Courtney Soanes
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Courtney Soanes

Assistant ManagerLondon, United Kingdom
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Courtney Soanes

Assistant ManagerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I am a creatively minded individual, confident in my abilities to drive a brand’s image to its fullest potential. Motivating a team to push sales via incentives and a happy working environment! Having a combination of an education and keen interest in retail and visual merchandising allows me to think outside-the-box and continually exceed standards. Working within retail for 10 years; I have gained a great work ethic, pushing myself and a team to hit targets and goals at a high standard through communication and enthusiasm.
Work history
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    Assistant managerCath Kidston
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    Within my role as Assistant/Acting manager in Cath Kidston I was responsible for maximising KPIs and the team’s performance. I ensured sales were pushed everyday by updating the shop floor and merchandising to adhere to sale figures. Within my role I was accountable for the health and safety policy and procedures and ensured they were at model store standards. Daily and weekly responsibilities included: team rotas, payroll, visual merchandising, store layout, window updates, sale moves, cashing up, team meetings and stocktake.
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    Senior sales/ Visual merch specialstGap retail
     - Yorkshire, UKFull Time
    Within my role at GAP I would travel around the UK visual merchandising different stores Gfit and Body sections. I would create merchandising books that the rest of the UK would follow and incorporate within their stores.
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Skills
  • Visual Merchandising
  • KPI Management
  • KPI Reporting
  • Team Leadership
  • Visual Display
  • Visual Manager
  • Window Dressing
  • Retail Windows
  • Window Decal
  • Window Concepts
  • Window Display
  • Mannequin Styling
  • Retail Management
  • Fashion Retail
Education
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    BALondon Metropolitan
     - London, United Kingdom
    I studied Fashion marketing and business management and graduated with a 2:1. With my keen interest in visual merchandising I based my dissertation on the visual merchandising on Oxford Street and the dissatisfaction or satisfaction experienced by consumers.