Brian Mohammed Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, Us

Seattle, Washington, Us

OverviewThe Customer is First. Success as a Eddie Bauer Store Manager is about leading a customer-focused, sales driven, profitable and productive store location. Our best Store Managers inspire and motivate others by modeling our core values, expertly engaging Customers and demonstrating passion for selling PacSun fashion, brands and trends. Store Managers aim to meet business sales goals, create compelling customer experiences, and retain fantastic talent while holding associates accountable for following all policies and procedures. This person reports directly to an Area or District Manager who in turn reports to a Regional Manager or Director. In addition, Store Managers at times have contact with corporate office employees. Individuals who have been most successful in this role have prior apparel retail experience, a four-year college degree, a proactive mindset, and excellent communication skills.Responsibilities• Attracts, inspires, retains and promotes top talent• Is passionate about our customers and our brands, knows and understands his/her store in detail and understands the competition in the market• Understands how stores operate with regard to staffing, payroll, marketing and visual merchandising and meets all execution and compliance goals• Demonstrates business acumen including (but not limited to) how sales, profitability, inventory, markdowns, etc. affect the larger organization

Danbury, Connecticut, Us

Henderson, Nevada, Us

Henderson, Nevada, Us

Tempe, Arizona, Us

Northbrook, Il, Us

Northbrook, Il, Us

Northbrook, Il, Us

Northbrook, Il, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Oversaw and executed in-store visuals for largest Pottery Barn store in district with peak storevolume of >$6M. Reduced time spent on rolling out new floor sets. Seamlessly executed 14 full floor setchanges per year without disruption to customers, remerchandising the challenging 2-floorspace in less than 1 week. Helped propel high-profit clienteling consultations to 30% from 20% of store’s revenues.Coached store staff on how to sell via in-store or in-home consultations, which boostedrevenue per client. Led merchandising classes for store and district staff, training them on Pottery Barn’s“Design Studio” visual concept. Held classes of up to 10 people several times per year.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Held P&L responsibility for store, with annual volume of >$3M; hand-picked by District Manager tooptimize profitability in a store that was slated to close. Led team of 4 full-time and >30 part-timestaff. Outperformed other stores in district on revenue growth metric for 2009. Reached overallmonthly goals (for sales, payroll and contests) for 11 out of 12 months in 2009. Exceededcontest goals by 165% for 2009 (each contest focused on a particular product segment). Beat 2009 full-year payroll goal by 1.5%, by training associates to use chain’s technologyto optimally match staffing to traffic needs. Earned district’s #1 ranking for payrollmanagement. Hired 7 associates. Grew in-home / in-store clienteling to 15% of revenues (from base of almost zero) in 1year. Initiated in-store design workshops for clients. Won new clients by showcasing designwork in a nearby condo.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Oversaw merchandising for 9 stores in Boston district. Partnering with District Manager, optimizedPottery Barn visual goals within each store’s floor plan. Trained new managers and part-time staff(>50 associates per store). Promoted to District Visual Manager after strong performance inmerchandising one of district’s stores. Led store opening teams in multiple regions after being recognized within companyfor store opening skills. Oversaw >10 openings, managing setup of >7000 cartons / dayduring 10-day process . Developed training methods that were widely adopted within Pottery Barn for storeopenings due to their success in communicating product and merchandising information tonew associates. Championed consultative sales initiatives (as part of chain-wide rollout), leveragingdesign skills to drive multiple big-ticket items per sale by communicating a clear design visionfor a client’s space.

Worked with General Manager to execute and oversee operations, inventory, and visualmerchandising.

Built a strong repeat clientele through customer service, store mailings, and personal phone calls.