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St. Charles, Il, Us

Illinois, United States

VIce-President of a property investment joint venture.

As a Retail Development Manager I lead the onboarding of new business to Orgill. I organize and manage the development and implementation of New Store, Remodel and Conversion projects. My primary focus has been leading the execution of the conversion process from competing hardware distributors to Orgill. Coordinate and manage the conversion of key accounts as assigned by Orgill Retail Services.Collaborate and assist the Business Development team, District Managers and Sales Representatives to determine conversion opportunities.Identify, recommend and lead in the sale of “Smart Start” assortment opportunities for vendor conversions.Identify Orgill’s retail service program opportunities to assist retailers with improving their retail performance.

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

As a Field Service Representative with Strategic Alliance Accounts at True Value, my role is responsible for enhancing growth for one of True Value's key growth partners. I have worked to cultivate key contacts at the store and market level to create a stronger business relationship. Responsible for account profitability and growth with a concentration on handled purchases. In conjunction with the account team, I have worked to effectively develop business growth strategies and plans; including options and solutions to drive business performance and growth.• Work with the Strategic Account Manager and customer's store field team to develop business strategies to improve profitability.• Identify and convert sales opportunities from other suppliers (SOW). • Work closely with True Value Merchant Team to offer assortments focused on specific customer needs.

United States

As a Field Service Project Manager at True Value, my role is responsible for planning, coordinating and supervising all activities related to the successful implementation of Destination True Value and Strategic Alliance Account retail growth projects.• Lead store projects as the timeline dictates, including: Development of onsite project implementation plan, setting schedule and deadlines for tasks. Scheduling Opening Stock Order deliveries, fixtures, merchandise and decor setup. Returning goods and materials to warehouse. Organizing and scheduling deliveries of product and merchandising support from additional outside vendors. Monitoring the overall implementation timeline to ensure projects are completed on time, on budget, and meeting or exceeding True Value and retailer expectations.• Lead project communications, including: pre-project checklist and site visits, assignment of project tasks and responsibilities. Summarize progress of the project through weekly status reports, conference calls and project management software. Create final punch list and project notebook/closeout documentation. Be the key contact and face of the company to the retail member throughout the implementation process.

Retail Operations SpecialistMy career has been built around the operations of retail stores. I enjoy being directly involved with the store staff and the interaction with customers. I am dedicated to improving store environments and generating business growth by improving the customer shopping experience.Specialties:• Inventory Management• Merchandising• Project Management• P&L Management• Team Building/Supervision• Associate Development• Customer Service & Sales

Glen Ellyn, Illinois

I was actively recruited by the ownership of Len’s ACE Hardware in August of 2014. This store had been a top performing sales location by the standards of ACE Hardware Corporation and the top performing location for Len’s based upon its square footage, but had been floundering over the past several years due to a lack of consistent leadership, processes, training and strategy. I accepted a position with Len’s based upon a primary responsibility and role, to lead and prepare the Glen Ellyn store location and its team of associates for a major planned expansion and renovation. • After coming onboard the store saw consistent improvement in year over year monthly sales. I undertook and started many initiatives to improve performance including updating and correcting the inventory. This allowed the location to participate in a new online shopping program for In-Store Pickup. • My sales team and I exceeded the set company financial goals by a wide margin. I instituted a training program of online sessions, peer-mentoring, outside vendor seminars and one-on-one as well as team meetings. The location experienced its highest level of sales in multiple departments since Len’s purchased it fourteen years prior. • Not only did the sales performance increase, but for four months the team exceeded customer satisfaction based upon outside review. I believe the training greatly helped but also strongly feel that all of this occurred due to my implementation of a merchandising strategy that the entire store team understood and followed; every employee understood the importance of being a “Retailer” and not just another “Store.”

Gmed Logistics, is part of the Hegele Logisitcs group and provides highly customized logistics services for manufacturers of medical equipment. At Gmed I specialized in the seamless installation management of high-tech medical imaging and diagnostic systems in hospitals and other medical facilities. • I performed mechanical and electrical installation, de-installation and relocation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems and Computed Axial Tomography (CAT-Scan/CT-Scan) systems for both Philips and Siemens Healthcare. In this position I worked within a tight knit group of fellow Gmed employees, Philips or Siemens engineers, project managers, third-party contractors and various trades, as well as the end customer, to ensure projects were completed on time and within specification.Modalities Serviced:• Philips Healthcare Ingenia MRI 1.5 Tesla & 3.0 Tesla• Siemens Healthcare Espree MRI 1.5 Tesla• Siemens Healthcare Somatom CT ScannerCertifications • OSHA General Industry Safety & Health #36-701546231• Minnesota Department of Heath, Radiation Control #MNSP2020• Philips Healthcare:o FC9002T – Safety Certificationo FC9003T – Imaging System Safety Certificationo FC9004T – Regulatory Certificationo FC9012T – System Performance ESD & EMC Certificationo FC9016T – Imaging Systems Fundamentals Certificationo FC9125T – MR Safety Aspects Certificationo MR9124T – Introduction to MR Hardware Certificationo MR9123T – Introduction to MR Principles Certificationo MR9901T – Ingenia Mechanical Installation Certificationo MR9148T – Introduction to Release 5.1 Document and Certification

Chicago, Il

Recruited for a multi-faceted position to assist and support management of approximately 120 company-owned-and-operated retail stores located at RV Parks, Campgrounds and lifestyle communities.• Store Development: Managed multiple new store and store reset projects. Evaluated product assortments, inventory levels and merchandising. Advised managers on actions needed to improve existing store performance. Worked with location staff, regional managers and vendors to complete projects within budget and time constraints.• Retail Inventory/Accounting: Worked within a cross-departmental team to identify and resolve a host of systems and process issues contributing to reporting variances within the retail financial system. My contribution to this team came through my extensive knowledge of Retail Point-Of-Sale systems identifying issues, testing all application fixes to ensure proper function, and reporting capability. I then developed and administered a comprehensive training program with the Learning & Development department and created retail operations guidelines for all locations.• Marketing Initiatives: Assisted web team in identifying product categories for MyRVMarket.com, a consumer oriented RV and camping supply website and assisted in development of corporate intranet procurement website for property supplies. Developed cross-unit promotional offers, marketing materials and assisted with development of loyalty program for use with Retail Stores, Webstore and Tradeshow sales booth. Conceived, planned and logistically managed consumer and industry tradeshow sales exhibits. Created and marketed consumer product displays, and developed materials for commercial product sales.

Oversaw the daily operations and maintained a consistent Best-In-Class ranking according to Ace Hardware Corp. guidelines. Managed the purchasing and merchandising for multiple sales departments. Increased sales through new product introductions, better inventory management, and visual presentation. Organized and executed multiple monthly sales promotions and special events.

Supervised a sales and support staff of twenty-five in day-to-day retail operations, including customer service, ordering, merchandising, daily financial reporting and loss prevention. Planned and implemented numerous store improvement projects that increased sales, improved customer relations, and achieved Ace Hardware Corporation Best In Class Standards.

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics

Associate Of Arts, Liberal Arts