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Peter Yates
100 Royal Worcester Drive
London, England W1T 1JY Mobile: 7700 900129
Tel: (020) 7123 4567 peter-yates@email.com
Professional Summary
Experienced Furniture Sales Associate who was adept at negotiating favourable prices during promotional events. Adept at matching customer needs with inventoried product, answering customer questions and offering excellent customer service. Specialises in sellling consumer furniture and taking advantage of pricing specials from manufacturers.
Core Qualifications
- Award-winning sales professional
- Very familiar with furniture manufacturing process
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to engage customers in meaningful conversation that lead to increased sales
- Often assisted in placing product on sales floor
- Became known for approachable sales method
- Adept at developing repeat business
Experience
April 2010 to July 2014 Shaffer Furniture Sales-Manchester, UK Furniture Sales Associate
- Voted top sales professional in the company four months in a row.
- Developed large contingency of repeat and referral business.
- Assisted in developing marketing materials that made the sales process easier.
June 2005 to April 2010 Ultimate Furniture-Manchester, UK Furniture Sales Associate
- Trained new associates on the sales process and proper sales method.
- Regularly met or exceeded monthly sales quota.
- Often asked to assist unruly or unreasonable customers.
July 1998 to June 2005 Pick Furniture-Manchester, UK Furniture Sales Associate
- Won best sales volume award several times.
- Assisted marketing manager in developing print and online advertising.
- Became known for exceptional negotiating skills, especially during promotional events.
Education
1998 Tailor Secondary School, London, England, UK, Secondary School GCSE