Retail Market Manager, San Francisco North Bay Market
Built a solid record of achievement and advancement, in addition to a reputation as a successful, respected sales leader, through increasingly responsible sales management positions.Managed 12 retail locations with a $12 million annual gross income. Launched 4 concept stores in 2008-2009 with a build cost of $500k per location. Developed and managed staff of 63 sales associates and 12 sales managers. Responsible for managing all profit and loss expenditures for the North Bay market. Trained / coached all managers on profit and loss reporting and how it relates to individual management styles. Forecasted monthly sales for entire market in addition to sales strategies at the store level. Recognized and solved operational problems in sales locations by evaluating service patterns and trends. Developed/managed outreach calendar for entire Northern California division, which tracked upcoming events, preparation checklists, and ROI information. Responsible for facilitating the company-designed “Driving Customer Delight” service model in the North Bay market, targeting frontline customer service and ensuring a “definitely recommend” experience with every customer. Developed mentoring program for senior sales representatives with monthly meetings consisting of strategy exercises, peer-to-peer coaching, and product awareness. Designed a Leadership Development Program in 2007 that produced 7 internal promotions to Retail Sales Manager.Selected Accomplishments:• Awarded “Peak Achievement Award” for sales and service leadership • Recipient of the Q2 2007 “Winners Circle Award” for sales excellence, finishing at 119% to goal• Achieved “good” on 40 out of 42 operational store audits for 2007-2009, with audits conducted randomly by an internal audit team focusing on store security, inventory procedures, POS transactions, daily/weekly/monthly inventory counting, processing returns, and overall asset protectionSan Francisco, CA - North Bay Market