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Robert Meekings
Seaton,DEVON
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Assistant
factoryshop
Seaton, devon
07.2021 - 03.2026
- Kept shelves neat, clean and organised through visual merchandising.
- Handled customer enquiries, providing prompt responses to questions about products and services.
- Assisted customers in locating products and provided detailed information to enhance shopping experience.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve sales targets and contribute to store success.
- Processed sales transactions efficiently, handling cash, credit, and debit payments accurately.
- Delivered exceptional customer service, resolving issues to ensure customer loyalty and repeat business.
- Provided helpful, attentive sales support to generate positive customer feedback.
- Handled customer returns, refunds and exchanges at customer service desk.
Waiter
Frydays
Seaton, devon
07.2008 - 06.2014
- Served meals and drinks with professionalism and care, ensuring timely delivery to maintain high standards of service.
- Delivered friendly and fast service to process high-volume food and drink orders at peak times.
- Maintained safe hygiene and food handling standards for full compliance.
- Supported team members during rush hours, demonstrating flexibility and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.
- Greeted new customers, answered initial questions and took drink orders.
- Greeted new customers and offered immediate seating assistance.
- Cleared and reset tables with clean service ware to uphold faultless restaurant standards.
- Took accurate food and beverage orders, relaying specific dietary requests to kitchen staff to meet diverse customer needs.
- Maintained cleanliness and organisation in dining and service areas, adhering to health and safety regulations.
- Maintained extensive knowledge of food, drinks and menus to answer customer queries.
- Removed discarded trash and used dishes from customer tables.
- Processed payments accurately, handling cash, card transactions, and splitting bills as requested by customers.
- Presented menus, explained daily specials, and made recommendations based on customer preferences to enhance dining experiences.
- Suggested menu items and related beverages matching guest preferences.
Sales Assistant
Bradfords building supplier
Seaton, devon
07.2006 - 08.2007
- Assisted customers in selecting products, offering detailed advice to meet their needs.
- Kept shelves neat, clean and organised through visual merchandising.
- Handled customer enquiries, providing prompt responses to questions about products and services.
- Assisted customers in locating products and provided detailed information to enhance shopping experience.
- Processed sales transactions efficiently, handling cash, credit, and debit payments accurately.
- Delivered exceptional customer service, resolving issues to ensure customer loyalty and repeat business.
- Handled customer returns, refunds and exchanges at customer service desk.
- Handled returns and exchanges with a focus on customer satisfaction and policy adherence.
- Explained products' benefits and value, engaging customers in new stock to drive sales.
- Participated in staff training sessions to develop product knowledge and sales techniques.
Education
GCSEs -
Sidmouth College
Sidmouth, DEV01-2006
NVQ Level 2 - Landbase
Bicton college
Budleigh Salterton, DEV01-2005
Skills
- Customer service
- Visual merchandising
- Sales transaction processing
- Product knowledge
- Customer loyalty management
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Active listening
- Upselling techniques
- Cash handling
- Flexibility
- Product recommendation
- Positive attitude
- Problem solving
- Patience and empathy
- Face-to-face selling
- Outstanding customer service
- Confident communicator
- Effective listening
- Sales techniques
- Client relationship building
- Sales target achievement
- Till and cash handling
- Stocking shelves
- Cleanliness standards
- Cash management
- Stock control
- Money handling
- Stock counting
- Shelf stocking
- Resilient under pressure
- Sales reporting
- Complaint handling
- Cash handling accuracy
- Computer literate
- Price tagging
- Store opening and closing duties
- Online sales
- Stock replenishment
- Salesmanship
- Payment Processing
- Stress resilience
- Understanding buyer behaviour
- Sales persuasion
- Health and safety procedures
- Outgoing and enthusiastic
- Accurate money handling
- Successful up-selling
Interests
Timeline
Sales Assistant
factoryshop
07.2021 - 03.2026
Waiter
Frydays
07.2008 - 06.2014
Sales Assistant
Bradfords building supplier
07.2006 - 08.2007
GCSEs -
Sidmouth College
NVQ Level 2 - Landbase
Bicton college