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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Led a seven-member team of field auditors to achieve shrink targets, train store management, and protect company assets across 11 Western U.S. states and two provinces in Canada, 322-Foot Locker/Champ stores. • Collaborated with sales teams in reducing shrink across markets. • Worked closely with Western region sales leaders on Bay Area project to improve sales, shrink performance, and reduce associate turnover.- Completed project within 18 months and surpassed shrink targets by.30%. • Reduced shrink and improved Operation scores across Mid-West (2005–2016), including Canadian province, Manitoba. • Recruited and trained high-caliber talent on APC score improvement and shrink reduction techniques.

Reported state of inventory and operational status of 55 company stores across Chicago, Southern Illinois, and St. Louis markets.• Communicated with store, district, and regional management, inventory results and operational conditions. • Conducted training courses for store managers on operations and inventory control.• Inventory was physically counted; gaps were addressed, and corrections were made. Based on the grade of the audit (operationally and the condition of the physical inventory) training was applied for the manager and staff.

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

Recruited to implement full-service footwear and Time & Vision operation while increasing sales in self-serve footwear department. Hired, setup, trained, and mentored new team. Oversaw inventory control for high-value merchandise. Grew sales of existing store 17% within 1 month by training employees and implementing incentive program.

Waterford, Connecticut, United States

Supervised and trained personnel on operations and inventory control in stores with annual sales of $700K to $2.5M. Selected to launch company’s first dual store. Recruited and trained 24 associates to become store managers. Earned awards for management, sales leadership, coaching, inventory control, and lowest selling cost.

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

Reduced food costs and service calls while improving food quality and increasing productivity. Cut turnover 50% in 15 company-owned stores.