Melanie Bennett
Mesa,AZ
Summary
Client focused Store Manager offering over 15 years of experience in retail operations, leadership development and profitability strategies. Passionate about recruiting, hiring, and talent assessment
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Store Manager
Sephora
03.2020 - Current
- Exceeded store budget goals producing YOY comp growth averaging 30%
- Succeeded in multiple company Field Objectives year after year at top level
- Support district talent needs with interviewing and collaboration among candidate pool for multiple stores.
- Interim Store Manager assignments throughout tenure in High Volume locations ranging from 14-22 million.
Interim Store Manager
Sephora
07.2023 - 12.2023
- Overview of Top Volume Door 22 million Annually
- Supervised Leadership team of 15
- Increased Field Objective - Beauty Insider near goal
- Maintained budget performance monthly 5-10%
Project Role Recruiter
H&M
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Coordinates and supports the recruitment of positions for the Districts for expansion and existing stores
- Supports in securing a consistent recruitment process throughout the district and supports in the coaching and training recruitment for managers in the District
- Maintains an in-depth knowledge of recruitment processes (candidate sourcing, resume screening, interview skills) from initial needs to the hiring stage
- Maintains overview of district recruitment goals and needs including the actual, expected loss, and over-recruitment needs as well as the amount of staff in training and the recruitment pipeline.
Store Manager
H&M
06.2013 - 03.2018
- Establish and oversee plans, budgets and variable costs for store; work with comparable sales to last year, sales to budget and future sales trends to maximize profitability with the
- Manage, recruit, on-board, train, develop and provide succession planning for all staff and management team in the store
- Participated in multiple district recruiting events in the Southeast region to support recruitment needs.
Accomplishments
- Training Store Manager program at Sephora 2022-2024
- Management Coach at H&M 2013-2020, Taleo Recruitment 2017-2020
- Certified Workshop trainer - Recruitment 2019-2020, Sales coach 2015-2020
Timeline
Interim Store Manager
Sephora
07.2023 - 12.2023
Store Manager
Sephora
03.2020 - Current
Project Role Recruiter
H&M
05.2018 - 05.2019
Store Manager
H&M
06.2013 - 03.2018