Seeking a new opportunity
London, United Kingdom
House of Fraser
Senior Sales Manager
September 2012 to Present
London, United Kingdom
Selfridges
Lingerie Manager
November 2008 to August 2012
London, United Kingdom
Selfridges
Divisional Manager
May 2007 to September 2007
London, United Kingdom
Selfridges
Area Manager
February 2006 to May 2007
London, United Kingdom
Selfridges
Sales Manager
April 2002 to February 2006
London, United Kingdom
Accountable for the total womenswear business during the recruitment of my line manager Delivering targets and objectives within an agreed time-scale Action plan to exceed KPI’s Management and development of team and sales managers Internal marketing activities to drive house brand performance Monthly floorwalk with senior buyer and VM to drive and improve brand performance Management of... Accountable for the total womenswear business during the recruitment of my line manager Delivering targets and objectives within an agreed time-scale Action plan to exceed KPI’s Management and development of team and sales managers Internal marketing activities to drive house brand performance Monthly floorwalk with senior buyer and VM to drive and improve brand performance Management of payroll budget Networking with others stores to share best practice Loss prevention and working with managers and concession partners to reduce loss Work with area managers to drive sales and standards
What company does Ola Akerele work for?
Ola Akerele works for House of Fraser
What is Ola Akerele's role at House of Fraser?
Ola Akerele is Senior Sales Manager
What industry does Ola Akerele work in?
Ola Akerele works in the Retail industry.
📖 Summary
Retail operations experience - Maximise sales - Reduce stockloss - Management of stock and development of new brands - Recruitment - HR and development of the team - Deliver VIP service experience - Management of payroll - Coach and develop team and managers - Development of new brands - Event planning to drive salesSenior Sales Manager @ Accountable for the total womenswear business during the recruitment of my line manager Delivering targets and objectives within an agreed time-scale Action plan to exceed KPI’s Management and development of team and sales managers Internal marketing activities to drive house brand performance Monthly floorwalk with senior buyer and VM to drive and improve brand performance Management of payroll budget Networking with others stores to share best practice Loss prevention and working with managers and concession partners to reduce loss Work with area managers to drive sales and standards From September 2012 to Present (3 years 4 months) London, United KingdomLingerie Manager @ Accountable for all retail operations, which include stockloss, sales, payroll, management of the team from development to HR matters.During my time at Selfridges, I had to work with my key lingerie brands, develop a training calendar, recruit the right team and ensure the team could bra fit. Due to my knowledge I also worked with the buying team and went on the buys, chose collections and sale buys. I have always had a can do approach, network with others and work hard to get the best from my team. The brands consisted of Wacoal, Chantelle, Spanx, B’Temt’d, Myla, Agent Provocateur, Passionata, La Perla, Simone Perele, Fashion Forms, Fauve, Freya and Fantasie, to name a few. From November 2008 to August 2012 (3 years 10 months) London, United KingdomDivisional Manager @ Accountable for all retail operations of 3rd floor Womenswear and Ladies Spirit. From May 2007 to September 2007 (5 months) London, United KingdomArea Manager @ Responsible for all retail operations of Sports, Mens Spirit and Contemporary. From February 2006 to May 2007 (1 year 4 months) London, United KingdomSales Manager @ Started as a Team Leader in Ladies Spirit and worked up to a Sales Manager of Sports, Mens and Ladies Spirit. From April 2002 to February 2006 (3 years 11 months) London, United KingdomBA (Hons) in business, 2nd class @ London South Bank University From 2000 to 2004 Ola Akerele is skilled in: Management, Wholesale, Human Resources, Luxury Goods, Retail, Fashion, Visual Merchandising, Payroll, Lingerie, Training, Marketing, Leadership, Apparel, Sales Management, Time Management
Extraversion (E), Intuition (N), Feeling (F), Judging (J)
2 year(s), 6 month(s)
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