Peaches Kandan

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Sales Manager at The Fabric House (2025-11 – Present)

Lead and supervise the sales team, set sales targets, develop strategies to increase sales and revenue, build and maintain relationships with clients and customers, train and motivate sales staff, track sales data and prepare reports, handle customer complaints, manage stock levels and coordinate with suppliers. Also manage social media platforms.

• Lead and supervise the sales team
• Set sales targets and monitor performance
• Develop strategies to increase sales and revenue
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and customers
• Train and motivate sales staff
• Track sales data and prepare reports
• Handle customer complaints and ensure customer satisfaction
• Manage stock levels and coordinate with suppliers
• Create and post content on platforms like Instagram and Facebook
• Promote products, sales, and special offers online
• Respond to messages, comments, and customer enquiries
• Grow followers and increase brand awareness
• Plan and schedule posts using a content calendar
• Analyze social media insights to improve engagement
• Run social media promotions or advertising campaigns
• Take photos/videos of products for marketing

Sales Assistant / Personal Assistant / Admin at Olala Interiors Ballito (2020-11 – 2025-10)

Maintained store cleanliness, stocked shelves with merchandise, maintained customer satisfaction through superior service, scheduled meetings and managed calendars, assisted with daily time management, answered phone calls and emails, ran errands, conducted stock taking, placed orders, followed up on stock and orders, outsourced items, attended supplier meetings, created quotes, selected fabrics and rugs, scheduled travel and accommodation bookings, greeted and directed visitors, ensured communication flow, captured documents, booked meetings, managed payment plans, assisted with organizing individuals, maintained office filing system, took minutes, and performed general admin duties.

• Maintain a clean store
• Keep shelves fully stocked with merchandise / merchandise is presented in an appealing manner
• Maintain customer satisfaction through superior service
• Schedule meetings and manage calendars
• Help with daily time management
• Answer phone calls and emails and take messages
• Run errands as requested
• Stock taking
• Placing of orders
• Follow ups on stock, orders, etc
• Outsourcing of items
• Supplier meetings and samples being updated
• Creating of quotes
• Selection of fabrics, rugs, wallpaper, etc
• Schedule travel, accommodation bookings
• Greeting and directing companies' visitors
• Ensure communication flows freely
• Capturing (pastel, estipc, work, power point)
• Booking of meetings/ appointments
• Payment plans and costings
• Assisting with keeping individuals organized and on schedule
• Maintaining office filling system
• Taking minutes
• General admin/assistant duties

Rides and Attractions Operator at Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi (2018-04 – 2020-01)

Operated rides and attractions, greeted guests, enforced ride restrictions, loaded and unloaded guests, rotated through different positions, and provided park information.

• Rides and Attractions Operator
• Greeting of guests
• Ride restrictions
• Loading/unloading of guests
• Position rotation
• Park information

Store Staff at NYK (upcoming brand) (2018-02 – 2018-04)

Opened and closed the store, managed stock control, managed staff, met targets, and maintained the overall image of the store.

• Opening & closing of the store
• Stock control
• Managing stuff
• Meeting target
• Maintaining the overall image of the store

Cashier at Lifestyle SuperSpar (2017-11 – 2018-01)

Worked as a cashier.

• Cashier

Cashier / Merchandiser / Sales Assistant at Cardies Ballito (2016-06 – 2017-04)

Worked as cashier, merchandiser, and sales assistant.

• Cashier
• Merchandiser
• Sales Assistant

Cashier / Merchandiser at Mr Price Clothing (2014-12 – 2015-12)

Worked as cashier and merchandiser.

• Cashier
• Merchandiser

High School Diploma – Tongaat Secondary High School (2015)