Regional Merchandising Manager
Rhodes Furniture, Inc.
Atlanta, Ga (Home Office); Pensacola, Fl (Regional Office)
•Region included 14 stores in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida & Louisiana.•Maintained 100% accountability for staffing, budgets, sales, and overall performance at all 14 locations.•Recruit, select, train, grow and maintain depth and contact with highly qualified talent in the Merchandising & Design fields for eventual placement within the region, as needed.•Procured and distributed new merchandise for each market while maintaining inventory levels in accordance with sales demand.•Consistently monitored Supply Chain logistics and communicated any disruptions or delays to local receiving and merchandising departments.•Managed new site launches and store relocations - including site selection, store layout and design, construction, staffing, branding, merchandising and stocking, through Grand Opening Day.•Full responsibility for 32 such projects while simultaneously functioning as the on-site Project Manager and maintaining oversight and accountability of my assigned, the Gulf South Region.