Melissa Sherwood Email & Phone Number

Westport, Connecticut, United States

Westport, Connecticut, United States

Norwalk, Connecticut

• Managed and grew sales for the Norwalk location; generating $1.5 million dollars in annual sales• Between 2016 and 2017, 135 new commercial charge accounts were opened; generating a sales increase of $185,000• Built strong relationships with both contractors and D.I.Y customers to increase company sales and profits• Comprehensive background leading all aspects of retail operations. E.g. Profit and loss, merchandising, inventory, sales• Actively recruited and hired new managers and part-time employees to be leveraged through the district• Successfully assessed team skills and developed three assistant managers to Store Manager and Rep positions• Presented On-Boarding presentations to new district employees (both assistant manager and part-time employees) at the District Office• Assessed employee performance by conducting annual reviews

Norwalk, Connecticut

• Assisted contractors and D.I.Y customer's with the selection of decorative products such as paint, wallpaper and window treatments• Visited customers’ homes and/ or businesses to coordinate paint colors to pre-existing furniture, flooring, trim, etc.• Made daily sales calls to current designers to increase company sales