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James DENTON

St Marys,Isles of Scilly

Summary

A helpful and approachable Shop Assistant, friendly knowledgeable and a hard-working team player with good interpersonal skills. Dependable with good knowledge of EPOS retail software, stock and paint specialist. Adept at stock control, order processing, and numeracy tasks. Have stepped up to take on the day to day running of the shop in the absence of the Shop Keeper.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work history

Shop Assistant

Islands Homehardware
St Marys, Isles of Scilly
2022.04 - Current
  • Handling cash,card and account customer transactions using the business EPOS system.
  • Establish a good rapport with regular and new customers to maintain and grow the customer base.
  • Promote special offers and deals to increase sales.
  • Update product labelling to show offers and discounts.
  • Keep stock levels on shop floor topped up for continuous product availability.
  • Assisted in inventory counts, maintaining accurate records and annual stock take.
  • Prepare orders for Off Island sales and completion of shipping note.
  • Handled queries regarding products, providing detailed information as necessary.
  • Completing opening and closing duties including end of day cashing up.
  • Processing goods inward, ensuring stock is labeled correctly and on shelves swiftly.
  • Responsible for Dulux paint department including purchase ordering, processing goods inward, shelf management, advising customers with paint selection, liaising with Dulux and paint machine maintenance.
  • Entering of daily sales and purchase invoices for the business onto Sage Accounting software.

Education

BTEC LEVEL 2 - ICT Systems and Principles

Kandu Education Ltd
Distance Learning
2024.06 - 2025.01

GCSEs - Mathmatics

Five Islands Academy
Isles of Scilly

GCSEs - English Language

Five Islands Academy
Isles of Scilly

GCSEs - English Literature

Five Islands Academy
Isles of Scilly

GCSEs - Geography

Five Islands Academy
Isles of Scilly

GCSEs - Art, Craft & Design

Five Islands Academy
Isles of Scilly

OCR level 2 - Creative I Media

Five Islands Academy
Isles of Scilly

GCSEs - Science

Five Islands Academy
Isles of Scilly

Skills

  • Cash handling proficiency
  • Retail software expertise
  • Product knowledge and evaluation
  • POS systems management
  • Stock control
  • Order processing
  • Numeracy skills
  • Effective communication
  • Customer engagement techniques

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

BTEC LEVEL 2 - ICT Systems and Principles

Kandu Education Ltd
2024.06 - 2025.01

Shop Assistant

Islands Homehardware
2022.04 - Current

GCSEs - Mathmatics

Five Islands Academy

GCSEs - English Language

Five Islands Academy

GCSEs - English Literature

Five Islands Academy

GCSEs - Geography

Five Islands Academy

GCSEs - Art, Craft & Design

Five Islands Academy

OCR level 2 - Creative I Media

Five Islands Academy

GCSEs - Science

Five Islands Academy
James DENTON