Sales Representatives who serviced camera stores, photo studios, independent photo laboratories and anywhere where photo products were sold.