Managed staff of 19 sales associates, 3 team leaders and 1 assistant manager.
Assigned employees to specific duties to best meet the needs of the store.
Hired, trained and evaluated personnel in sales and marketing.
Instructed staff on appropriately handling difficult and complicated sales.
Scheduled and led weekly store meetings for all employees.
Increased conversion from 23 % TO 30% in less than 1 year,
Promoted 2 sales associated to team leaders
Store Manager, Dual Store Manager,Trainer
J. Jill
NorthPark Center, Dallas Texas
07.2006 - 08.2015
Dual store manager for 2 different locations increased metrics from -7 % to +8 % on plan, home store also made plan during this time.
Regional trainer for new Store Managers, trained 14 new store mangers for the region
Awarded Reach Manager winner for being top 10 mangers in the company 2011
Top in company in UPT, DPT, Conversion, and Credit card goals
Managed staff of 16 sales associates including 1 co-manager and 2 assistant managers, 2 team leaders
Generated repeat business through exceptional customer service
Managed one of the top volume stores in the company Finished #1 in the company for 2011
Picked to be Visual lead in new store openings
Store Manager, Dual Manager
Cold Water Creek
Dallas, TX
10.2005 - 07.2006
Dual manager for several months over the Stonebriar and Fire Wheel store .
Interviewed job candidates and made staffing decisions.
Assigned employees to specific duties to best meet the needs of the store.
Hired, trained and evaluated personnel in sales and marketing.
Increased profits through effective sales training and troubleshooting profit loss areas.
Trained and developed new associates on POS system and key sales tactics.
Training Store Manager (City Manager Orlando)
Casual Corner
, Destin and Orlando FL
09.1998 - 09.2005
Promoted to Training Store Manager, trained all levels of store teams for the region.
Promoted to city manager, responsible for operations of 3 separate locations,improved metrics and payroll in all 3 stores.
Managed staff of 18 sales associates , 3 assistant managers and 2 team leaders
Trained, promoted several managers to the next leadership level
Provided an elevated customer experience to generate loyal clientele.
Conducted weekly visits with Store Manager to discuss interior visual displays, including store window presentation.
Education
Associate of Science - Business
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA
Skills
Excellent customer service skills
Personnel development
Customer relations
Merchandising
Goal-oriented
Detail-oriented
Personnel development
Strategic thinker
Store displays
Staff training and development
Customer-oriented
Opening and closing procedures
Summary
Resourceful Manager offering a history of success coordinating and monitoring operations across various departments. Effective leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Highly committed with hardworking mentality to maintain quality of services and products.