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Kim Cochran

Laurel,MS

Summary

Customer-oriented store manager offering several years of experience in retail operations, sales and service team leadership and profitability strategies. Organized and skilled at prioritizing daily tasks and following through to achieve performance and productivity goals. Recruits, trains, develops and manages team of store associates and assistant managers.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Store Manager

Big Lots
Laurel, MS
06.2023 - Current

Employed as Store Manager responsible for all day-to-day operations, including but not limited to customer service, staff management, sales and profitability, marketing, and budgeting. Storage genre was general and inclusive retail, including Aure furniture.

Store Manager

Tuesday Morning
Laurel, MS
10.2016 - 06.2023

Responsible for the day-to-day operations, maximum financial and production efficiency, freight-to-floor process, auditor for company inventories, relocation coordinator for Hattiesburg store 2018.

Assistant Manager

Shoe Station
Hattiesburg, MS
09.2006 - 10.2016

Managed up to 25 associates, responsible for opening and closing operations, inventory, and filling online orders.

Managing warehouse stocking in/out flow, general store operation.

Backup Head Teller

BancorpSouth
Hattiesburg, MS
10.2005 - 09.2006

Day and night, drop, deposit, maintenance, served as backup head teller, decision maker, morning balance.

General branch operation, loan and mortgage operations, trust, and premier banking departments. Also shared responsibilities in sales and marketing daily, as well as maintaining the secure deliveries daily.

Assistant Manager

Rose's
Hattiesburg, MS
09.1992 - 08.1998

All capacities of store operations, including management of customer service, front-end operations, cash office, human resources, and floor management.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Educaton

Usm
Hattiesburg, MS

Skills

  • Store Merchandising
  • Shift Scheduling
  • Budget Administration
  • Operations Management
  • Risk Management
  • Payroll Management
  • Team Development
  • Project Management
  • Promotional planning
  • POS Systems

Timeline

Store Manager

Big Lots
06.2023 - Current

Store Manager

Tuesday Morning
10.2016 - 06.2023

Assistant Manager

Shoe Station
09.2006 - 10.2016

Backup Head Teller

BancorpSouth
10.2005 - 09.2006

Assistant Manager

Rose's
09.1992 - 08.1998

Some College (No Degree) - Educaton

Usm
Kim Cochran