Svavar Þórisson provides his curriculum vitae, outlining his extensive career in operations management, project management, and retail management. He has over 15 years of experience managing stores, projects, and operations for furniture and home goods companies. Svavar is fluent in English and has good working proficiency in Danish and German. He includes recommendations from CEOs and managers he has worked with that can attest to his problem-solving skills and ability to work well with others.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Svavar Þórisson
Social number 280869-3259
Adresse Hlíðartún 2
Town 270 Mosfellsbær
Country Iceland
Telefone 6968449
Email svavar69@gmail.com
Carrear
2014-2016 GunnarEggertssonhf.Wholesale Purhasingandsalemanager
In cargeof all purhaseandsalesforthe Signmakingindustry.
2013-2014 Indipendenttradingand consulting
2012-2013 Sportsdirect Iceland Manager
2011-2012 Múrbúðin ehf. Head of operations/Areamanager
Ran the flagship store Múrbúðarinnar Kletthálsi 7. Adviced the ownerregarding inventory
issues, buying issues and over all other issues. Did all xmas purchasing for the company.
www.murbudin.is
2011 Byr Bank Advicer/Project manager
Oversaw the accutitionof a large furniture stock from a company going bankrupt.
Documented all stock, opened a store ran it and oversaw all issues until al stockwas sold.
2009-2011 Klinkið Dollarstore+ Manager
Ran the store, had final say in item purchase and took care of HR issues.
2005-2008 Rúmfatalagerinnehf.(JYSK)/ Lagerinnehf.Projectmanager / Advicer
 Worked in various project for these companies. (As seen in recomendation letter)
 Oversaw the reorganizing stock alocation in Rúmfatalagersins (JYSK) in Estonia and Lithuania.
 Was involved in opening the first store for Rúmfatalagersins in Bulgaria.
 Was involved in the reorganizing of the retail chain The Pier in UK. No proffit for 16 years took
me and my team 9 months to show proffit.
 Was involved in fixing stock issues in ILVA in the UK.
The Pier Iceland.
Operations manager over the settup of the first The Pier store in Iceland. Was in charge of all
aspects from setting up the company until handover after opening. Among other responcebilities
were to design new shelving system, designing the layout and setting up the store. Hired all staf. Did
the marketing plan for the opening. Went to purcasing trips to China and UK. Was kind of a one man
show.
ILVA/THE PIER
Designed shelfs and floor layout for „shop in shop“ where The Pier stores were set up inside 3 Ilva
stores in UK and 1 in Iceland.
2004-2005 Rúmfatalagerinnehf. StoreManager
1998-2001 Icelandicweatherinstitued Avalangecontrol
1999-2003 AllinnSportbarSiglufirði Owner/manager

2. Computer and languages
General computer knowlage is good. I have workedon Navision, DK, QuarkXpress,
Photoshop and all the major Officeprograms.
I speak and write English fluently.I also speak and write Danish and Germany farly good.
Education
2013 Tölvu-og Verkfræðiþjónustan Projectmanagement
2013 Tölvu-og Verkfræðiþjónustan Exceladvanced
1999 Nýji tölvu-og viðskiptaskólinn QuarkXpress / Photoshop/Excel
1989 Menntaskólinn að Laugarvatni Grad. Student in languages
1988 Menntaskólinn á Laugarvatni Grad. Toteach sports in preliminary schools.
Other
My main hobbies are: Traveling, my workand meeting new people.
Through my workI have gathered a lot of connections in the world of procurement and
purchasing. Both in small household items as in furnitures.
I am very good in workingwith and getting people to work withme. I am very problem solving
oriented. I do not see problems, only solutions.
Recommendation
SigurðurBerntsson Financial managerArevehf.
Tel: +354894 5910 siggi@arev.is
LúðvíkKristjánsson CEOJYSK Kanada
Tel: 0014167213556 ludvik@jysk.ca
MagnúsSigurðsson CEO, Rúmfatalagerinnehf. JYSK Iceland
Tel: +354820 8010 magnus@rumfatalagerinn.is
EinarBirkir BankingregulationinstituteofIceland
Tel: +3548202200 einar.birkir.einarsson@rb.is