Sarah Rule's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

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WE HAVE BIG PLANS. Are you in? We are looking to hire the best people in the world – all killer, no filler. We are building global teams and international strategies to get us from where we are now to where we want to be. Kit and Ace is a company of integrity and we are looking for people of integrity. We are only interested in the best. This is just the beginning. [email protected] Retail Director @ Responsible for developing the European strategy and expanding Kit and Ace’s operations across Europe from our London headquarters. I oversee the performance of the company’s operations, working closely with our CEO and global executive team. I make sure our European office is aligned with the overall company goals and maintaining a culture of integrity. From December 2014 to Present (1 year 1 month) Divisional Manager @ From February 2014 to November 2014 (10 months) Townhouse Manager @ From April 2013 to February 2014 (11 months) Head of Retail Operations @ Responsible for implementation and execution of UK/EUR Retail strategy through collaboration with all Head Office functions. Directly managed Training and Development, Retail Operations, Communication and Risk teams. Managing a vast array of Retail Operations projects simultaneously. Supporting Retail Operations to be best in class within 74 UK/EUR locations. Providing Global support where necessary to North America. Key Projects Involved: Opening first Canadian Store in Toronto-April 2013 Streamlining Communications to Global stores Reviewing internal and external brand communication style Implementing Best Standard Practise to Stores Innovation Projects-Click and Collect, Mail Order, Returns Policy Management Training Product Knowledge Training Streamlining Job Roles, Grades, Succession Planning in Stores and Bonus/Incentive Structure Internal EPOS Systems PCI Compliance Profit and Loss reports Reducing Stockloss and Faulty Global Brand Conferences From August 2012 to April 2013 (9 months) Regional Manager @ Overall responsible for £84m across 43 locations. Directly managing 3 Area Managers. Managed all aspects of Retail within the Southern Region of AllSaints encompassing Central London, South & Greater London and Europe. Developing and managing the Area Managers to deliver company KPI’s and commercially/operationally sound stores in an evolving and fast paced business. KPI’s include Sales, Profitability, Stockloss Wage Control, Customer Service, Compliance, Mastercard Strike Rate, CRM. Working closely with LP, VM, Branch Merchandising and HR to achieve consistency throughout all stores. Main focus of this role was on the European business as a new markets for AllSaints. Within the region managed key flagships. From August 2010 to August 2012 (2 years 1 month) Head of Retail USA @ Overall responsible for $110m across 17 locations. Seconded to the USA for 6 months to open key stores and instil AllSaints culture and training to Northern America, supported other Head Office functions in addition to Retail. Accountable for all aspects of Retail reporting into US CEO. Project managed openings of several key standalone stores in conjunction with expanding Bloomingdales portfolio. Opened largest AllSaints store globally in Soho. From February 2010 to August 2010 (7 months) Senior Area Manager @ Overall responsible for £53m across 37 locations. Managed Central London directly alongside managing European and Southern Area Manager. Opened 20 stores across London/Europe including first store outwith of UK-our flagship in Paris From August 2008 to January 2010 (1 year 6 months) Central London Area Manager @ Overall responsible for £22m and 18 locations. From November 2007 to July 2008 (9 months) House of Fraser Manager @ Increased AllSaints turnover through HOF openings, project managed opening of 20 dual gender concessions to double the existing portfolio in six months. Improving relationships between AllSaints and HOF to secure stronger locations. Worked closely with Merchandising to ensure product packages were relevant for opening. Solving any operational challenges From April 2007 to October 2007 (7 months) Store Manager, Regent Street @ From June 2006 to April 2007 (11 months) Store Manager @ Managed various Stores including Bristol, Solihull, Southampton, Metro Centre and Bullring. From September 2000 to June 2006 (5 years 10 months) Business Studies, Psychology and Textiles, A Level @ Barton Peverill College From 1998 to 2000 Kings' School, Winchester From 1993 to 1998 Sarah Rule is skilled in: Fashion, Merchandising, Retail, Apparel, Store Management, Loss Prevention, Trend Analysis, Styling, Trend, Footwear, New Store Openings, Luxury Goods, New Store Development, Brand Development, Store Operations