Josh Adcock

• Lead trainer for all stores and corporate sites in the US and CAN (1200+ people).
• Report into Head of Retail (80%) and Head of HR (20%).
• Rolling out quarterly onboarding program for Retail and Corporate new hires.
• Designing new Leadership program in partnership with HR. To be launched August 21.
• Developing ROI tracking for all trainings which includes both qualitative and quantitative data.

• Along with Training Team, quickly shifted trainings to virtual platforms at beginning of pandemic. Topics virtually trained included: Health and Safety, Remote Management, Omnichannel Services, Store Opening Training and more.
• Developed weekly in-store training concept for both full and off-price locations.
• Designed and facilitated "training days" for Retail Conferences in 2018 and 2019.
• In partnership with Global Training Team, developed new "Retail Academy" onboarding concept. Launched in US and CAN in 2018.
• Regular store visits and travel to retail regions as needed.
• Support Wholesale team with Nordstrom and Bloomingdale's conclaves.

• Traveled North America delivering trainings including: Store Opening, Brand, Selling, and more.
• Enabled in Hugo Boss Leadership Training.
• Received SHRM-CP certification.

Managed Rag and Bone shop in Women's Contemporary Department at Saks Fifth Avenue. Led team of 5 to achieve and overachieve seasonal plans.

Worked in wholesale sales for a variety of Luxury and Mid-tier brands. Traveled to annual trade shows and visited stores and markets as needed.

Worked in a variety of positions within retail stores with ever increasing responsibility. Top Seller at Marc Jacobs 2003-2004.