Sebastian Aitken

Experience

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  David Jones

  Dec 1983 - Feb 1989

  Section head
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  Surfection

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1999

  Store Manager

  Apart from general day to day management duties i worked closely with directors and higher management to capitalise on the increasing growth of the surf industry at the time by implementing new retail store management strategies and models not seen in the surf industry before.Including staff recruitment and retention, team building and motivation, training and development, performance management, customer service and selling, visual merchandising and leadership strategies.

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  Mambo clothing

  Sept 1999 - Mar 2000

  Flagship store, Manager

  High level retail store management.Working together with the brand manager we designed a new policy and procedure manual for the store, planned recruitment for 10 employees including assistant manager, responsible for assigning and placing staff to work in multiple locations whilst waiting for completion of store fit out and assisted with stock controller and buyers in stock logistics.

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  Quiksilver

  Dec 2001 - Jul 2012

  3IC Quiksilver Bondi Junction

  Apart from assisting the store management team in day to day running of the store my role was one of flexibility as i worked closely with both management and floor staff. Due to the freedom i was given i could share and implement my invaluable sales skills and experience learnt at Surfection. This also allowed me more time to mentor, train and develop the sales team.

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  Surfection Pty Ltd /Quicksilver Retail

  Dec 2001 - Jul 2012

  Assistant Store Manager
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  G-Star

  Apr 2013 - Mar 2018

  Senior Sales Associate
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  Bose Corporation

  Mar 2018 - Aug 2018

  Assistant Store Manager
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  David Jones

  Jan 2019 - now

  Assistant Sales Manager