Sebastian du Preez
Auckland,AUK
Summary
Top-producing National Sales Manager with a motivated and hardworking mindset focused on continuous improvement. Highly effective at turning around regional sales teams and increasing revenue in stores that were under performing. I was appointed as a Store Manager to turn around a struggling store into the most profitable and over achieving stores in the country for Gun City Ltd in only 12 months. I demonstrated skill at improving store operations, increasing top line sales and reducing costs. Personally I am successful at sales growth, customer growth, budgets and goals. I am a top performing sales representative with a solid record of consistently achieving customer retention goals through relationship building and advanced product knowledge.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
National Sales Manager
Gun City
Penrose, Auckland
05.2022 - 02.2023
- Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual sales forecasts to determine short and long-term performance objectives.
- Built strong relationships with vendors and suppliers to ensure favorable terms of delivery and payment conditions.
- Grew the sales in the North Island and reestablished relationships with stores.
- Provided feedback to senior management on ways to improve sales processes.
- Acknowledged nationally for generating revenue, acquiring high-profile clients and maintaining high customer retention record.
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales revenue.
- Monitored competitors' activities and adjusted pricing accordingly.
- Stayed up to date with new product launches and kept sales team members on board with changing plans.
- Promoted brand awareness to targeted demographic by contributing to marketing campaign development.
- Motivated staff to become top sales closers and exceed benchmarks.
Sales Consultant
Gun City Limited
Redwood, Penrose, Christchurch & Auckland
03.2018 - 02.2023
- Analyzed customer needs and identified solutions to meet their requirements.
- Worked with fellow sales team members to achieve group targets.
- Developed and maintained relationships with clients to increase sales revenue.
- Ensured customer satisfaction by providing follow-up support after purchases.
- Increased revenue by skillfully upselling and closing customer sales and driving product benefits around client needs.
- Analyzed customer needs and preferences to recommend appropriate products.
- Listened to customers to understand needs and refer to optimal services.
- Top performing salesman with the highest value per hour for 3 years in Auckland.
Store Manager
Gun City North Shore
Wairau , Auckland
02.2023 - Current
- Recruited, trained and supervised new employees.
- Turned the sales around from only achieving target 3 times in 12 months over a 3 year period to hitting target 11 out of 12 months.
- I turned around the sales team to achieve an increase of 25% in sales per per month on average.
- Conducted daily store operations, including opening and closing procedures and cash handling.
- Created weekly work schedules for store personnel.
- Managed inventory tracking and physical inventory counts to minimize loss.
- Resolved customer complaints in a timely manner.
- Balanced sales, reconciled cash and made bank deposits to facilitate opening and closing duties.
- Monitored employee performance and identified performance gaps for corrective action.
- Maintained accurate records of employee performance reviews.
Education
BBA - Accounting
University of Auckland
06-2025
Middleton Grange School
11.2018
School -
Paul Roos Gimnasium
06.2017
Skills
- Team Development
- Employee Training
- Store Merchandising
- Revenue Generation
- Project Management
- Retail Inventory Management
- KPI Tracking
- Account Retention
- Key Account Management
- Sales Presentations
- Staff Recruiting
- Product Sales
- Sales Strategies
- Sales Training
- Client Relations
- Sales Expertise
- Networking Expertise
Certification
- Leadership and Management Certificate from Business Training New Zealand
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Afrikaans
Native/ Bilingual
Dutch
Elementary
Affiliations
- Hunting
- Fishing
- Socialising
- Family focused
- Tramping
- Boating
- Exercising
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Store Manager
Gun City North Shore
02.2023 - Current
National Sales Manager
Gun City
05.2022 - 02.2023
Sales Consultant
Gun City Limited
03.2018 - 02.2023
BBA - Accounting
University of Auckland
Middleton Grange School
School -
Paul Roos Gimnasium
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