1. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2015 – 2016 Pilates Instructor
Studio Pilates Hamilton and WOPS Brisbane
Instructing Reformer Pilates and Owner WOPS Mat Pilates
Haley
Bevan
2010 -2015 National Wholesale Manager
Adorne Pty Limited
Responsible for National and NZ sales reporting to MD and CFO
2009 -2010 Tutor/Sessional Academic
QUT Creative Industries Kelvin Grove
Tutoring students in the Fashion/Creative Industry
2001 -2009 Business Training & Development
National Retailers Association
Trainer in Visual Merchandising and Business Consultancy
CONTACT EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business – Retail Management
Monash University – incomplete and deferred
Phone
0409 639 038
Email
haleybevan@bigpond.com
Diploma of Retail Management
Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE
SKILLS
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Outlook
Windows 10
Mac iOS
Skype
haley.bevan1
Communication
Leadership
Management
Sales
Merchandising
Training
OBJECTIVE
To lead a creative team in an
industry that I am passionate about
and work with a brand that is
exciting and challenging
Consult and advise in all facets of a
fashion based business product
To work in business and build
relationship with clients to achieve
positive outcomes
Create excellence in customer
service
To work for an innovative and
progressive company
Address
4 Ellendale St
Balwyn North Vic 3104
1997 -2001 Wholesale Fashion agent
Haley Bevan Agency
Wholesale sales for Politix Mens and Ladies wear in Qld
1995 -1997 National Stores Manager
Politix
Melbourne based Mens and Ladies Fashion with 17 Stores Nationally
1993 -1995 Visual Merchandiser
Palmer Corporation/ JAG
Victorian State stores merchandiser
1992 -1993 Southern Sales Manager
Palmer Corporation/ JAG
Vic and SA Stores
1990 -1992 National Stock Controller
Palmer Corporation/ JAG
Controlling National Stock Levels
1989 -1990 Assistant Store Manager - Chadstone
Palmer Corporation/ JAG
1986 -1989 Assistant Customer Service Manager
Myer - Brisbane
Fashion Design Studies
Mt Gravatt Institute of TAFE
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2. CAREER DETAILS
Pilates Instructor – Studio Pilates Hamilton
September 2015-Oct 2016
Instructing Reformer Pilates
Building client relationship
Creating a motivational environment to workout in
Assisting to manage client injuries & needs to achieve goals
Driving the business & building the data base
Assisted with marketing strategies at the studio
Seeking & communicating with new corporate clients
Founder of WOPS (Work Out Pilates Style)
March 2015 - Aug 2016
Instructing Mat Pilates classes
Developed and setup Website /Logo
Built database and created Facebook marketing
Implemented Mind body software
Collaborated with Gym owners & Set up classes
Financial control & Business ownership transfer
Wholesale Manager - Adorne Pty Limited
September 2010 – July 2015
Responsible for managing National & New Zealand wholesale sales
Liaise and strategising with Managing director & CFO to evolve and drive all
facets of the business.
Developing sales strategies
Developing, implementing and driving KPI’s to achieve sales
Actively driving the sales teams to meet and exceed sales targets.
Created and coordinated the major Gift & Homewares tradefairs Nationally & in
NZ.
Support the sales teams to fully understand their roles, expectations and
performance criteria to achieve their goals and company objectives.
Using strategies to assess team training needs and co-ordinate required action
Actively using social media to communicate with customers and increase sales
Develop the sales teams to achieve profitable results through motivation,
counselling, skills development and product knowledge development
Manage the customer base and guide the State Managers to make effective
decisions regarding customer rankings and ability to supply
Foster a friendly team environment whilst holding team accountable for results.
Maintain the sales teams focus on establishing, building, and maintaining strong
customer relationships
Manage team relationships and conflict effectively
Achievement: Over 4 years I have increase sales and customer base and created a positive
working culture with many wins along the way.
