Arush Ahuja

Experience

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  Dixons Retail

  Sept 2003 - Jul 2015

  Annual Turnover - £7.9m• Delivered year on year sales growth, Like for Like sales up 6%• Developed and grew the B2B Centre from scratch to delivering over £750k in year 2014-2015• Store delivered record breaking knowhow services sales for Christmas 2014, more cash volume than any store megastore or superstore London and the South East.• Improved the customer experience to help deliver strong customer retention and delivered positive year on year sales growth in a challenging environment.• Encouraged new and innovative merchandising standards and developed colleagues to think commercially when merchandising the departments• In charge of recruiting, developing and nurturing talent to achieve maximum results for the business. Responsible for 24 colleagues including two team leaders and a Business advisor.• Managed payroll costs through long term planning, considering internal and external events. Show less Annual Turnover - £3.5m• Asked to manage a challenging store environment with team and stock loss issues, which were addressed within a few months of being appointed.• Recruited and trained a new team to make the store profitable.• I assisted the regional manager in growing Knowhow services throughout the region.• Grew customer satisfaction score from 60% month on month to over 95%• Accountable for FSA finance regulations, disciplinary and grievances, health and safety compliance, absence management, performance management as well as legal obligations and training for the entire store. • Increased store turnover to from £2.9 Million to £3.5 Million within 18 months before leaving to take up a new role. Show less

  • Assistant Branch Manager

    Oct 2013 - Jul 2015

  • Assistant Branch Manager

    Aug 2011 - Oct 2013

  • Sales to Management

    Sept 2003 - Aug 2011
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  Dixons Carphone

  Jul 2015 - Jun 2021

  Annual Turnover - £17M Annual Turnover - £13m

  • Senior Manager

    Aug 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Assistant Branch Manager

    Jul 2015 - Aug 2019
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  Currys plc Croydon Megastore

  Jun 2021 - Feb 2022

  Senior Manager
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  Currys plc

  Mar 2022 - now

  General Manager