Assistant Manager
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
• Successfully opened a new Urban Planet retail store at a large multi-level location managing approximately 25 employees.• Increased in store sales by 17% as compared to another Urban Planet location with a similar amount of inventory and customer volume.• Reduced inventory shrink from a company average of 3.9% to 0.93%.• Conducted monthly staff performance evaluations ensuring all sales associates were meeting or exceeding sales targets and other key performance indicators for customer service.• Maintained the store’s appearance and visual merchandising with ongoing marketing campaigns.• Trained, developed and coached Sales Associates to improve performance on customer service, communication, and company policies including an emphasis on loss prevention.• Opening and closing of the store, processed daily reports for the District Manager, produced weekly staffing schedules, balanced cashier drawers and prepared the delivery of daily bank deposits.• Counted inventory, ordered clothing and merchandise based on inventory assessments, received and processed daily delivery of inventory to be stocked in the store meeting visual merchandising objectives.• Recognized as a knowledgeable manager who is up to date on current fashion trends, and frequently complimented on being a reliable team leader.