William Freitag

Jul 2015- Dec 2022: Store Manager; Greenville, SC

• Internally promoted to District's & State's highest volume store at the Haywood Mall, $8-9M annual volume.
• Management team of 7 which 4 were internal promotions still in place. Staff of 70+ during peak timeframes & led district in Visual Education for all leadership roles. Followed up & oversaw execution of all daily operations, company directives & store sales through direct reporting leaders.
• 2019- Store selected as 1 of 20 as most profitable to open early during pandemic, ending the year top 120 as all stores were open by end of 2020.
• 2021- Store delivered top volume year & top 100 brand performance as well as training of new store managers in store & testing new Buy Online, Pick Up in Store/ Ship from store programs. I also was responsible for 2 stretch assignments overseeing multiple locations to drive business & develop talent. Asheville, NC & Columbia, SC.

Jun 2014- Jul 2015: Store Manager; Augusta, GA

• Led a $6-8M business with a management team of 6 direct reports, staff of 40+ & a newly remodeled store.
• Created succession plan resulting in ASM becoming SM upon my promotion to higher volume & left the store below 2% loss & delivering double digit increases in all metrics to LY, resulting in top 40 company performance.

Dec 2012- Jun 2014: Assistant Store Manager

• Led operational excellence & sales for state's largest store, $6-9M annual volume & 2 direct reporting leaders with a staff of 65+.
• Successfully led Associate Training Management program for the district which encompassed 9 stores & resulted into 8 internal promotions through out the market.

Oct 2009- Dec 2012: Intimates Category Manager

• Led VSL bra business through a focus on talent selection, development & training of our "Bra Certification" program. Responsible for a team of 20+ & a Full Time "Bra Specialist".

Apr 2008- Oct 2009: Operations Supervisor

• Sales lead with a responsibility for operational & visual directives. Ranked #1 "Best" CSL through out timeframe based on metrics of Bras, Conversion & overall Sales.

Oct 2006- Apr 2008: Seasonal/Selling Associate