Benjamin Forrest Email & Phone Number

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Passionate Sr. Retail director with a track record of above-quota results in all facets of the business to include Talent Development, Operations, Sales, Marketing, Merchandising, Human Resources, Merchandise Allocations, P&L responsibility, and Real Estate Strategy.Poised, innovative, strategic team leader and company contributor. Developed, piloted.

• As a Sr. Regional Director, I lead, develop, and inspire a team of District Managers in all facets of running a profitable business (people, customer, operations, omni/loyalty, and product/merchandising). I am the.
• Leader of sales performance of 10 Districts comprised of 126 stores generating $600M+ in Annual sales
• Territory Operations responsibilities to influence and lead decision making in areas of Inventory Management, Real-estate selection and payroll management/investments of the Territory’s 370+ stores.
• I am a part of the Upper Field Leadership Team responsible to develop, own, sponsor and influence strategic initiatives that have a significant impact on the entire field organization
• Attract, develop and fuel a talent pipeline in support of the region, brand and enterprise talent strategies
• Critical role in support of future growth at Gap Inc; responsible to identify experiences and learnings in support of professional talent development and aspirations of advancement

• Leader of sales performance of 10 Districts comprised of 110 stores generating $500M+ in Annual sales
• Inspire and provide strategic guidance to a regional team comprised of District Managers, HR, LP, and Visual
• Develop individual, team and peer performance & capabilities via clear expectations, intentional conversations, meaningful recognition and accountability
• Model and inspire the regional and brand team to embody Gap Inc. culture and values. Be fast. Be fearless. Be better. Be bold. Experience prior to Old Navy...

• Leader of the sales performance of 85 stores in a 15-state region. Lead a team of 8 direct report District Managers to top comp region in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
• Exercise full-charge P&L control of all operations with a focus on leadership development, metrics compilation and analysis, goal-setting, loss prevention, and performance management. Ensure effective implementation.
• Achieved several organizational bests to include: Overall Sales Performance, Payroll to Sales, Average Wage Reduction, Clearance Inventory Sell Through, Shrink Reduction and Operational Audit Scores.
• Revised the Company’s payroll model, delivering substantial reductions while increasing productivity. Justified revisions to the corporate executive team, gaining acceptance and ultimately orchestrating an.
• Met or surpassed all performance metrics despite woeful economic conditions.
• Three-time Diamond Council (top 10% overall performance) and Regional Director of the year 2015.