Joyce Gardner Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

Anaheim, CA

REGIONAL MANAGER 70 stores – 7 districts Oversee 70+ junior women’s apparel stores (average 4,000 sf.) in 5 states including California, Arizona, Nevada, Florida and Texas. Fully accountable for every aspect of the region including planning, sales, P&L, inventory, staffing, and talent development.

Houston, Texas Area

REGIONAL MANAGER 2008–2014132 stores – 12 districts – $89M in sales – 1100 employeesPromoted from district manager to oversee up to 132 women’s apparel stores (average 4,000 sf.) in 7 states including Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Georgia. Fully accountable for every aspect of the region including planning, sales, P&L.

Houston, Texas Area

• 15 stores – $14M in sales – 150 employeesRecruited by the vice president of HR to turn around an underperforming 5-store Houston district that had been without a DM for some time, and then oversee growth across the.
• Ranked 1st in the entire company (43 districts) for sales-to-budget in 2006 and 2008 – finished 3rd in 2007. Surpassed the sales budget every year since 2004.
• Generated the top district sales volume in the company every year from 2005 to 2008. Consistently ranked in the top 10 for key metrics such as comp sales, dollars-per-sale, units-per-transaction, and shrink.
• Opened 56 new stores including 42 in Texas and 14 in Atlanta, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee. Completed every project on schedule and within budget.
• Selected to oversee other districts on an interim basis during extended DM vacancies including Fort Lauderdale (1 year), Atlanta (8 months), and Dallas (4 months).
• Developed and promoted 6 store managers to training store manager and 40+ assistant managers to store manager. Placed a top-performing TSM in the area manager program.

Houston, Texas Area

• DISTRICT MANAGER 2001–200215 stores – $48M in sales – 400 employeesOversaw every aspect of sales, customer service, profitability, inventory management, and team building in a district with 15 discount stores (up to.
• Quickly turned around a troubled district that was struggling with declining sales, high shrink, poor morale, and weak operational standards. This district had been without a DM for 6 months.
• Drove sales from 6th and last in the region to 2nd overall while also cutting shrink in half (4% to 2.2% in just 6 months) and improving internal audit scores to a consistent 85-90%.
• Received high praise from the president and the VP of stores for the rapid turnaround.

Aas Buying And Merchandising

Associate'S Degree, Fashion Buying And Merchandising