Summary
Work history
Education
Skills
Affiliations
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Gwen Hobbs

Hungerford

Summary

Confident Sales Assistant providing excellent customer service thanks to exceptional people skills and dedicated work ethic. Experienced in [Industry] sales, providing accuracy and efficiency in day-to-day store tasks. Diligent shop team member skilled with money handling and customer questions. Works with team members to keep customers happy and lines under control. Focused on helping others with quality service for diverse needs.

Work history

Sales Assistant

Brand Interiors
Skipton, North Yorkshire
01.2019 - 08.2020
  • Provided service with a smile, offering courteous, helpful advice to best meet customer needs.
  • Greeted customers and offered assistance with selecting merchandise, finding accessories and completing purchases.
  • Listened to customer needs and preferences to provide targeted advice, increasing sales opportunities.
  • Worked energetically to maintain efficient operations during peak trading hours.
  • I was furloughed when Corona Virus hit and subsequently made redundant.

Sales Assistant

Merritt and Fryers Builders Merchant
Skipton, North Yorkshire
06.2015 - 09.2018

My duties included helping trades people collect their orders. Assisting customers to find the correct product for their task. Dealing with and ordering from sales reps. Merchandising. Cash handling and cashing up of a night.

Sales assistant

Beales
Keighley, North Yorkshire
10.2012 - 05.2015

I was in charge of the toy department and responsible for ordering stock and new products. Merchandising and cash handling. I also assisted in other departments when needed.

This store closed down.

Sales assistant

Beales
Skipton, North Yorkshire
10.2012 - 05.2015

My prime responsibility was to maintain and order for the toy department. I also assisted in other departments when required. Cash handling.

This store closed down.

Administrative assistant

Snaygill Boats
Skipton, North Yorkshire
03.2009 - 09.2009

I performed general admin duties. I also took bookings for people wishing to hire boats. Also booking in customers who wanted their boats serviced etc.

This was a temporary position to cover the owners maternity leave.

Painter and decorator

Fernbank
Skipton, North Yorkshire
01.2008 - 03.2009

Full time employment as a painter and decorator for this property development company.

Project finished.

Sales assistant

Toyworld
Skipton, North Yorkshire

I was responsible for serving customers, cash handling, stock replenishment and deliveries.

The store closed down.

Science Technician

AWE
Aldermaston, Berkshire
01.1981 - 06.2006

My career at Aldermaston included all aspects of scientific support for this government research establishment.

Education

Matthew Arnold Girls School
Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey

Skills

  • Retail marketing
  • Cash handling
  • Customer Service
  • Customer relations
  • Product expertise
  • Confident communicator
  • Sales techniques
  • Merchandising
  • Product knowledge
  • Payment Processing
  • Stock counting
  • Product demonstrations
  • Cash management
  • Refund and exchange processing
  • Opening and closing procedures
  • Stock management
  • Visual merchandising
  • Returns
  • Promotions
  • Outstanding customer service
  • Customer retention tactics
  • Active selling
  • Brand awareness
  • After-sales care
  • Excellent timekeeping
  • Excellent telephone manner
  • Customer assistance
  • Visual merchandising strategising
  • Product demos
  • Enthusiastic communicator
  • Dispute management
  • Stock merchandising
  • Product promotions
  • Money handling
  • Accurate money handling
  • Refund processing
  • Retail merchandising expertise
  • Energetic self-starter
  • Outgoing and enthusiastic
  • Till and cash handling
  • Stock room management

Affiliations

  • I enjoy walking, especially on the common which is five minutes from me. Reading, gardening, music.

Timeline

Sales Assistant

Brand Interiors
01.2019 - 08.2020

Sales Assistant

Merritt and Fryers Builders Merchant
06.2015 - 09.2018

Sales assistant

Beales
10.2012 - 05.2015

Sales assistant

Beales
10.2012 - 05.2015

Administrative assistant

Snaygill Boats
03.2009 - 09.2009

Painter and decorator

Fernbank
01.2008 - 03.2009

Science Technician

AWE
01.1981 - 06.2006

Sales assistant

Toyworld

Matthew Arnold Girls School
Gwen Hobbs