Haley
Bevan
3. Haley
Bevan
CAREER DETAILS
Tutor/Sessional Academic - QUT Creative Industries Kelvin Grove
Feb2009-Nov 2010
Tutoring Students in KKB101 Creative Industries People and Practices
Tutoring Students in KKB102 Making Connections
Ensuring understanding of and the Fashion/Creative Industry
How to work collaboratively in the Creative Industry
Facilitate Tutorials for Assessments
Business Training & Development – National Retailers Association
Trainer/ Visual Merchandising/ Business Consultancy for various Retail
Businesses and private clients
July 2001-2009
Providing and developing tailored training programs for business
Building a client base
Training, facilitating and assessing training programs
Business analysis and providing recommendations
Creating a conducive training environment
Liaising with store mangers
Creating In house displays
Wholesale Fashion agent - Self Employed -“Haley Bevan Agency”
October 1997 to 2001
Wholesale Politix mens and ladies wear throughout Qld
Management of own business
Client base building
Liaising with the production manager & buyer
Creating a visual showroom to enhance sales
Achieving total sales growth by more than a 150 % and doubling the customer
base over a couple of selling seasons
National Stores Manager – POLITIX - Melbourne based with 17 stores
1995-1997
Directly liaising with director/owner
Achieving sales targets
Ensuring stores where visually merchandised to company standards
Staff training
Implementing and coordinating windows displays nationally
Setting up new stores (majority of stores nationally)
Achievements: During time in this position, record sales were achieved
4. CAREER DETAILS
Visual Merchandiser - PALMER CORPORATION/ JAG
1993-1994 Full time, 1995 Part- time
Visual merchandiser for state and southern stores and
Major wholesale accounts eg. Myer & David Jones
Achievements: Won Visual merchandising awards for various windows
State and Southern Sales Manager - PALMER CORPORATION/ JAG
1992-1993
Managing staff and sales for State (Vic) and Southern (SA) stores
Record sales in stores throughout Australia
National Stock Controller - PALMER CORPORATION/ JAG
1990 -1992
Controlling national stock levels
Stock analysis
Report writing
Achievements: During this period I was requested to go into stores that were
not performing and aim to turn the business around.
This was achieved in the following four stores: Chatswood NSW; Double bay
NSW; Rundle Mall SA ; Chadstone Vic
Achieved record sales in each of these stores by analyzing and questioning all
facets of the business, being hungry for sales, motivating staff, managing
everyday tasks efficiently, building the business and by presenting the store and
the stock in a professional manner
As a result of these achievements I was offered the position of Assistant National
Stores Manager
Assistant Store Manager – Chadstone - PALMER CORPORATION/ JAG
1989 -1990
Managing staff, sales and all aspects of running a store
Successfully managed the daily running of the store and as a result was offered a
head office position
Trainee Assistant Manager, Assistant Customer Service Manager - Myer (Brisbane
City Store)
1986-1989 1 year as Sales Assistant, 2 years in management
Responsible for business area “Ladies Sportswear Department”, which achieved
approx. two million in sales per year
Management of staff
Actively driving sales
Staff scheduling
Haley
Bevan
REFEREES
OTHER TRAINING
Phone
0419722822
Email
toni@adorne.com.au
Toni Holt
Managing Director
Adorne Pty Limited
Pilates Instructor for Studio Pilates International & Wops –workout pilates style
(own business)
Certificate IV Assessment and Workplace Training Course - Russo Institute of
Technology
Certificate IV Training and Assessment TAA40104 - Corelink Australia Wide
Palmer Corporation Train the Trainer Program and Leadership Program
Greg Meyer Motivational Sessions
Myer Management Program – Brisbane City Myer
Australian Institue of Management-
Effective Management of people- 2013
Phone
0421781808
Email
helene@creativeeconomy.com.au
Helene George
Founder/ Director of
Creative Economy
Phone
0458132668
Email
pcwillis@icloud.com
Paul Willis
Small Business
Consultant, HR
Specialist, Training
Facilitator, Coach