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Jennifer Allen

Sheboygan,WI

Summary

Highly motivated, customer service-driven professional offering 10 years of experience developing positive business relationships and coordinating quality business practices.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Store Manager

Gerhard’s Kitchen Bath & Lighting Store
08.2017 - Current
  • Drive sales collaboratively to meet store’s financial monthly goals
  • Develop repeat sales, new relationships, and future business with emphasis on building brand in community
  • Develop strong partner relationships with vendors to sustain pricing and agreements
  • Recruit, hire, and train according to business needs
  • Train team with new products launching, vendor focus and/or new processes/change
  • Merchandising planning and allocation, inventory management, construction planning and scheduling
  • Partner with other intercompany departments to ensure costing and expenses are billed appropriately
  • Event planning, scheduling
  • 2020 Design.

Associate Manager

Ulta
06.2015 - 06.2017
  • Recruit and hire according to business needs
  • Effectively build a schedule weekly based on budget
  • Lead and train team through new organizations/processes
  • Provide wow experiences to guest to build relationships.

Prestige Manager

Ulta
06.2014 - 06.2015
  • Effectively manage designated budget to achieve company goals
  • Promote positive and professional vendor relationships and coordinate all in store events
  • Ensure that all team is knowledgeable of new product lines and launches
  • Support the salon marketing their services to guests
  • 1/3 stores that made DAISY DREAM launch
  • Implemented new tool for company growth for salon services.

Category Manager

Victoria’s Secret ($4-6 million yearly)
05.2013 - 06.2014
  • Recruit and hire according to business needs
  • Coach and develop team to become sales experts
  • Lead change with new company strategies and technology advances
  • Strategize new resolutions for company directives based on store
  • Solve customer concerns with can do resolutions
  • Ranked BEST Customer Sales Lead 2x years.

Product Manager

Victoria’s Secret ($2-4 million yearly)
01.2007 - 05.2013
  • Execute the company brand guide by assisting the Category Manager in mapping and planning
  • Ensure compelling visual merchandising standards are achieved and maintained
  • Supports, models and enhances all selling and sales support behaviors to ensure a seamless customer experience
  • Assist Store Manager with new hire on boarding and training
  • Schedule Brand Guide activity.

Education

Bachelor’s of Science-Fashion Merchandising -

Westwood College
12.2011

Skills

  • Retail Store Operations
  • Team Building Training
  • Customer Service Excellence
  • Inventory Management
  • Merchandising Strategies
  • Business Analyzing
  • Problem-Solving
  • Multitasking and Organization
  • Outstanding communication skills

Accomplishments

  • Store #354 received Platinum Performance in 2010
  • Exceeded sales and profit goals by 2.7% in 2012

References

References available upon request

Timeline

Store Manager

Gerhard’s Kitchen Bath & Lighting Store
08.2017 - Current

Associate Manager

Ulta
06.2015 - 06.2017

Prestige Manager

Ulta
06.2014 - 06.2015

Category Manager

Victoria’s Secret ($4-6 million yearly)
05.2013 - 06.2014

Product Manager

Victoria’s Secret ($2-4 million yearly)
01.2007 - 05.2013

Bachelor’s of Science-Fashion Merchandising -

Westwood College
Jennifer Allen