Jason Brett Penny

• Recruited and hired individuals demonstrating passion, dedication and added value to team.
• Represented integrity and professionalism in business, serving as mentor and role model to staff.
• Interacted with customers and vendors with utmost professionalism to solve various problems.
• Maintained retail store presentation by overseeing merchandise replenishment, customer courtesy and inquiry response.
• Trained, managed and motivated employees to promote professional skill development.
• Motivated employees to share ideas and feedback.
• Forecasted sales, allocated resources and managed labor to improve productivity metrics by 100%.
• Provided leadership to 6 employees through coaching, feedback and performance management.
• Directed all day-to-day operations of fragrance department facility to provide safe and enjoyable guest experience.
• Formed and sustained strategic relationships with clients.
• Assessed each employee's individual strengths and delivered mentoring to improve upon weak skill levels.
• Analyzed variable data for operations to determine areas for improvement, increased efficiency and potential cost savings.
• Engaged professionally with staff, vendors and customers to build rapport and nurture relationships.
• Evaluated development strategy effectiveness and prepared alternative approaches to exceed goals.
• Contributed to organizational initiative to achieve weekly sales, budget and other targeted goals.

• Managed and maintained purchase orders and invoices.
• Placed orders for merchandise consistent with quality, quantity and other specification requirements.
• Established relationships with vendors to secure competitive pricing and discounts.
• Collaborated with sales team to identify and fulfill customer needs.
• Analyzed sales and inventory data to determine purchasing needs and reorder points.
• Evaluated product quality and vendor performance to maintain quality standards.
• Interacted with vendors, store managers and other stakeholders to maintain on-time deliveries.
• Monitored and analyzed sales records, trends, or economic conditions to anticipate consumer buying patterns.
• Developed and managed budgets for purchasing and projected purchasing needs.
• Sourced new vendors in effort to boost range of products offered in store locations while reducing costs through strategic contract negotiations.
• Reviewed each store location's buying trends to ascertain correct assortment of apparel for maximum sales and profits.
• Created hands-on training program for newly hired employees to acclimate each person to company policies and procedures and individual job duties.
• Provided clerks with information to print on price tags such as price, mark-ups or mark-downs or style number.
• Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
• Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
• Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
• Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
• Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
• Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
• Monitored and analyzed business performance to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments.
• Communicated clearly with employees, suppliers and stakeholders to keep everyone on same page and working toward established business goals.
• Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
• Developed and implemented business strategies to achieve business goals and stay competitive.
• Improved marketing to attract new customers and promote business.
• Planned and budgeted accurately to provide business with resources needed to operate smoothly.
• Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
• Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
• Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
• Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
• Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
• Improved staffing during busy periods by creating employee schedules and monitoring call-outs.
• Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
• Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
• Reduced waste and pursued revenue development strategies to keep department aligned with sales and profit targets.

• Scouted properties for rehabilitation and resale.
• Hired and managed all crews and workers.
• Created and implemented a design plan for the interior, exterior and all grounds.
• Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish all goals and meet deadlines.
• Always produced a high quality home / product that sold quickly and for a great profit
• Juggled multiple projects and tasks to ensure high quality and timely delivery.
• Demonstrated self-reliance by meeting and exceeding workflow needs.
• Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
• Contributed ideas during strategic and conceptual brainstorming sessions.
• Thoroughly researched design topics and studied information pertaining to topics.

Was consistently one of my account executives top producing Vendor Representatives

• Sold products and developed new connections through outstanding customer service and professionalism.
• Educated customers on product functionality through live demonstrations.
• Met with store managers to discuss product needs, accomplish sales goals and facilitate sales growth.
• Collaborated with team to develop effective, winning sales strategies.
• Assessed customer needs through detailed questioning and presented products to fill those requirements.
• Designed dynamic displays for products to increase overall revenue and specific product sales.
• Followed up with recent sales customers to establish working relationships and brand loyalty.