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Tara Cummings

Summary

Dynamic professional with expertise in staff training, property valuation, and project management. Demonstrates exceptional skills in sales negotiation and customer relationship management, driving team leadership and performance monitoring to achieve leadership excellence. Proficient in area sales reporting, committed to leveraging these competencies for continued career growth and success.

Driven Area Manager with experience ensuring ongoing improvement of customer service standards within assigned territory.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Area Manager

UK Coastal Holiday/ UK Community Homes Impact 1 ltd
08.2022 - 04.2025
  • I ran a chain of 5 guest house's, project manage all the buildings been converted in to flats for HMO use. Fire safety checks and reports, staff training including COSH, I was responsible for all staff, weekly accounts, dealing with guest face to face, group bookings, all back of house software with supercontrol, booking.com and tryygr. My role also includes social media, promotions and to also try upsell and get the guest to re-book.

Branch Manager

D Dunk Lewis & graves
01.2019 - 08.2022
  • Running a local independent estate agents, from valuations, listing properties, viewings, sales chasing, Staff training and support, promotions. Basic weekly company accounts.

Director

Keyhole Estates ltd
05.2017 - 01.2019
  • Running my own agency, carrying out all the valuations, marketing, property listings, accounts, social media and promotions.

Office Manager/ Valuer

D Dunk Lewis & Graves
01.2011 - 01.2017
  • Responsible for the running of the office, staff training, property valuer, health and safety policies, monthly targets and dealing with all solicitors from start to completion of the sales.

Education

GCSE - Maths C, English lit C, English Lang C

NVQ Level 2 - Team Leader & Management

Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Skills

  • Staff training
  • Property valuation
  • Project management
  • Sales negotiation
  • Customer relationship management
  • Team leadership
  • Performance monitoring
  • Leadership excellence
  • Area sales reporting

Certification

  • BHS Stage 1,2,3 & PTI
  • Office Management
  • Online HMO guidance and guidelines test

Affiliations

  • Walking, cooking & Running

Timeline

Area Manager

UK Coastal Holiday/ UK Community Homes Impact 1 ltd
08.2022 - 04.2025

Branch Manager

D Dunk Lewis & graves
01.2019 - 08.2022

Director

Keyhole Estates ltd
05.2017 - 01.2019

Office Manager/ Valuer

D Dunk Lewis & Graves
01.2011 - 01.2017

GCSE - Maths C, English lit C, English Lang C

NVQ Level 2 - Team Leader & Management

Tara Cummings