Resume category: APPAREL

         SUPERVISOR           Summary     Results-oriented, strategic sales professional with  thirty  years in the Retail industry.        Highlights          INFOREM, EXCEL, WORD,   Mainframe applications,   Telxon, Lotus Notes      Training and development      Results-oriented                 Accomplishments     Reduction in Shrink with total store awareness.  Increased Sales with coaching Customer Service awareness.  Achieved Award on Credit card sales with training staff to sell the benefits of the card.  Award and Trip to home office for Outstanding Performance.  Award for Staff of the Month.  ​  ​       Experience      Company Name     April 2013   to   Current     Supervisor   City  ,   State      Provide Training and Direct Supervision for all clients.  Demonstrate actual job functions during training process.  Maintain appropriate work standards to the highest degree within the community.  CPR & First Aid cards up to date.  Within three months I supervised my own team on Community Job.  Train all the new hires for Enclave Supervisor position.  Complete the weekly schedule for all Enclave Supervisor's and Enclave clients.  Moved into the Workshop area to train and coach clients too prepare for jobs in our Community.  Train all new Staff in the workshop area to prepare our clients for community jobs.  Staff of the Month award.          Company Name     November 2007   to   March 2013     Store Manager   City  ,   State      Oversee the entire store for Merchandising and Company Standards.  Develop creative plans to increase store sales and decrease loss.	 				 Provide training and development for Assistant Store Managers and Associates.  Manage store expenses and payroll to best address the needs of the business.  Maintain communication with District/Regional Management.  District winner achieved 110% over last year Credit Goals.  Decreased store shrink of 1.44% to .90%.  Increased sales as Assistant Manager over million dollars per last year.          Company Name     April 2006   to   November 2014     Assistant Store Manager Soft lines								 Assistant Manager   City  ,   State      Manager of twenty million dollar Corporate store.       Directed team of thirty associates along with seasonal associates including Managerial.   Implemented the team to the Company's new merchandise and visual standards.    Men's department exceeded plan sales and was Number One in the Company.         Interfaced with Buyers, Corporate Visual Merchandising Team on a daily basis.         I           Company Name     September 2004   to   April 2006     Department Manager Ladies Apparel							  Manager   City  ,   State       Manager of five million dollar Ladies Apparel department with 49.6 sq. footage.    Directed team of twenty   associates along with seasonal associates including Managerial personnel.      		 Coordinated Visual Merchandising and Inventory Control.   Recruited associates for the entire store.  	  Exceeded Spring Sales & Credit Goals.          Company Name     April 2001   to   September 2004     Associate Merchandise Planner Home Area   City  ,   State      Create, review and input financial plans by location.  Analyze sales and stock performance, including tracking and analyzing sales and stock by location for department/class/vendor level to maximize trends using online systems to recommend strategies.  Communicate with stores and RMM's on business opportunities, assortment needs, stock levels and    strategies by door to maximize sales and presentation.  Review and validate sales and promotions through adequate location prep and recap results.  Allocate merchandise, recommending orders and assortments by projecting needs and then allocate     orders by store/region.          Company Name     April 1997   to   April 2001     Replenishment Analyst   City  ,   State      Solely overseen adequate core merchandise levels for major retailer with emphasis on intimate	   apparel, men's dress shirts and accessories.  Utilize the Inforem Replenishment System to maximize sales and optimize turn in core merchandise.  Conducted extensive training for buyers and assistant buyers on the Inforem Replenishment System.  Coordinate partnerships with merchants and vendors to identify replenishment opportunities along		    with validating and editing merchandise assortment.  Shop the market quarterly.          Company Name     October 1996   to   April 1997     Linens &Soft Lines Manager   City  ,   State      Directed all activities related to operating my departments.  Coordinated the re-merchandising of the linens department.          Company Name     January 1992   to   October 1996     Store Manager   City  ,   State      Managed one of the largest sites for this upscale lingerie chain (with 120 stores nationally).  Recruited, trained, scheduled and supervised a seasonal staff of forty including managerial personnel.  Successfully maximized sales reduced shrinkage from 3% TO 2%.  I was awarded with a trip for outstanding performance.          Company Name     September 1979   to   January 1992     Soft Lines Manager/Assistant Manager   City  ,   State      Directed a team of 35 associates for all Soft Lines.  Coordinated visual merchandising and inventory control.  Interfaced extensively with buyers, designed and implemented visual merchandising.          Education      Philo High School     1979       High School Diploma      City  ,   State  ,   United States            Muskingum Vocational School   1980         Nurses Aide Certification    City  ,   State  ,   United States            Skills    Assistant Manager, CPR, Credit, Editing Sku's. Financial, P&L. First Aid, Inforem, Inventory Control, Lotus Notes, Mainframe, Managerial, Market, Merchandising, Organization. EXCEL, WORD, Payroll, Personnel, Sales, Supervisor, Supervision. Teaching,Training and Coaching. Customer Service.