CV, Hard Working Manager Seeking work in Australia or New Zealand

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Skills keywords: audio visual, auditing, business to business, event management, financial managing, installations bespoke, manager, marketing, product training, public speaking, sales

Short Bio:

I have always wanted to move to New Zealand or Australia or anywhere warmer than England. If you are looking for someone who is hardworking, full of initiative and eager to succeed I believe I have the requisite qualifications, experience and skills to fill that role. My experience covers a wide skill set, having worked as a Bar Manager, a Salesman a Debt Management representative and also a Hi-fi and Home Cinema Store Manager. This has given me further Marketing and business to business skills.

Current location:  ch66 2rr - View on map

Nationality: British

Preferred Sector of Employment:  , Travel and Tourism, General Management

Spoken languages: english

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

Profile Summary

I am an honest, hard working and reliable person who thrives in a tough environment and who enjoys communicating with people, learning new skills and taking on new challenges.

Work Experience

Manager

Richer Sounds Home Cinema and Hi-fi Specialists Plc

March 2010 to February 2015 – Lichfield

Manager – 2012 to 2015.

• Financial Management – Maintaining and expanding profitability of the business

• Product Training – changes in technology as well as products

• Procedure Training – H&S through to Professional Bespoke Installations

• Local Marketing – Local Placements events and shows

• Business to Business Sales and Marketing – Property Developers, Architects etc

• Event Management – Music Shows, Business Connect Shows

• Project Management – Successful Management of stores sales and contributions

• Sales Team Management – Responsible for a staff of seven sales advisors, installers and contractors.

Deputy Manager – 2010 to 2012. I worked with colleagues to open a new store. The role involved the setting up of the store itself; the appointment of staff and their training and the marketing of the new venture to ensure financial success. There was also a lot of building and wiring work to begin with before we opened the store itself which gave me installation experience which I used regularly on bespoke installations both on commercial and residential properties.

Debt Management – Talking

Bank of America, MBNA Europe Bank Ltd

March 2005 to September 2009

Activating credit card accounts for customers of MBNA, including the selling of financial products.

Debt Management – talking to customers in financial difficulty and developing strategies to bring their arrears and debt up to date whilst protecting their credit file.

Key aspects of this role

• Completing Income and Expenditure detail forms with customers.

• Providing customer service and information on debt management.

• Selling the features and benefits of consolidation loans.

Data imputer administrative clerk and mortgage consultant at Nationwide

REED Employment Agency

March 2004 to January 2005

Bar Manager

Love Street’, Nightclub Chester -Chester

July 2003 to January 2004

Managing a staff of 6. Duties included drawing up weekly rota; cashing-up; making up wages; organising the bar; stock control; making and taking deliveries and general managerial duties such as dealing with the public over complaints; identifying underperforming staff and taking steps to address this (including disciplinary measures).

Various Temp Jobs

June 2000 to August 2003

In and around my Degree Course

• Telesales, bar work and factory work.

Part time sales Advisor

RIVER ISLAND -Chester

1998 to 2000

In addition to selling clothes, I was trained as a cashier, undertook stock taking and general stock replenishment and control and trained other part time staff.

Education

University of Leeds – Leeds

2000 to 2003 – BA (Hons) in Dramaturgy

Neston High School Sixth Form

1998 to 2000 – 3 A-Levels – Theatre Studies, Sociology, Psychology.

Abbey Gate College – Chester

1993 to 1998 -11 GCSE’s – English Language, English Speaking and Listening, English Literature, Mathematics, IT, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Food Technology, Spanish.

 Additional Information

Interests I am a practitioner in Aikido, a keen musician with drums and an enthusiastic supporter of the theatre both as a performer and as a member of the audience. I enjoy reading a wide range of subjects and genres. I hike a lot as often as I can.