District Manager, Store Manager, Sales Manager, Operations M
Work History
District Manager
Dollar General
08.2023 - Current
Manage 23 Stores in the Hanover Market
Administered monthly Quality Store Visits and Loss Prevention Visits
Drive Metrics and Investigate Internal/ External Loss Prevention.
Store Director
Marshalls
08.2022 - 08.2023
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the 3rd Highest Volume Store in the District
Managed 3 Salaried Managers and 70+ Team Members
1 in the District in Credit Card Signups
Assist in driving OSAT Customer Service Surveys for District #3107.
Market Sales Director (District Manager)
Shoe Sensation
02.2022 - 08.2022
Accepted a Position with Shoe Sensation as the Market Sales Director responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Stores in the Kansas and Nebraska Markets
Administered Monthly Loss Prevention Audits to all of the Stores in the Market; investigated Internal/ External Theft
Drove Metrics in the Stores which included Conversion, Sales, UPT, MPT, DPT, Email Capture, and Online Sales.
Operations Manager and Store Manager
True Religion Brand Jeans
06.2017 - 03.2019
Accepted a position with True Religion Brand Jeans as a Operations Manager of the Fashion Show Mall Kids Store and Adult Store; was later promoted to Store Manager.
District Manager
Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging
09.2014 - 09.2016
As the District Manager of Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging (DEI), I was responsible with the overall Retail Store Photography Business for the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Harrah's Hotel and Casino, Linq Hotel and Casino, The Cromwell, and The High Roller Observation Wheel in the Las Vegas Market
Oversaw the National Macaw Birds Training Program for all of the U.S
Market
Mentored and managed a team of 5 Direct Reports (Site Managers and the District Recruiter), with more than 400 Indirect Reports Employees (Assistant Managers, Supervisors, Leads, Retail Photographers, and Bird Handlers) committed to the overall success of the DEI business.
Operations Manager
Banana Republic Factory Stores
09.2012 - 05.2014
During my time with the Company, I worked at 2 different Stores in the Las Vegas Market (The $4.6MM a year South Premium Outlet and the $15MM a year North Premium Outlet locations)
Drove the productivity of the Team to achieve Store Results and ensure that labor was utilized to optimize Traffic and Sales.
Education
Marketing
Woodlawn Senior High School
Skills
Commission Sales
Sales Management
Operations Management
Multi-Unit Management
Employee Development
Employee Relations
High-Volume
Clienteling
Visual Presentation
Analytics
Budgeting
Forecasting
Ability to draw and read Planograms
Inventory Control
Loss Prevention Interrogations
CCTV
Project Management
Microsoft Word
Excel
Powerpoint
Peoplesoft
Kronos
ADP
Pinkerton
TMS
Reflexis
Accomplishments
Coordinated in Grand Opening the #1 Commitment to Plan Store in 2006 (Company Plan for us was $7MM but we made $8MM in 7 months; were trending to do $14MM prior to me moving to the Las Vegas Market).
Directed a team to become the #1 Average Sales Per Transaction Store in the Region ($57 per transaction) out of 65 Stores and #5 in the Company out of 410 Stores in 2007.
Guided a Team from October 2008-October 2009, to the #1 Customer Service Store in the Company.
Turned around a Store that had a 2.52 Inventory Loss; worse in the Company 60+ year History.
During my time in the Retail Industry, I have helped in managing a Sales Volume ranging from $1.6MM a year, to $42MM a year (2,000 sq.ft.-175,000 sq.ft.; up to 400 Employees reporting to me).
Additional Information
Left Dick's Sporting Goods in 2009 to take care of my Mother that lived with me in the Las Vegas Market. I worked a Part-Time job at Red Wings Shoes (Store now closed) to supplement my income.
Decided to leave Banana Republic Factory Store in May 2014 to pursue District Manager options.
Though I was a successful District Manager, due to Corporate Budget cuts, my position in the Las Vegas Market was eliminated before the start of the 4th Quarter 2016.
Due to Budget cuts with True Religion Brand Jeans, my position was eliminated. I worked a Part-Time Job with Smith's Food and Drug from March 2020-January 2022.