Experience

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  Makiti venue conferencing

  Jan 2003 - Aug 2007

  Event manager
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  Platinum group l aca joe l

  May 2007 - Aug 2018

  The Platinum Group (Pty) Ltd is a Cape Town-based branding, retail and design house with 62 boutique stores in premier shopping centres across South Africa. Houses the following leading brands, Jenni Button, Hilton Weiner, Urban Degree, Aca Joe and Vertigo. SKILLS: Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking:- Up to date with competitor information and market trends- Identify business opportunities for the organization- Maintain awareness of developments in the organizational structure- Control costs through sound operations- Think in terms of profit, loss and value addPlanning and Organizing:- Set clear defined objectives, with the approach of the end in mind- Plan activities and projects well in advance- Identify and organise resources needed to accomplish tasks- Manage time effectively through prioritisation- Monitor performance against deadlines and milestonesAdapting and Responding to change:- Illicit new approaches and work methods- Thrive in competitive situationsLeadership Facilitation:- Regional and national group forums focussing on people, product, operations and performance practices- Brand leadership forums (national / regional / store levels)Retail Generalist:- Holistic across all business disciplines (people, product, operations, performance and experience)National Retail Stores:- Rollout of best practices to support the brand strategy- Regional and store leadership teams to deliver an elevated customer experience- Customer liaison feedback- Team orientation and training / dynamics / growth and development / performance reviews / feedback- Business processes and operations- Implementation of risk and control in order to minimize stock loss shrinkage- Consistent assessments of admin operations and audits- Sales turnover / growth year on year- Styling communication- Merchandising /store presentation / communication / price engineering- Trend analysis- Customer / store profiling Show less

  • Retail Leader/Head of Retail

    Jan 2012 - Aug 2018

  • Regional Retail Leader

    Aug 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Business Partner

    May 2007 - Aug 2010
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  Mr price group

  Aug 2015 - now

  • Operations Manager

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Risk Manager

    Aug 2018 - Apr 2022

  • Regional Retail Operations

    Aug 2015 - Aug 2018