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Brandon James

Retail Manager - Available for work at all levels
About

Experienced retail manager working with several global brands; covering a multitude of disciplines.

Previous Brands
Apple
Burberry
Clogau
Costa Coffee
Foxhall
John Lewis & Partners
On Slowness
The Conran Shop Japan
Work Experience
Founder - NTT
Nov ‘22 - Now
Self employed

Roles and responsibilities: • Generating leads through outbound prospecting strategies • Conceptualising brand identities for sole traders and small and medium-sized enterprises • Designing innovative mass media campaigns to capture the target audience • Maintaining an accurate customer database Nov 2022 - Present

Business Development Manager
Sep ‘19 - Sep ‘22
onbrnd. communications

Roles and responsibilities: • Set up meetings with prospective clients creating a need for the service • Managed projects from conception to the final export working to tight deadlines to generate profit • Delivered print, and digital design solutions in conjunction with Company Host for private clients • Attended conferences, trade fares, and seminars to develop a network, and communication between key stakeholders Sep 2019 - Sep 2022

Novus Programme Consultant
May ‘19 - Aug ‘19
Peregrine Novus

Roles and responsibilities: • Recruited, and deployed graduate applicants of Novus into junior IT roles • Prepared Novus graduates for full-time employment with industry-specific training programmes • Closed sales in seven steps which involved sending through the cost, asking for the sale, addressing the prospect's concerns, negotiating on price, using the right sales techniques, and moving on • Set KPIs for my business; three business meetings weekly with C-Level executives May 2019 - Aug 2019

Key Holder
Mar ‘18 - Mar ‘19
The Conran Shop

Roles and responsibilities: • Achieved operational success for the gifting and accessories department • Made recommendations to customers to influence buying decisions • Showcased goods artistically to pique the interest of customers • Attended training sessions delivered by third-party designers to maximise product knowledge Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

Digital Marketing Executive
Nov ‘17 - Feb ‘18
Goodstuf Communications

Roles and responsibilities: • Exported statistical data to produce mid-campaign reports, and end-of-campaign reports for clients • Adjusted campaign budget spends on Ads Manager in order to maximise ROI for clients • Consistently demonstrated proficiency using ad management platforms; Adobe Ad Cloud, Meta Ads Manager, TubeMogal, and Twitter Analytics • Clients: Dr Martens, Dunelm Homestores, Easy Property, Gett, LinkedIn, Yorkshire Tea & Tilda Rice Nov 2017 - Feb 2018

Apple Solutions Consultant
Sep ‘16 - Nov ‘17
Apple inc

Roles and responsibilities: • Created the Apple culture of excellent customer service within John Lewis • Demonstrated strong product knowledge throughout interactions • Achieved £1.2 million turnover for the 2016/17 financial year • Reported weekly on the profitability across all product lines Sep 2016 - Nov 2017

Retail Experience
Retail Category
High street
High-end luxury
Premium
Luxury
Work Environment
Boutique
Department store
Shopping centre
Pop-Up
Flagship store
High street store
Product Category
Menswear
Womenswear
Accessories
Leather goods
Watches & Jewelry
Footwear
Beauty & Fragrances
Other
Responsibilities
Greeting
Complaint handling
CRM
Client Help
Aftercare
Storytelling
Returns & Exchanges
Packaging
Cash register
Online orders fulfilment
Client Advising
Product demos
Styling
Transactions
Upselling
Delivery processing
Product labelling
Stock control
Stockroom management
Product setup
Order preparation
Store Maintenance
Health & safety
Open/closing store
Inventory control
Languages
English
Education & Training
University of Roehampton
‘13 - ‘16
BSC Business Management & Economics:
California State University-Stanislaus
‘11 - ‘12
Bachelor of Arts
RAVENSBOURNE UNIVERSITY LONDON
‘10 - ‘11
UAL Foundation Diploma; Art and Design
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College
‘08 - ‘10
A Levels:
Sedgehill Secondary School
‘05 - ‘23
10 GCSE Grades