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Lynnwood, WA, US

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

Lynnwood, Washington, United States

Lynnwood, Washington, United States

• Orchestrate all daily operations of a $20M+ store; oversaw and scrutinized processes routinely, identifying opportunities to optimize procedures; implement change to address inefficiencies.
• Conduct hiring, development, training, and retention of employees; leverage interpersonal and assessment skills to locate suitable hires whose skills and values align with company and position; provide effective.
• Manage financial aspects of company; oversee all controllable expenses, budgets, P&L and identify areas that require attention in order to maintain profitability.
• Deliver superior customer satisfaction to 1100+ visitors per day; instruct employees on enhancing client experience; leverage best practices and motivating communication to enable personnel to function optimally in.
• Direct all profit and loss, inventory, merchandising, and promotional execution; maintain knowledge of current industry and market trends, client preferences, and seasonality in order to inform effective financial.
• Performed as Store Manager Council Member from 2017-2018.

Oilton, Oklahoma

• Spearheaded the transitioning change in ownership from single privately-owned store to small corporate ownership; ensured smooth operations throughout change and addressed any issues that surfaced changeover.
• Administered hiring, development, training, and retention of employees; delivered comprehensive and effective training to ensure personnel is properly trained to excel in respective roles.
• Governed all controllable expenses, routinely reviewing and scrutinizing all financial aspects of store to ensure continued profitability.
• Instructed employees on delivering and maintaining superior customer satisfaction.
• Superintended profit and loss, inventory, merchandising, and promotional execution throughout the store to increase cost-effectiveness and ensure store is on target with reaching financial targets.
• Arranged all scheduling and payroll; coordinate employee schedule based on customer trends, peak operational times, and availability; administer payroll accurately and promptly each week.

Pawhuska, OK

• Triumphed revitalization of store from bottom 25% in company to Top 15 overall in company; decreased unnecessary back room inventory by 75%, reorganized merchandise of sales floor, and ensured more complete staff.
• Hired, developed, trained, and retained employees effectively; completed valuable and effective trainings for employees regularly; acted as resource to answer questions and prepare personnel to success.
• Managed all controllable expenses; evaluated financial data regularly to inform strategic business decisions.
• Ensured optimal customer satisfaction through training employees; utilized best practices and motivated personnel utilizing effective communication.
• Oversaw profit and loss, inventory, merchandising, promotional execution, and facilitated accurate scheduling and payroll.