Lee Patterson, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Morrisville, North Carolina

Manage day-to-day operations; including staffing, merchandise presentation, and loss prevention Supervised 3 managers and 35 associates to prepare for successful annual physical inventory

Oversaw the day to day operation of store that averaged $13 million in sales and had an average of $4 million in inventory Directed staff of 5 salaried managers and 65+ associates Reversed trend of negative comp sales and increased shrink within the first 6 months Maintained comparable sales in a down turning economy, which exceeded sales plan Decreased store shrink from 1.03% of sales in 2007 to .57% of sales in 2008 to .36% of sales in 2009 Responsible for all Human Resources functions in the store including, Interviewing, hiring and terminations of associates and managers, preparing and presenting performance improvement documentation, plan and conduct orientation for new associates Developed a team of managers and associates that demonstrated the brand and culture of the company Controlled expenses to achieve store’s budget of corporate contribution

Instrumental in the opening a new store in a new market Given the responsibility of training 80 new associates on the brand and culture of the company Recruited, hired, trained, and developed 3 Sales Leaders and 15+ associates for 3 departments Consistently exceeded sales budget and merchandise presentation expectations

Assisted in opening 3 new stores in the Raleigh market, which included recruiting, hiring, training, and merchandisingResponsible for an average of 12 associates and their daily functionsSelected to lead a department when a specialized retailer entered the market - Led that department to increased sales over previous year’s by providing excellent customer service and the successful execution of company programs

Bachelor Of Science Business Administration, Management Information Systems, 3.95

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key International Honour Society

Associate Of Arts

Activities and Societies: President's List 2010, Dean's List 2011

Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Epsilon

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