Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information
Languages
Timeline
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BARBARA MURAWSKA

Whistler,BC

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Regional Manager

Purebread cafe
Vancouver, British Columbia
01.2024 - Current
  • Managing daily operations by completing purchasing, inventory control, merchandising, and product distribution tasks.
  • Bookkeeping, maintaining records, and running deposits.
  • Dealing with customer claims and complaints in a way that will create a positive experience.
  • Hiring, coaching, and mentoring teams in Vancouver and Whistler at 8 locations.
  • Motivating employees to share ideas and feedback.
  • Organizing schedule and adapting it week by week to employee needs and expected business levels.
  • Representing integrity and professionalism in all areas of business, serving as a mentor and role model to staff.
  • Initiating on-time, under-budget project management to optimize performance.

Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager

PureBread Cafe
Squamish & Whistler, BC, BC
09.2017 - 08.2024
  • Managing daily store operations
  • Managing inventory tracking and physical inventory counts to minimize loss.
  • Dealing with customer claims and complaints in a way that will create a positive experience
  • Hiring, coaching and mentoring team of 27
  • Motivating employees to share ideas and feedback.
  • Organizing schedule and adapting it week by week to employee needs and expected business levels
  • Representing integrity and professionalism in all areas of business, serving as mentor and roll model to staff
  • Establishing store tactics and strategies to achieve operational performance and sales goals.

Event Assistant - Lead

TED Conferences LLC
Vancouver, BC
04.2023 - 04.2023
  • Creating detailed timelines for Vancouver TED Conference based on scope of work required by each department involved in process
  • Trained and supervised volunteers and support staff required for events.
  • Overseeing event logistics, venue scheduling and accommodations.
  • Working in tandem with department head to coordinate logistics of all calendar events.
  • Overseeing work of up to 64 staff seamlessly executing professional events.

Wedding Planner Assistant

Bliss event + desing
Sea To Sky Highway , BC
06.2019 - Current
  • Making sure the wedding day or weekend is executed perfectly.
  • overseeing vendors, managing the timeline, and overcoming any last-minute challenges that arise during the festivities
  • setting up tables, florals, decorations
  • supporting vendors, florists, catering team.

National Sales Manager

Tous Jewelry
Katowice, Poland
07.2014 - 05.2017
  • Preparing budgets for 16 boutiques across the country
  • Training and motivating sales team to match and exceed sales goals
  • Implementing reward system for exceptional results and customer service
  • Working closely with Product Manager and Marketing department
  • Dealing with special customer requests and claims
  • Planing events with Marketing department
  • Tracking monthly sales to generate reports for business development planning.

Product Manager, Event Support

Swarovski
Warsaw , Poland
04.2012 - 07.2014
  • Collaborated with marketing team and functional management to achieve business and marketing strategy objectives.
  • Conducted ongoing market research and competitive analysis to possess in-depth knowledge of markets, procedures and customers.
  • Identified product gaps and generated innovative ideas to expand market share, improve customer experience and drive growth.
  • Developed marketing programs for several new product offerings to bring in additional revenue.
  • Coordinated marketing events for showcasing product and service offerings.
  • Prepared marketing campaign budgets with finance personnel.

Floor Manager

Inditex Group- Zara & Stradivarius brand
Katowice, Poland
02.2011 - 03.2012
  • Hired, Coached, managed and developed teams to provide exceptional service and achieve sales goals.
  • Designed floor layouts, product displays and shelving layouts to maximize sales and influence customer purchasing habits.
  • Staged merchandise and stocked sales floor to stimulate impulse sales.
  • Organized and updated schedules to optimize coverage for expected customer demands.
  • Managed visual merchandising, maintaining standards and elevating customer experience.

Merchandise Manager

TJX
Czeladz, Poland
09.2008 - 02.2011
  • Being a part of store opening team responsible for launching 7 locations across Poland
  • Designing floor layouts, product displays and shelving layouts to maximize sales and influence customer purchasing habits.
  • Assisting store management in training new associates
  • Training sales staff to properly coordinate clothing racks and counter displays to maximize promotional effectiveness.
  • Overseeing and delegating tasks between team to maximize efficiency of store operations
  • Performing opening and closing procedures, and inventory control
  • Monitoring stock to maintain sufficient quantity of featured products

Education

Bachelor Degree - International Relations, International Trade

GWSH School of Economics
Katowice, Poland
09.2008

Skills

  • Ability to collaborate and function as a member and as a leader of a team
  • "Can do" attitude
  • Self-motivated
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Prioritization and time management skills
  • Conscientious
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Self-starter
  • Willingness to learn
  • Flexibility
  • Hardworking
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office

Additional Information

  • Healthy Leadership course, Level Up Leadership Program. 2023 (certificate upon request)
  • Inclusive Leadership course, Level Up Leadership Program. 2023 (certificate upon request)
  • Workplace and Corporate First Aid Course
  • Canadian Institute of Food Safety, Food Safe course
  • Driving license and clean driving records

Languages

Polish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Regional Manager

Purebread cafe
01.2024 - Current

Event Assistant - Lead

TED Conferences LLC
04.2023 - 04.2023

Wedding Planner Assistant

Bliss event + desing
06.2019 - Current

Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager

PureBread Cafe
09.2017 - 08.2024

National Sales Manager

Tous Jewelry
07.2014 - 05.2017

Product Manager, Event Support

Swarovski
04.2012 - 07.2014

Floor Manager

Inditex Group- Zara & Stradivarius brand
02.2011 - 03.2012

Merchandise Manager

TJX
09.2008 - 02.2011

Bachelor Degree - International Relations, International Trade

GWSH School of Economics

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