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Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
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Joe Ismail

Joe Ismail

Glendowie,AUK

Summary

Natural leader with over 10 years of experience in driving great team successes by coaching and motivating team members to increase financial profitability, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Record of performance in meeting organizational objectives. Excellent interpersonal skills, to work well with others, in both supervisory and support staff roles.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Customer Relation Manager - Electric Department

Harvey Norman
03.2020 - Current
  • Managed over 35 Staff and Increased sales by 30%.
  • Built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
  • Coached employees in successful selling methods and encouraged cross-selling to drive revenue.
  • Maintained financial controls, planned business operations and control expenses while identifying and pursuing opportunities to grow business operations and boost profits.
  • Demonstrated products to show potential customers benefits and advantages and encourage purchases.
  • Acted as team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
  • Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others

Store Manager - Computer Department

Harvey Norman New Zealand
03.2017 - 02.2020
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
  • Leading the sales and market share growth, whilst managing all aspects of operations -Full financial accountability for meeting budgets and for driving programs and plans which achieve growth and maximize profit returns -
  • Positively influence and lead store operations, driving a strategic and high impact business plan to enhance sales, grow customer traffic and improve overall bottom line performance -Setting the style and brand guide that
  • Reflects Harvey Norman's vision and values of next-generation consumer electronics -Implementing in store merchandising standards, brand image,
  • SOP's (store operating procedures) marketing calendars and various promotional plans -Utilizing consumer insights and demographics to enhance in store merchandising, thereby achieving critical take-up of top-selling products during times of economic and consumer decline -Improved bottom- line (net margin) through greater governance of inventory management, minimization of shrinkage and reducing the number of full-time employees -
  • Liaising with suppliers and consumers to gain retrospective views on markets and consumer trends -Creating various local advertising campaigns, actively building a positive relationship with media groups, thereby securing better placement and pricing for both local paper and radio advertising -Leading the recruitment, training and development of a performance driven team, ensuring that individuals take responsibility for sales, service, company policies and standards
  • Built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.
  • Maximized sales and minimized shrinkage through excellent customer service and adherence to standard practices.

Acting Store Manager

Noel Leeming
12.2014 - 01.2017
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
  • Reconciled daily sales transactions to balance and log day-to-day revenue.
  • Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
  • Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
  • Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
  • Launched staff engagement, gender diversity and cultural programs in addition to robust reporting tool that increased operational quality.

Area Account Executive

Xerox
05.2014 - 11.2014
  • Operating as the lead point of contact for any and all matters specific to your accounts - Building and maintaining strong, long-lasting customer relationships - Overseeing customer account management, including negotiating contracts and agreements to maximize profit
  • Delivered engaging and polished presentations to build connections with potential customers and distinguish business from competitors
  • Addressed problems with accounting, billing and service delivery to maintain and enhance client satisfaction
  • Secured high-value accounts through consultative selling, effective customer solutions and promoting compelling business opportunities.

Education

MBA - Business Administration And Management

Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, NZ
03.2024

Skills

  • Business development and planning
  • Strategic account development
  • Staff Management
  • Sales initiatives and techniques
  • Product expertise
  • Product and service knowledge
  • Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • Customer Relations
  • Leading Teams
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software

Certification

Lead Store manager - Harvey Norman New ZealandRanked #1 store from #11 (out of 35) in 2017 till now.

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Customer Relation Manager - Electric Department - Harvey Norman
03.2020 - Current
Store Manager - Computer Department - Harvey Norman New Zealand
03.2017 - 02.2020
Acting Store Manager - Noel Leeming
12.2014 - 01.2017
Area Account Executive - Xerox
05.2014 - 11.2014
Auckland University of Technology - MBA, Business Administration And Management
Joe Ismail