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Union, New Jersey, United States

Wayne, Nj

Drive the daily business functions, including but not limited to execution of business initiatives, ad hoc reporting, process management and organization supporting the Consumables business for the chain.Additional stretch responsibility in performing and speaking to financial reporting for the Formula business.Responsible for presenting portion of owned business for leadership team / executive walk thrus prior to each season set.Accountable for advertising, omni-channel functionality, financial reporting and supporting overarching in store merchandising strategies for the business.Serve as point of contact for vendor partners relative to product assortment, operations insights, expectation setting, and financial partnership while building and nurturing healthy partnerships.Managing project deadlines, progress and execution of current feature space initiative across brand, in addition to the identification and growth of new businesses through creative assortment curation, and ability to effectively communicate innovative merchandising vision to cross functional teams to inspire above and beyond execution.Additional Responsibilities:• Lead for monthly racetrack planning for total BRU chain, responsible for vetting all merchant submissions for optimal profitability and in line with creative vision.• Involvement in the development of new initiatives for the Babies”R”Us Registry program.• Aided in the development of two new ‘shop in shop’ concept that will be implemented into new concept/prototype stores in 2018.

New Jersey

Responsible for the daily operation of store group, including but not limited to operation audits, team management, trend analysis and business strategy building. +8M Business Management Experience.Built and supported philanthropic interests of the organization through local store participation and program development. Managed area store’s team member development through cross-training and identifying and maximizing individual’s strengths along desired career path for all associates.

Ridgewood, Nj

Grew store profitability to the number one store in 2014.Managed complete store staffing, onboarding and individual team member management, growing the talent portfolio by 80% in a 6 month timeframe.Responsible for managing the daily operations, sales and inventory targets, as well as the creation of special events, visual displays, community outreach programs and advanced client relationships in line with the company message, culture and direction.

Short Hills, Nj

July 2012 - June 2013 - Home Department Manager - Short Hills, NJJuly 2011 - July 2012 - Home Department Manager - Montclair, NJMarch 2011 - July 2011 - Assistant Home Department Manager - Montclair, NJResponsible for full store visual and product merchandising as well as additional responsibilities within the scope of Assistant Store Manager, including but not limited to sales reporting and the achievement of store financial targets.Created visual and creative concept strategies, identified through store specific client trends and department sales analysis with a focus on productivity and inventory turn. Executed store member procedural training, product knowledge and the lead for seasonal conference calls, setting the tone, inspiration and on company brand message for the surrounding district.In the absence of a Visual Manager, orchestrated seasonal roll-outs of new floor sets, art installations, fixtures and overall store pathing based on relevant trend analysis.

Berkeley Heights, Nj

Executed the purchase of seasonal buys and evergreen assortment builds through industry trade shows, direct manufacturer collaboration and local store community trends.Oversaw store re-location to larger space from top to tail, including location scouting and design of new space from finishes to fixtures; floor planning for the evolving business needs.Facilitated customer classes, developed and executed social media strategy, store blog and monthly newsletter.