Recruiter / Hiring Manager Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, and hiring Retail Merchandising Specialist. • Sourcing through various platforms.• Screening potential applicants.• Building a pipeline.• Interviewing applicants for open positions.• Hiring applicants for the Retail Merchandising Position and Market Team Lead.

Retail Merchandising Specialist Responsible for interactive consumer electronic displays for Target, Best Buy, and Walmart.• Installing interactive electronic displays.• Trouble shooting electronic displays that are not working properly.• Ordering parts for displays as needed.• Merchandising in the electronics department.• Communicating with store personnel on new displays and the timeline on fixing displays that are not working properly.

Sales Representative Responsible for sales and merchandising of Publix, Winn Dixie, Walmart and Target. • Created and Implemented store displays, promoting sales and growth.• Developed relationships with customers and presented promotions that increased shelf space, sales and profit.• Built Strong professional relationships through identification of clients needs, which increased overall sales.• Met with store managers and grocery managers to discuss product needs for seasonal merchandise, retail sales goals and space needed to effectively display products.• Modified planograms to cut in additional merchandise.

Supervised eight employees in six stores and one Air Force Base. Recruited, interviewed and hired qualified applicants. Trained each employee on how to obtain quality leads for the home improvement division to exceed company standards.• Conducted performance appraisals and coached Home Solutions Advisors to exceed performance objectives. • Developed new territory by hiring and training new Home Solution Advisors.• Managed and directed all field marketing operations to provide sales representatives quality leads which resulted in higher closing rates.• Monitored daily and weekly reports to identify opportunities to deliver exceptional performance and higher productivity levels.• Consistently achieved over 85% quality marketing leads; highest in the company.

Led a team of 22 employees and managed overall operations of a store with annual sales volume of $5.2 million.• Drove sales volume and profitable merchandise turn through regular merchandise ordering.• Coached and trained employees to deliver exceptional service in order to gain market share and grow revenue.• Merchandised products in key highly visible areas in order to increase sales volume by creating more impulse buying.• Controlled inventory by refining ordering process, with a focus on perishable foods, which dramatically improved inventory shortage, far exceeding company standards.

Directed 14 Territory Managers in the merchandising of carpeting for flooring departments in 147 Lowe's Home Improvement Centers in five states.• Scheduled and facilitated product knowledge and sales training classes for all flooring associates and management in the region which increased sales volume and market share.• Dramatically improved region’s sales and profitability by hiring and training Territory Managers, monitoring and addressing performance and productivity while coordinating manpower to meet operational requirements.• Prepared operating budgets to regain control of regional expenses that were previously over budget.

Ensured merchandise placement and presentation adhered to standards in order to enhance brand identity.• Modeled outstanding customer service by working closely with customers, determining needs and making appropriate recommendations.• Conducted district-wide training of all flooring associates in West Central Florida on all technical aspects of carpeting and functionality along with the proper selling techniques.• Worked with the management team to process orders and returns to lower inventory shrinkage and consistently maintain “in stock” position.• Assisted Project Managers during new store openings and remodels to guarantee objectives of each manufacture were correctly executed and maintained.