Sandra Soto
San Diego,CA
Summary
Innovative leader skilled in visual storytelling and space planning. Proven ability to coordinate daily operations while ensuring compliance and quality standards, ready to leverage expertise to enhance workflow efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Team Leader - Specialty Sales
Target
La Mesa, CA
10.2024 - Current
- Streamlined processes to enhance workflow efficiency and improve customer satisfaction.
- Effectively allocated tasks during high-traffic times to keep operations running smoothly and employees focused.
- Maintained focus during busy times and delegated tasks to employees to keep business running smoothly.
- Coordinated daily operations, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, organizational policies, and industry standards.
- Assisted in employee appraisals, promotions and terminations based on performance reviews.
Style Team Leader/Visual Merchandising Lead
Target
Lemon Grove, CA
10.2015 - 10.2024
- Developed training programs to enhance team skills and improve performance metrics.
- Coordinated merchandising efforts to ensure compliance with brand standards and visual displays.
- Collaborated with other department leaders to establish shared goals and ensure alignment across teams.
- Assisted in developing a build team of top performers in-store and to build district bench as a district trainer.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
Lead Design Assistant
La-Z Boy Furniture Galleries
San Diego, CA
10.2013 - 10.2015
- Collaborated with design team to develop furniture layouts and enhance showroom displays.
- Assisted in creating customer presentations using CAD software for customized furniture solutions.
- Coordinated product samples and materials, ensuring alignment with design specifications and client preferences.
- Visited job sites to take notes and record space measurements to create floor plans.
- Assisted interior designer in designing and creating comfortable and functional environments to represent clients' lifestyle, taste and budget.
- Scheduled home consultations to present sample fabrics and provide furniture and accessory recommendations.
Education
Associate of Science - Fashion Design
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Los Angeles, CA06.2009
Skills
- Customer relationships
- Relationship building and management
- Goals and performance
- Business development and planning
- Attention to detail
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Visual storytelling
- Space planning
- Brand consistency
- Creative vision
- Merchandise presentation
- Bilingual
Languages
Spanish
Timeline
Executive Team Leader - Specialty Sales
Target
10.2024 - Current
Style Team Leader/Visual Merchandising Lead
Target
10.2015 - 10.2024
Lead Design Assistant
La-Z Boy Furniture Galleries
10.2013 - 10.2015
Associate of Science - Fashion Design
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising