Rebecca Kulick
Port Charlotte
Summary
Experienced in real estate and retail management, specializing in lead generation and team leadership. Proven track record of optimizing operations and enhancing customer service, contributing to increased sales and efficient project delivery.
Overview
1
1
Certification
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Realtor
House Match
Lakewood Ranch
05.2025 - 05.2026
- Lead Generation & Marketing: Developed targeted marketing campaigns to generate a 20% increase in buyer leads.
- Negotiation & Closing: Negotiated purchase agreements, inspections, and repairs to ensure favorable terms, reducing average closing time by 10 days.
- Market Analysis: Conducted comparative market analyses (CMAs) to advise clients on competitive pricing strategies.
Assistant Store Manager
Grauer's Paint and Decorating
Mechanicsburg
07.2024 - 01.2025
- Served as store manager during absences, ensuring smooth operations.
- Collaborated with store manager to design and implement merchandising displays, driving sales growth
- Assisted store manager in daily operations, enhancing inventory accuracy and optimizing staff scheduling
- Fostered strong customer relationships through exceptional service delivery and personalized assistance, leading to increased repeat business
- Ensured 100% accuracy and compliance with company guidelines by managing cash handling procedures
- Ensured store security by assuming responsibility for opening or closing the store and following all security measures
- Managed sales of Benjamin Moore paint products, ensuring customer satisfaction and product availability.
Store Manager
PPG Paints
Carlisle
07.2023 - 02.2024
- Led store employees in fast-paced environment, fostering communication and providing feedback to elevate team performance
- Managed inventory control and cash control alongside store opening and closing procedures, enhancing operational effectiveness
- Reconciled daily sales transactions, balancing and logging day-to-day revenue with 100% accuracy
- Completed point of sale opening and closing procedures, maintaining compliance with company standards
- Maintained product levels and organized backroom, optimizing inventory controls for effective ordering and stock rotation
Design Coordinator
Taylor Morrison, Inc.
Bonita Springs
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Developed design deliverables that elevated, differentiated, and functioned on-brand and on-strategy, enhancing brand value
- Developed strategic proposals and concepts for client approval, streamlining project timelines
- Consistently delivered projects under clients' budget, optimizing resource allocation
- Created tailored design options for clients, aligning with specific requirements and enhancing client satisfaction
- Utilized color theory and composition skills to realize client visions, contributing to successful project outcomes
Store Manager
Pier 1 Imports
Estero
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Directed store's daily operations, high-volume customer service, profit and loss management, and drove sales goals achievement
- Oversaw staff of 12-16, created schedules, provided direction, and managed discipline issues to enhance team productivity
- Recruited and hired talented Management and Associates based on business needs, strengthening team capabilities
- Delegated and ensured timely completion of Management Division of Responsibility, improving operational efficiency
- Coached sales associates on product specifications, sales incentives, and selling techniques, improving customer satisfaction ratings
- Maintained store's appearance and merchandising with ongoing marketing campaigns, increasing foot traffic
- Ensured proper cash controls and loss prevention procedures were in place and followed, reducing shrinkage
- Ensured payroll compliance and timely deadlines, supporting budget adherence
Design/Purchasing Coordinator
Kaye Lifestyle Homes
Naples
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Managed the design center, guiding customers from project initiation to completion for a seamless experience
- Created change orders, released bids, and generated purchase orders and VPOs to enhance procurement efficiency
- Met all schedules on time by ordering design and color selections within specified deadlines, ensuring project timeliness
- Specified finishes including doors, tile, cabinetry, countertops, plumbing, pools, and roofing supplies to fulfill client requirements
- Verified pricing for options and ensured competitiveness with market rates, maximizing client value
- Researched new features and ideas for implementation in designs, enhancing project innovation
Assistant Store Manager
Williams-Sonoma
Naples
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Led and inspired sales associates and managers to achieve team goals.
- Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives, and selling techniques, significantly increasing customer satisfaction ratings
- Reinforced customer service principles and goals to elevate customer satisfaction.
- Maintained visual standards through effective lighting, presentation, signage, and maintenance to enhance store appeal.
- Managed opening and closing procedures and recommended changes to enhance efficiency of daily activities
Assistant Store Manager
Pier 1 Imports
Venice
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Led team of six or more daily, ensuring efficient store operations
- Set and staged the floor to highlight weekly deals and entice customer purchases, increasing sales
- Coached sales associates on product specifications, sales incentives, and selling techniques, enhancing customer satisfaction ratings
- Streamlined organizational procedures for stocking inventory, training employees, and managing opening and closing tasks
- Managed opening and closing procedures and recommended changes to enhance efficiency of daily activities
- Received and processed manifests and daily truck deliveries, maintaining accurate inventory records
Education
Master of Arts - Organizational Management, Project Management
Ashford University
Des Moines, IA01-2015
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Ashford University
Des Moines, IA02-2013
Associate of Arts - Interior Design
Bradley Academy For The Visual Arts
Mechanicsburg, PA12-1989
Skills
- Property Listings
- Home Valuation
- Customer service
- Client Relationship
- Home Staging
- Contract Interpretation
- Purchase Order Management
- Merchandising
- Inventory Management
- Team management
- Supervising experience
- Assistant manager experience
- Store management
- Leadership
- Scheduling coordination
- Microsoft Office
- CRM software
- Computer skills
- Cash register
- POS
- Adobe Illustrator
- Visual design
- Design Support
- Architectural Practices
- Critical Thinking
- Budgeting
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Training development
- Administrative experience
Certification
- Substitute Teaching Certification
- Real Estate License, SL3635477, 05/01/25, 03/01/27
Additional Information
Authorized to work in the US for any employer.
Timeline
Realtor
House Match
05.2025 - 05.2026
Assistant Store Manager
Grauer's Paint and Decorating
07.2024 - 01.2025
Store Manager
PPG Paints
07.2023 - 02.2024
Design Coordinator
Taylor Morrison, Inc.
01.2020 - 01.2023
Store Manager
Pier 1 Imports
01.2019 - 01.2020
Design/Purchasing Coordinator
Kaye Lifestyle Homes
01.2017 - 01.2019
Assistant Store Manager
Williams-Sonoma
01.2017 - 01.2018
Assistant Store Manager
Pier 1 Imports
01.2015 - 01.2017
Master of Arts - Organizational Management, Project Management
Ashford University
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Ashford University
Associate of Arts - Interior Design
Bradley Academy For The Visual Arts