Summary
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Work history
Education
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Extracurricular Interests
References
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Noah Appleby

Hellesdon,Norwich

Summary

A friendly, enthusiastic and customer-focused individual with strong experience in retail management with a genuine passion and interest for cycling and outdoor activities. Confident working in fast-paced environments, delivering excellent service and working as part of a team to deliver results in a timely manner. A keen mountain biker with practical knowledge of bikes, maintenance and mechanical skills, looking to contribute to creating a positive and memorable guest experience at Center Parcs. A well-versed individual with strong knowledge of the Center Parcs brand who has strong leadership and problem-solving and works well under pressure to achieve maximum results for clients or customers.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work history

Sales Manager / New Store Preparation Lead

Next Thetford
Thetford
2025.01 - 2026.03
  • Contributed to the preparation lead and launch of a new branch in Thetford in the months prior to launch, coordinating and communicating with senior management
  • Coordinated stock and operational setup across 200+ hours in July 2025 working within our distribution centres
  • Managed and trained staff upon opening to support team performance and drive individual efficiencies
  • Analyse KPIs to improve efficiency and performance
  • Implement new strategies to maximise a commercially driven environment to drive sales and achieve VM standards
  • Currently a Line manager to a team of 15 staff members, communicating clearly and professionally at all times

Mountain Biking YouTube Channel

Self-employed
2018.01 - 2026.03
  • Built a profitable mountain biking youtube channel from the ground up over numerous years
  • Documented and gained new knowledge relating to bikes
  • Developed strong communication and presentation skills
  • Gained experience with analytics and key metrics to drive views
  • Learnt how to build bikes from the ground up

Internship

PBH Rail
York
2025.06 - 2025.06
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently
  • Quickly learned new skills within the surveying division of PBH rail and the day to day tasks that are involved in this sector
  • Successfully contributed towards tasks within tight deadlines

Person in Charge

Next Longwater
Longwater
2022.01 - 2025.01
  • Progressed into entry leadership role through strong performance
  • Managed staff and store operations when a manager was not present
  • Developed strong teamwork and customer communication skills
  • Followed Visual merchandising guidelines

Education

BSc - Geography

University of East Anglia
2023.09 -

A Levels -

Hellesdon High School
2021.09 - 2023.05

GCSEs -

Hellesdon High School
Norwich
2016.09 - 2021.05

Skills

  • Delegation proficiency
  • Communication proficiency
  • Results-Driven approach
  • Team building
  • Calm under pressure
  • Leadership
  • Inventory management
  • Tyre changing competency
  • Strong multitasking capability
  • Use of specialist tools
  • Bicycle mechanics
  • Suspension setup
  • Efficient time management
  • Customer communication
  • Component installation

Extracurricular Interests

Outside of work, I have a strong interest in the outdoors, regularly travelling across Europe for mountain biking and simultaneously seeking every opportunity to travel and explore new places, whether solo or accompanied. I also run a successful and profitable YouTube channel where I create and share videography content of my mountain biking travels, demonstrating creativity, digital skills and initiative. This has required consistency over many years, audience engagement and an understanding of analytics to grow and maintain viewership. I also enjoy meeting new people and maintaining a healthy lifestyle through regular gym training, which reflects my discipline and commitment. Additionally, I have a strong interest in cars and have recently restored a project Mazda MX-5, developing practical problem-solving skills and an appreciation for mechanical systems. This complements my technical knowledge of working on bikes which I also enjoy. I like to keep a busy lifestyle and these interests highlight my proactive mindset, creativity and ability to manage personal projects alongside academic and professional commitments.

References

  • Georgia Newey, (Store Manager) georgia_newey@next.co.uk
  • Selina Corbett, (Assistant store manager) selina_corbett@next.co.uk

Timeline

Internship

PBH Rail
2025.06 - 2025.06

Sales Manager / New Store Preparation Lead

Next Thetford
2025.01 - 2026.03

BSc - Geography

University of East Anglia
2023.09 -

Person in Charge

Next Longwater
2022.01 - 2025.01

A Levels -

Hellesdon High School
2021.09 - 2023.05

Mountain Biking YouTube Channel

Self-employed
2018.01 - 2026.03

GCSEs -

Hellesdon High School
2016.09 - 2021.05
Noah Appleby