Junaid Bandi
Toronto,ON
Summary
Focused Sales Manager committed to motivating others and offering extensive knowledge penetrating new territories and promoting product lines. Highly effective mentor driven to assess individual and group performance to implement improvements and set goals. Determined individual with background in establishing and nurturing lucrative partnerships.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Manager
Mackage
08.2021 - Current
- Excellent team management and leadership skills with the ability to lead, motivate, negotiate, coach and inspire the team to drive forward and meet goals and deadlines.
- Coach, mentor and provide feedback to team members.
- Assess individual performance through observation and measurement, and suggest corrective action as needed.
- Handle merchandising, inventory/cash control and maintenance.
- Resolve problems that arise, such as customer complaints and supply shortages.
- Operates cash register and processes cash, debit card and credit card sale transactions.
- Held one-on-one meetings with sales team members to identify selling hurdles and offered insight into best remedy.
- Provided ongoing training and mentorship for junior sales staff, fostering professional development and career growth.
- Coached and counseled sales personnel, assisting with individual selling efforts and helping sales representatives reach targets.
- Consistently met or exceeded quarterly sales targets through diligent effort and persistence in closing deals.
- Resolved problems with high-profile customers to maintain relationships and increase return customer base.
Founder and Designer-Freelance
JB Fashion House
06.2015 - Current
- Design clothing: original garments or design garments that follow well established fashion trends
- Schedule and manage payroll for staff
- Training staff to operate industrial machines; drafting and clothing construction
- Effective coordination in drawing and cutting patterns and constructing samples or finished garments
- Dealing with Domestic and Overseas clients
- Identify target markets for designs, looking at factors such as age, gender and latest trends in the market
- Solid experience of working in a fast paced luxury fashion house
- Strong conceptual skills from 2D sketches to 3D physical samples
- In-depth understanding of luxury bridal and eveningwear markets
- Excellent knowledge of pattern drafting with ability to drape
- Excellent knowledge of luxury gown construction and fine finishes
- Strong ability to work with intricate beading and create layouts engineered for specific styles
- Strong technical knowledge of designing with laces
- Master of impeccable luxury fit
- Strong fashion and technical illustrator.
Made to Measure - Designated Sales Lead
Holt Renfrew
03.2014 - 12.2019
- Demonstrate sales leadership for associates for clientele development
- Expert lead of made to measure department
- Actively involved in external and internal training regarding product knowledge, visual merchandising, and customer service
- Build a loyal personal client base by constantly acquiring new customers, developing existing clients, and retaining loyal clients
- Maintain solid relationships with buyer, vendor, and selling manager
- Drive brand sales by identifying key marketing opportunities
- Resolve all customer service issues and maintain a clientele relationship with clients
- Handle all merchandising, inventory/cash control and maintenance
- Excellent team management and leadership skills with the ability to lead, motivate, negotiate, coach and inspire the team to drive forward and meet goals and deadlines.
Department Manager
The Bay- Yonge And Bloor
01.2011 - 08.2013
- Fashion Suiting Expert (West Merchandise
- 1M in annual sales averaged by having the ability to close a sale
- Lead, coach and motivate sales professionals to meet their sales goals and exceed the highest expectations for customer service
- Numerously achieved 100% rating at the bay mystery shopped event; the first perfect score in the entire history of the store
- Train new staff with clientele skills and ability to build long term client relationship
- Able to maintain high standards of display and visual merchandising to ensure the store is well presented.
Department Manager
Sears Canada Inc.
10.2005 - 01.2011
- Provide support to sales team, ensuring all sales and service objectives were met
- Greet customers and approach them with positive attitude to ensure phenomenal service
- Designed and set up advertising signs of display and merchandises on shelves, counters or tables to attract customers and promote sales
- Visual merchandising of stock replenishments.
Education
Fashion Design And Business
George Brown College
Toronto, ON05.2010
Skills
- Team Coaching
- Performance Evaluations
- Sales Operations
- Market intelligence
- Time Management
- Client Relation Management
- Trend Forecasting
- Pipeline Management
- Events Planing
Languages
English
Timeline
Sales Manager
Mackage
08.2021 - Current
Founder and Designer-Freelance
JB Fashion House
06.2015 - Current
Made to Measure - Designated Sales Lead
Holt Renfrew
03.2014 - 12.2019
Department Manager
The Bay- Yonge And Bloor
01.2011 - 08.2013
Department Manager
Sears Canada Inc.
10.2005 - 01.2011
Fashion Design And Business
George Brown College
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