M Stoll Location: Saint Charles, IL 60174 ... rd of identifying opportunities, developing strategic plans and capturing market share. Grew sales from $25m to $30 m in 1 year (+20) Added $5 million in revenue in 1 year by introducing 1 new project Planned and successfully executed initial product launches for Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Kenneth Cole and Givenchy with consistent ranks in top 8.Tenacious Leader who's common sense approach enhances performance while keeping expenses low. Directed Regional Sales during division turnaround from $10 million loss to $6 million profit in 2 years. Realized 10% average annual profits on sales. Achieved $171K improvement in gross margin in one year. Orchestrated personal appearance of top fas ...
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M Doty Location: Chicago, IL 60660 ... grocery and c-store channels for Safeway/Dominick 's and Woodman's grocery chains in Illinois; as well as developed new accounts with Kroger's in Ohio and Michigan.Success fully led and managed a regional team across Il, AZ, & TX consisting of field managers, merchandisers and technicians who worked with me to maintain a multi-account territory, with over 70 locations in Chicago/suburban area, and across diverse retail channels. Restructured field merchandise manual and spearheaded merchandiser re-org pilot for future launch across entire company.Greatly improved product pricing, brand marketing & POS consistency, as well as promotional effectiveness within my region. Successfully p ...
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R Barnes Location: Lincolnwood, IL 60712 ... ship-bui lding skills. Proven ability to develop and execute strategic and comprehensive action plans to achieve financial, operational and human resource related goals. Successful in creating a customer-focused environment in which excellent service is provided to all customers. Self-motivated and able to lead and inspire diverse teams to accomplish important objectives with a great sense of urgency and instill a culture of financial accountability. Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.PROFESSIO NAL EXPERIENCETARGET , Broadview, IL 2007- Dec. 2009SuperTarget Store Manager 2008-Dec 2009Store Manager 2007- 2008Responsible for all financial, opera ...
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R Nicpon Location: Naperville, IL 60563 ... xperience Director of Store Operations7/2004 - Present Delray Farms, Chicago, IllinoisResponsi ble for 13 stores with annual sales exceeding 75 million. Responsibilities include but are not limited to : Total P&L, operations, new store openings, customerservice, hiring and terminating, human resources, ad planning, chamber of commerce, vendorliaison and the development of over 350 team members. Store Director8/2001 - 6/2004 Circuit City, Chicago, ILLTotal store responsibilities including : Outstanding customer service, staffing, trainingand development, total P&L, merchandising, implementing new strategies, mentoring andcoaching, leading a commisioned and noncommissioned sales ...
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J Tracy Location: Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 ... on skills helped maintain a loyal client base, many of whom have been clients for 10 or more years. Highly motivated self-starter learns quickly and requires little follow-up from superiors. Consistently developed high motivation, cooperation, retention among employees by creating a positive, exciting and fun work environment. EXPERIENCE April 2006 - January 2009 Stein Mart, Deerfield, Illinois ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER - OPERATIONS Opened Stein Mart's seventh location in the Chicago market as Operations Manager. Chosen to create and accomplished a positive team effort. Alternated with a second Assistant Manager, biannually, between Merchandising and Operations. Supervised Merchandise Managers ...
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T Bendtschneider Location: Chicago, IL 60605 ... ensive background in merchandising management, coupled with proven success in pinpointing opportunities, maximizing efficiencies, and enhancing productivity. Highly successful in reducing costs, developing new products, and providing advertising support.Demonstr ated expertise in developing and establishing high-impact merchandise assortments for print and web catalogs. Accomplished in driving competitive pricing and providing key insights for RFPs.Proactive contributor to client presentations in support of sales growth initiatives. Innovative problem solver with experience in defining business requirements for analytical tools and partnering with IT to streamline merchandising operations th ...
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C Kowalsk Location: Naperville, IL 60564 ... reased revenues 40% over a 6-year period for my employer.Added strength: Sales background with Design knowledge with self motivating work ethic. Lead by Example.Achievem ents & ResultsIncreased sales between 20%-30% consistently by re-establishing space to increase productivity gaining visibility, square footage and better traffic direction and merchandise flow daily. Initiated sweeping changes turning more product into sales increasing presentations (Wickes Furniture & La-z-boy) Demonstrated high level energy while motivating and inspiring a more productive team support to complete projects on time and under pressure. Turning around poor attitudes and directing start ups.Success ...
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J Tillman Location: N Barrington, IL 60010 ... rand expertise, customer service enhancements, strategic planning, marketing, consulting, product development, buying of fashion and home/basic businesses, and opening new stores. Expertise in sales growth and profit improvement, training and development, client special services, public relations, analytical and organizational skills, and creativity with extensive community participation. OBJECTIVE To provide leadership in retail organization seeking growth and development through strategic business strategy and staff development, service excellence, client development, and community visibility, utilizing creative energies and partnership development. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TARGET ...
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M Edwards Location: Oswego, IL 60543 ... cal promotion of products. Maintain complete accountability for sales and margins, rolling financials, inventory forecasts and strategic business plans. Proven ability to successfully evaluate long-term sales trends, margins, market conditions, consumer and competitor activity. Success in driving vendor relationships and negotiations to meet sales and revenue goals. Professional Profile* Evaluate vendor performance by establishing key vendor performance metrics including; on time delivery, quality, adequate shelf life and fulfillment levels, drive improvement in vendor compliance within each metric.* Drive cost reduction and value enhancement strategies in product cost, freight cost and ...
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C Schueler Location: Ringwood, IL 60072 ... am builder and player; strong analytical and problem solving skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills; desire and ability to interact with and motivate others; strong customer service orientation skills: profit motivated. Employment Sales Specialist August 2006 - Present Home Depot McHenry, IL Currently selling merchandise throughout the store specialising in flooring and window treatments. Computer Lab Supervisor April 1997 - July 1998 & September 2002 – August 2006 Johnsburg High School Johnsburg, Illinois Developed network infrastructure skills. Maintenance and development of Johnsburg High School web page. Development of database for analyzing Techno ...
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