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Responsibilities are to deliver daily to the Sales Associates the mission of giving the Best Customer Care.Achieve sales plan and operating expense goals.Analyze sales trends and merchandising opportunities.Maintain merchandise directives and visual presentations.Recruit and retain talented associates.Educate, motivate, and communicate to the staff.

+Produced 24+ million in residential sales in first 8 years.+Awarded Top Producing sales person 4 years in a row.+Consistently exceed yearly sales plan and profitably maintain expense controls.+Directly responsible for tracking, maintaining and monitoring all contract files.+Implemented a reporting system for sales contracts assuring proper document flow.

+Increased sales volume in the region by $18-million over a 10-year period.+Managed, trained and motivated 8 sales representatives in the Southeast region.+Dramatically increased product sales and penetration in the Southeast Region by building BRAND demand and awareness.+Solved timely delivery issues of new product launches to major accounts by working.

+Increased sales of product to Belk Dept. Stores from $1.2 to $5.5 million over 3-years making it the company's largest account.+Expanded product sales from $890,000 to $1.3 million in 2 years with Upton's Dept. Stores.

Managed a fast paced multi-million dollar department store operation. Extensive experience in Merchandising, Human Resource Training and Developement and Floor management. Recognized for professionalism, commitment to excellence and ability to effectively communicate with senior management, associates and customers.

Men's clothing buyer, related seperates buyer and denim jeans department buyer for a major department store chain of 5 stores.