Gulnara Bakaeva, Store Manager

Gulnara Bakaeva

Store Manager

Azadea Group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree,
Experience
18 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 5 Months

Store Manager at Azadea Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since October 2009

- Greets customers and serves them efficiently and courteously on the shop floor, in the changing rooms and/or at the cash register, in order to ensure the provision of the highest standards of customer service at all points in the shopping experience.
- - Ensures the effective communication of sales plans and targets to the Shop/Department team, managing performance, developing and motivating employees, in order to ensure the highest levels of performance and the achievement, or exceeding, of sales targets.
- - Assigns routine and non-routine tasks and duties to Sales Associates, Cashiers and Coordinators, in order to ensure that activities are carried out in the most efficient and effective way.
- - Assists in the preparation of the staff schedule in order to ensure that the Shop/Department manpower is effectively matched to the shops operational requirements that will enable the achievement of the highest standards of customer service at optimum cost.
- - Assists and supports the Department Manager and/or Shop Manager in placing product orders and maintaining inventories in order to ensure effective stock management.

Store Manager at Liwa Trading Enterprises
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since March 2014

• Lead, inspire and motivate the store team to meet key store KPIs such as sales targets, ATV, ATU, conversion rates, shrinkage targets, and customer satisfaction ratings
• Work closely with the Area Manager to set, review and monitor KPIs for each division within the store and communicate targets to the store team
• Hold daily meetings with the store team to review store performance identify / resolve any issues that may prevent the store from achieving its targets
• Monitor store expenditure in order to ensure that the operating cost is in line with agreed operational budgets
• Monitor, review and track all store activities to ensure they are in line the company’s operating policies and procedures and ISO standards
• Monitor and review all in store procedures and make recommendations to improve efficiency ensuring all recommendations have been reviewed and signed off by the Area manager before implementation
• Ensure standard operating procedures to prevent / minimize any losses through damage and shrinkage are adhered to at all times
• Ensure the store is in line with the visual merchandising instructions of the Brand
• Process balance cash registers with receipts and handle customer refunds and complaints
• Handle customer complaints and ensure there is a focus on service recovery to enhance customer satisfaction
• Ensure goods received by the stores are cross checked with the Good Transfer Note (GTN) and report any discrepancies
• Train / coach store teams in line with brand guidelines
• Lead, coach and manage the performance of staff in line with good people management practices
• From time to time perform other duties as directed by the department manager

Supervisor Front Office at Oryx Hotel, 5 star business facilities
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • May 2007 to September 2009

- training the new staff
- Cashiering function
- Updating profiles for the guest
- Making reports
- Preparing reports for the outlet department
- Taking reservation true the phone
- Following outstanding LPO
- supervising around 15 persons
- checking all daily reports
- handling guest complains
- reporting to my Manager
- Making requisition for all items in front office

Receptionist Front Office at Moscow Hotel, Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2005 to April 2007

- Giving to guests the best smile
- Preparing all registration card of the arrivals for the day
- Checking all registration card of all departures for the day
- Posting invoice of the guest
- Handing for the check in or check out
- Updating in the system profile for the future reference
- Preparing reports for the outlet department
- Confirming tickets and answering some inquiry of the guest about the tours
- Sending pro - forma invoice to Travel Agent upon request and especially for the Cash Basis
- Responsible to make the guest enjoy and feel them welcome to our Hotel
- Assisting the guest for the printing documents, scanning and etc.

Education

Bachelor's degree,
  • at Institute of Bukhara
  • June 2001

Diploma

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service
Secretarial
Managerial Experience
Retail Industry
Store Management
Opera System
Internet Explorer
Photoshop
Fidelio Systetm
microsoft word

Languages

English
Intermediate
Russian
Expert
German
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

managerial development programm (Training)
Training Institute:
managerial trainings
Date Attended:
March 2013

Hobbies

  • traveling
  • reading books
  • music