Formal CV
Sajid Wahid
Skyrocketing Sales Through
Leadership, Knowhow and Style
London, UK
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Competencies
Core Skills
Revenue Generation
Sales Management
Communication
Sales Strategy
Need Analysis
Leadership
Professional Profile
A highly respected sales expert in the challenging field of Retail Management.
Drives highly productive sales teams creating deliverable targets, ensuring
outstanding training and leading from the front. Demonstrates outstanding
hands-on customer communication to skyrocket sales in both B2B and B2C
environments. Charismatic and compelling, with a highly strategic and detail
orientated approach able to quickly identify solutions to boost conversions or
streamline process. Turned around failing team, enabling them to exceed annual
turnover target of £3m by implementing results of customer feedback,
evaluating sales data and implementing new HR and sales standards. Excellent
communicator, generating strategies to increase market share, conversions and
reduce costs.
Career Summary
Assistant Store Manager
£5 Store Ltd, London
Oct 2018Jan 2019
• Spearheaded branch of a new high-street retail chain. Provided solid leadership
across sales strategy and personnel management, defined policies and
implemented POS marketing.
• Highly regarded mentor and team player until franchise was wound-up in early
2019.
Delivery Driver
DriverHire (Net-A-Porter), London
May 2018 – Oct
2018
• Delivered high quality goods across London, maintained tight schedules,
consistently hit often challenging targets, while providing outstanding customer
service at all times.
Manager
Regency Shipping and Exports
May 2015 – Apr
2018
• Leadership, recruitment and management of a 5 strong team, motivating
individuals to exceed sales and personal targets, generating significant revenue
for the company.
• Procurement of left-hand drive vehicles and parts, for global export.
• Negotiating the best prices and liaising with international representatives.
Assistant Manager
SafeStore, Deptford, London
Aug 2007- Jun
2015
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Doubled occupancy of failing store from 40% to 80%.
• Motivated team to achieve highest customer conversion ratios of the previous 7
years. Highest rated shop performer, consistently achieving 90+ in mystery
shopping scores.
• Frequently hit top-ten rating for regional stores in terms of customer
conversions and quality.
• Introduced brand-new customer database. system, increasing return business
by 20%. Managed key business accounts including IBM, Red Bull and Virgin
Media.
• Researched and analysed market trends, customer journeys and competitor
activity, implementing results to increase sales.
• Represented store at regional meetings with senior staff to discuss sales strategy
and initiate store change
• Project manager of extra service provision beyond storage-solution such as
delivery arrangement, shipping of goods and removals