Hi, I’m
Holly Olson
Bay City,MI
Summary
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Kohl's
Store Manager
09.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Managed store associates successfully in fast-paced environment through proactive communication and positive feedback. Ranked top in the region in associate survey results that measure happiness at Kohl's in 2024.
- Responsible in hiring, facilitating training and mentoring new staff members. Including hiring significantly more staff fourth quarter. Also assisted in college recruiting for Kohl's Internships, attending career fairs and presenting to classrooms at Central Michigan and Saginaw Valley.
- Maximized sales by complying to merchandising direction quickly and efficiently operating truck process to get new freight out quickly. Ranked in top 50% in the company in comp sales 2023 and 2024.
- Optimized labor scheduling according to store needs while adhering to budget constraints, maximizing productivity without compromising service quality. Ranked top 10% in the company for payroll in 2024.
- Built talent within the district by developing a supervisor to be an Assistant Store Manager. And multiple leads into supervisors.
- Supported the district as a Sales champion. Sharing Sales results with the district and reaching out to other stores to support when those store managers are not in their buildings.
- Emerging talent to become a District Manager.
- Improved the scorecard from an outlier in the bottom 10% of the company to middle 50% by improving operations, merchandising, loyalty acquisition and associate engagement.
- Responsible for driving Sephora sales and Beauty Insider acquisition. Highest sales comp in the district in 2024 and exceeded expectations on Sephora metrics.
Kohl's
Assistant Store Manager
08.2019 - 09.2022
Job overview
- Developed great partnership with Store Manager to elevate store from bottom of the company to top 50%.
- Elevated merchandising skills and was a successful merchant of a difficult floorplan and high inventory levels. Increased sales by maximizing freight on the floor without compromising cleanliness.
- Led a team in prep and execution of a high volume Day After Thanksgiving's each year. Top 10 in the company in sales volume for that day.
- Prepared the store for successful regional manager visits while Store Manager was on PTO.
Kohl's
Assistant Store Manager
08.2018 - 08.2019
Job overview
- First placement after Kohl's Manager in Training.
- Promoted quickly to a higher volume store.
Education
Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MI
Bachelor of Arts from Human Resource Management
12-2017
Skills
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
- Associate relations
- Multitasking and organization
- Results driven
Timeline
Store Manager
Kohl's
09.2022 - Current
Assistant Store Manager
Kohl's
08.2019 - 09.2022
Assistant Store Manager
Kohl's
08.2018 - 08.2019
Central Michigan University
Bachelor of Arts from Human Resource Management
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