Eric Kovats Email & Phone Number

Eric is a senior level retail executive with 20+ years of experience in heading the sales organizations of some of the leading names in the industry. Among them; Borders Books, JoAnn Fabric and Crafts, Service Merchandise, and Friedman’s Jewelers. He has extensive experience in both hardlines and fashion categories and with both Big Box and Specialty formats. Eric has a penchant for identifying, developing and directing high performance teams and relentlessly focusing their talents on growing sales, enhancing the guest experience, improving operational efficiencies, and increasing bottom line profitability. While at Borders Books, Friedman’s Jewelers , and Service Merchandise, Eric led the efforts of the field and stores teams through a total of four reorganizations (3 in court), ultimately repositioning them for sustained viability and growth. As a result of these successes, Eric received high praise from those who worked with him inside the companies, as well as from those with vested interests from outside the Company, including, vendors, shareholders, and creditors. Professional Proficiencies♦ Team Building- Recruitment, Training, Development ♦ Motivational Leadership ♦ Strategic Business Planning/Implementation ♦ Customer Experience Improvement♦ Sales Management ♦ Operations Management ♦ P&L / Budget Management ♦ Process improvement ♦ Turnaround Implementation ♦ Change Leadership/Management ♦ Multi Unit Leadership ♦ Real Estate Evaluation and DevelopmentPlease feel free to contact me.erickovats@gmail.com407-694-6413

Listed skills include Merchandising, Internal And External, Inventory Control, Store Management, and 46 others.