Kristi Parr
Mukwonago,WI
Summary
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Polished professional skilled at training employees on exceptional customer service etiquette and sales techniques. Gifted in overseeing all facets of customer-facing and back-end operations.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Store Manager
David’s Bridal
09.2014 - Current
- Manage and responsible for all aspects of running David’s Bridal retail store of approximately 45 employees.
- Responsible for overall brand standards, product inventory, visual merchandising
- Responsible for store sales performance and ensuring all customers have excellent shopping experience with us.
- Responsible for all recruiting, hiring, training and mentoring all staff members.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Set effective store schedules based on forecasted customer levels, individual employee knowledge, and service requirements.
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
- Managed store employees successfully in fast-paced environment through proactive communication and positive feedback.
- Maximized sales and minimized shrinkage through excellent customer service and adherence to standard practices
Store Manager
Charlotte Russe
05.2004 - 04.2014
- Responsible for managing retail store engaged by selling merchandise
- Recruited, hired and trained all team members
- Supervised and executed all processes and visual merchandising
- Rotated merchandise and displays to feature new products and promotions.
- Maximized sales and minimized shrinkage through excellent customer service and adherence to standard practices.
- Set effective store schedules based on forecasted customer levels, individual employee knowledge, and service requirements.
Education
High School Diploma -
Muskego High School
Muskego, WI06.2003
Skills
- 20 years in retail and fashion industry, with 17 years as retail leader and mentor
- Has strong drive for results with proven record of creating top performing teams
- Strong focus on developing talent, coaching, networking, recruiting, business acumen and clienteling
- Ability to respond well under pressure in high stress environment and able to pivot quickly with ever changing retail landscape
- Great abilities working in team situations as well as independently
- Excellent decision making and problem solving skills
- Self motivated and driven to reach and exceed goals
- Good organizational skills
- Use to working in fast-paced environment
- Great sense of urgency
- Delivers consistent results
- Proven ability to build long term relationships
- Effective time management
Timeline
Store Manager
David’s Bridal
09.2014 - Current
Store Manager
Charlotte Russe
05.2004 - 04.2014
High School Diploma -
Muskego High School
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