Debra Murray Email and Phone Number

Responsible for achieving sales and margin budgets by managing the growth and profitability of reatil and specialty initiatives( Pro/Commercial, Installed and Special Order Sales). *Manage train and develop to achieve success.*Teach, train and develop future leaders.*Monitor sales, payroll and expenses daily and reacted as needed. *Made daily calls to customers that had installs. Ensured customers were satisfied with the installations & resolved any open issues in a timely manner.*Did manpower planning to keep areas staffed appropriately w/ trained professionals. Interviewed and hired as needed. Ensured the associates received the proper training for the areas assigned.*35% increase over goal in credit accounts opened in 2009. Best results in district.*25% increase over goal in sales in areas of direct responsibility through third quarter 2009. *Team Depot Store Management Volunteer Captain. Assisted in the organization of community volunteer events.

*Interviewed, hired, and trained to ensure that all areas of the store stayed staffed to the business needs.*Distributed and administered benefit information to team members as they became eligible.*Wrote and administered performance reviews. Administered corrective action process up to and including terminations.*Primarily responsible for the softlines area of the store.*Evaluated, planned and communicated the merchandising needs of the softlines areas to maximize sales. *Daily/ weekly planned and followed up with the Team Leads in softlines on adjacency sets, signing, ad prep and ad set. Ensured areas were set, signed and ready by due date.*Required to open and close the building on a regular basis. *Served as stand in manager in absence of the store manager.*Worked with and lead the team members on a daily basis to ensure that customer service was the priority and that all areas were customer ready at all times and at Target brand.*Communicated needs to appropriate buying department and authorized ad substitutions as needed.*Expense Captain- oversaw and approved the order process of all store ordered expense items ensuring to adhere to store budget.*Monitored sales, payroll and expenses daily and made adjustments needed to ensure store payroll was met.*Volunteer captain responsible for organizing and follow up on community volunteer events including all correspondence between organizations and the store.

*Responsible for all store operations, customer service issues, human resource issues and controlling loss of company assets. *Over saw a section of the store in relations to merchandising and replenishment.*Administered all employee benefits to including health and vision insurance and 401k.*Handled all reporting and remittance for payroll and sales.*Actively recruited, interviewed, and hired associates.*Responsible for orientation, training, counseling, evaluating, supervising and terminations as needed.*Responsible for total store operations on assigned shifts and in absence of store manger.