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Jacquel Chatman

Atlanta,GA

Summary

Dedicated Store Manager with 20+ years in store management. Well-versed in directing personnel, creating effective merchandising projects and using sales strategies to boost store sales. I am a Store Manager with a demonstrated track record of success in revenue improvement and cost control. Forward-thinking and resourceful with exceptional program management and team building strengths.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Multi Unit General Manager

Carters Inc
Atlanta, GA
02.2021 - Current
  • Revitalized operations and realigned plans to better capture new opportunities and take advantage of changes in customer habits.
  • Drove sales for two stores in district, generating $5.2 million in annual volume.
  • Located, developed and promoted talented employees to cultivate collaborative and hardworking leadership team.

Side by Side Store Manager

Carters And Oshkosh
Atlanta , GA
10.2019 - Current
  • Promoted to Store Manager of one of the company Highest profile stores
  • Lead visual walks for Corporate Oshkosh and Carters Visual team
  • Analyzing store historical KPI reports and looking for opportunities to improve
  • Drive results through people management, coaching and division of responsibility
  • Networking, recruiting, interviewing and hiring
  • Implementing corporate test for company
  • Set effective store schedules based on forecasted customer levels, individual employee knowledge and service requirements.
  • Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives and selling techniques, significantly increasing customer satisfaction ratings.

Dual Brand Store Manager

Carters/Oshkosh
197 West Bank Expressway, LA
02.2015 - 10.2019
  • Established operational objectives and work plans and delegated assignments to subordinate managers
  • Trained all new Assistant store managers and Supervisors in my District
  • Led Training Conference calls for management in my District
  • Promoted 3 times in less than 2 years
  • Reduced employee turnover through consistent development and empowerment
  • Completed performance reviews each quarter, offering praise and recommendations for improvement
  • Facilitated Store Manager feedback calls weekly
  • Increased all KPI's at three different locations
  • Supervised a team of 5 managers and 20 associates
  • Merchandising manager for all new store openings
  • Recruited, Networked and interviewed for my store and all other locations in the District
  • Improved stores results from being -16,000 to an increase of 30,000 in one quarter
  • Organized private mailbox system using mailbox manager software
  • Created new sales and marketing strategies to drive growth
  • Established training programs
  • Monitored weekly, monthly and quarterly achievement goals
  • Invested self training to teach other leaders in the District
  • Store Team 100% trained and active in their DOR
  • My Stores won Several Company contest by driving KPI's
  • Drive for results
  • Manage and Measure workload
  • Customer focus
  • Ready all Day standards

Store Manager/District Trainer

Stride Rite
3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd, LA
10.2013 - 02.2015
  • Managed staff of 15+ sales associates, 2 team leaders and 2 assistant managers
  • Assigned employees to specific duties to best meet the needs of my store
  • Instructed staff on appropriately handling difficult and complicated sales
  • Planned budgets and authorized payments and merchandise returns
  • Hired, trained and evaluated personnel in sales and marketing
  • Increased profits through effective sales training and troubleshooting profit loss areas
  • Increased sales volume by 10% in less than 1 year
  • Generated repeat business through exceptional customer service
  • Examined merchandise to verify that it was correctly priced and displayed
  • Established operational objectives and work plans and delegated assignments to subordinate managers

Store Manager/ Dmit

Body Central
6225 Powers ave Jacksonville Fl, FL
01.2002 - 02.2013

Increased profits through effective sales training and troubleshooting profit loss areas

  • Interviewed job candidates and made staffing decisions
  • Managed staff of 16+ sales associates, 2 team leaders and 4 assistant managers
  • Assigned employees to specific duties to best meet the needs of the store
  • Instructed staff on appropriately handling difficult and complicated sales
  • Scheduled and led weekly store meetings for all employees
  • Increased sales volume by 40% in less than 1 year
  • Generated repeat business through exceptional customer service
  • Placed in the top 3 in sales in the company
  • Recovered troubled stores including lowering shrink above 4% to below 1%
  • Trained all management in District
  • Collaborate with supervisors and marketing to identify opportunities to support sales
  • Communicate opportunities including strategies to drive sales
  • Merchandised grand openings on the vice president (Go Team)
  • Did store audits on stores in the District and Overseen the District in the absence of the DM
  • Assisted Dm by traveling to underperforming stores and coaching and developing team for success

Education

High School Diploma - undefined

West Jefferson High School
Harvey, LA
2001

Skills

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Strategic thinker
  • People Development
  • Operations management
  • Business Acumen
  • Detail-oriented
  • Results Driven
  • Trend analysis
  • Strategic planning
  • Effective leader
  • Creative merchandising

Timeline

Multi Unit General Manager

Carters Inc
02.2021 - Current

Side by Side Store Manager

Carters And Oshkosh
10.2019 - Current

Dual Brand Store Manager

Carters/Oshkosh
02.2015 - 10.2019

Store Manager/District Trainer

Stride Rite
10.2013 - 02.2015

Store Manager/ Dmit

Body Central
01.2002 - 02.2013

High School Diploma - undefined

West Jefferson High School
Jacquel Chatman