Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Retail Experience
Hobbies and Interests

Tara Djanogly

Retail Manager
Barnes,London

Summary

Motivated sales worker commended for active listening skills and personable communication. Works well in customer-facing roles with commitment to meeting sales quotas and supporting customer needs. 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. Organised and dependable with positive attitude to increasing skills. Willing to take on greater responsibilities to meet team goals. Friendly Sales Advisor knowledgeable about The White Company products and skilled at connecting customers with solutions. Adept at listening to needs and conveying information. Poised to leverage sales and service expertise developed over 25 years in fashion and interiors retail.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager

Barnes Jewellery Company
Barnes, London
09.2018 - Current
  • Delivered outstanding customer experiences through attentive care and faultless service.
  • Used active listening and relationship-building techniques to assess customer needs and deliver viable solutions.
  • Built rapport with new and existing customers to boost client retention.
  • Kept up-to-date with market trends to identify opportunities to improve product and service offerings.
  • Ordered out-of-stock items for customers to retain store profits.
  • Maintained quality assurance standards for all products and services.
  • Maintained store standards to uphold clean, professional appearances.
  • Remained knowledgeable in current stock to provide helpful, informative customer advice.
  • Communicated with potential and existing customers in-person, over telephone and via webchat.
  • Handled concerns and complaints with care, delivering positive outcomes for continued customer loyalty.

Receptionist

Physio on the River
Barnes, London
03.2016 - 07.2025
  • Signposted other services where appropriate using industry knowledge and contacts.
  • Assisted visitors with completing and submitting [Type] paperwork.
  • Acted as first point of contact for wide range of clients.

Dealer in vintage decorative items for Gigi & Flo

Self employed
Barnes, London
06.2018 - 07.2021

Sourcing decorative items from antique markets and selling them through retail outlets and online through Not in the high street.

Making sales, processing orders and packing and sending them.

Education

GCSEs - English literature, Maths, French, Geography, Art,

Lady Margaret School, Parsons Green
06.1986

Skills

  • Excellent customer service experience
  • Visual merchandising
  • Cash handling
  • Returns and refunds
  • Customer complaint management
  • Optimising sales and customer service
  • Staff training
  • Supervision of store presentation
  • Problem-solving

Retail Experience

I have many years of retail experience training with amongst others Warehouse fashion and Joseph fashion. Also, as wholesale manger for Lunn Antiques, specialising in vintage linens (and reproductions) lace and vintage clothes.

I strongly believe that customer service is the most important asset to any retail environment.

Hobbies and Interests

Collector of vintage fashion and decor for my home.

Walking my Spaniel Oliver in Richmond park.

Dancing in the kitchen with my teenagers.

Reading a good book.

Pilates

Tara DjanoglyRetail Manager