David Gustafson Email & Phone Number

North Carolina

Adidas Group - Greater Chicago Area

Managed 16 stores in Northern IL/ Southern WI/ Minneapolis MN. Developed top notch teams to deliver and execute company sales plans and objectives.

Greater Chicago Area

• Managed 13 stores in Northern IL / Southern WI, sales of over $45MM. Hired and developed a talented management team. Provided effective communication between corporate and field. Held quarterly Manager / Sales meetings.
• Consistently achieved sales plans through P&L management, staffing / service, inventory management / merchandising, executing company directives.
• Opened, relocated or remodeled 12+ stores through effective project management and leadership while working closely with corporate partners.
• Turned around underperforming stores by focusing on effective staffing, providing in-depth business analysis, and implementing best practices for inventory management.

• Managed stores in Il and NC. Managed all aspects of operations; P&L management, staffing / service, inventory managements / merchandising, executing company directives.
• Selected to manage one of top 5 sales volume stores by demonstrating outstanding leadership, effective organization and change management skills delivering sales increases, year over year, 3 years in a row.
• Motivated 30 – 50 associates to drive sales of $7MM+, annually, by demonstrating a fair and consistent leadership style, being respectful, having an open door policy, demonstrating open communication and implementing.
• Developed employees by training and coaching, listening to career objectives which resulted in 3 Assistant Managers promoted to Store Managers in 3 years and many other promotions.

Managed all aspects of merchandising, operations, customer service, and HR functions which directly affected sales.