Bushra Umar
**************@*****.*** • 571-***-****
Profile
● Silver Medallist for arts and design creative model and holds the Best Salesperson Team Award.
● Strong management-orientated and technically adept sales advisor in the fashion and arts industry with more than six years of sales management experience.
● Possesses an extensive knowledge of team management by using the right initiatives and placing stringent measures while setting self-targets.
● Effective communication skills – Oral and written.
● Sound knowledge of the USA fashion and design industry with multiple job experiences.
● Ambitious team leader who integrates well into management teams and has the capacity to work on her own initiative and copes well under pressure.
● Excellent time management and customer service skills. Ability to meet sales targets both prescribed and self-imposed.
● Sound knowledge of MS Office and customer presentation. Employment History
Macy’s chain of stores Based in Pentagon City December 2020 – To-date Beauty Advisor
Working as a Lancôme Beauty advisor.
The key responsibilities are listed below:
● Preparation of sales targets and feasibility on how to achieve the set goals.
● Expert advice to clients on skin care products and long-term effects.
● Excellent negotiation skills.
● Flexible in client relationships.
● Sales forecast & Trend analysis.
● There is a great deal of planning on achieving the set goals within the company’s policy.
● Enhance knowledge of customer and company relationships.
● Day-to-day planning in line with the change of new product launch.
● Month-end sales review of pending sales targets.
● Monitoring the regular movement of long-term clients and understanding their requirements.
● The internal control system on revenue leakage by using the right initiatives
● Workforce management in line with the seasonal results output.
● Communication skills play a vital role in the sales industry. Therefore, always well-focused on the line of duty.
JJ Fashion and design Based in city Mall March 2016 – 2018 Sales supervisor
Worked as a sales supervisor in a medium size fashion industry and played a key role in the company and was well-known as an asset to the company. The key responsibilities were as stated below;
● Achieve sales targets by pre-defined processes and procedures.
● Excellent customer-focused self-determination in targeting the right clients.
● Understanding of the role & responsibility and preparation on how to stay in tune with the role.
● Managed numerous relationships with corporate clients.
● She supported the BDMs in understanding the status of the sales affairs for more realistic targets rather than limited booked vision.
● Worked alongside sales management to learn how to set targets and a consistent approach to achieving these goals.
● Liaise with the purchasing teams on what stock to order more with a refined line of products.
● Maintained the company’s policy and procedures
● Health and Safety Awareness
● Communication with the other branches to understand what line of products are more in demand.
Skills and Achievement
Personal & IT Skills:
● Comprehensive understanding of customer relationships in the fashion industry.
● Sound experience in small to medium size team motivation and management.
● Experienced in analyzing complex sales budgets, defining problems, collecting data & draw factual conclusions.
● Extensive knowledge of customer relationships at all levels by using the self-initiatives rather than a rigid booked version set of guidelines.
Education and Qualifications
● 1998– 2001: BA (Hons) in Art studies
Garrison University
● 1996 – 1998: A Level in Science subjects
GC College for Further Education (Pak)
Interest
● Passionate about fine arts and water painting particularly in the dry season. A great deal of interest in the stock market and learned a lot in an unfortunate pandemic era when the stock market had the roller coaster ride upwards and the same mirror image down when wiping out millions of dollars.
● Exploring the cultures of different countries and having taken part in a few brief projects held in NW Pakistan, China, and USA exploitation in events management. I have also attended many art exhibitions in UAE.
● Enjoy playing sports, particularly Swimming, and Badminton.
● Passionate about reading about arts & design and international politics/world economies. References available upon request