General Manager
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
โ Responsible for all aspects of managing general store functions, opening/closing, cash handling, inventory audits, scheduling of staff, merchandise ordering, receiving/inventory control functions, merchandising, stocking, and guest servicesโ Actively hired, developed, and coached team members to full potentialโ Analyzed key metrics surrounding progression of sales opportunities and made recommendations to optimize the sales cycle and product positioningโ Worked closely with corporate to meet key visual, sales and, merchandising goals set monthly and quarterlyโ Handled forward facing sales working with customers and acted as a liaison with Birchcraft, Regency and Carlson Craft on Invitation Specialty Salesโ Worked to continually develop and improve internal procedures โ Under my management our store was awarded "Store of the Year" in overall sales for 2003โ Store met and exceeded projected sales goals consistently for 9 years in a row which put the store in the top 10% of National Company wide goals