James Dawson

*Manage highest volume store worldwide

*Fast-paced environment with high visibility and impact.

*Accountable for developing both leaders and athletes within a high volume store to successfully implement Nike's programs to have a

exceptional consumer experience in order to drive business results.

*Vineland store has a great inclusive and diverse team through it's hiring process and we are able to develop and train them with accountability to deliver the Nike experience to our customers on a daily basis.

*Able to lead, value and inspire our team to prioritize this customer service.

*Ability to process non-routine information and convey complex information across diverse audiences.

*A strong connection to the community can further build partnerships supported by Nike's Community Ambassador program.

*Support of RDD to help develop long term strategies for our store's growth and opportunities to maintain safety standards, compliance, loss prevention practices and facilities maintenance.

*Leading people, store operations, and store environment to achieve sales, service, organization, customer satisfaction, and profitability goals while maintaining safety and operational standards.

*Responsible for communication and delivery of rewards and recognition of the store team; build succession plans and effectively handle performance and corrective action processes to drive People Strategy planning.

*Safety standards, compliance, loss prevention practices are constantly being obtained.

*Drive store operations and brand initiatives, including P/L statements, labor management, expenses, activations and programs all while coordinating all the team and critical metrics of the store.

Daily operation of business

• Oversaw and responsible for 9 stores
• Produced $50+ million in annual sales
• Oversaw 'Market Transformation' of Orlando (2015)
• SA Promoter award (Customer Service)
• 2nd Ranked DM in company in KPI's
• #1 Sales to budget in region and #2 for company (2015).

• Oversaw and responsible for 10 stores in 4 states
• Produced $30+ million in annual sales
• Best Loyalty conversion in company
• Payroll awards
• Third ranked DM in company on KPI's.

• Responsible for all store operations including recruiting, hiring, training, driving sales, loss prevention, payroll and human resources
• Sales Gain of 2.5 million over the 2 years
• Improved Shrink from 1.75% to .65%
• #1 in district in all company sales metrics
• Hired, trained and promoted 4 department managers.

• Oversaw and responsible for 14 stores
• Produced $30+ million in annual sales
• Recruitment, training, staffing and merchandising of one store opening
• Oversaw number one volume store producing a volume of $7.7 million
• Received District Manager Million Dollar Gain Ring.

• Responsible for 18 stores covering 5 states
• Produced a total district volume of $23 million in annual sales
• Involved in entire process of opening 13 stores over a two-year period including segmentation
• Sales gain of $7+ million in comparable sales
• Yearly shrink of -.39% in high theft locations (received Best Shrink)
• Regional team of the year (top for overall sales, labor, inventory, expense control and team contribution)
• Received District Million Dollar Gain Ring.

• Responsible for all store operations including recruiting, hiring, training, driving sales, loss prevention, payroll and human resources
• Managed $3+ million store in Tallahassee, Florida
• Manager of the Year, Sales Gain Award, Loss Prevention Award, Labor Control Award (1999-2003)
• Raised highest totals for The Finish Line Youth Foundation each holiday
• Manager Trainer of the Year (2003)
• Received Nike Certification
• Received SKU Certification
• Graduated WickLander-Zulawski's School of Interrogation (loss prevention).