Shaun Costello Email & Phone Number

Northeast Territory

Me. & Nh.

The Liaison between customers and Serta/Simmons Bedding in the New England area. Responsible for training mattress experts and increasing market share with accounts.

New England Districts

Responsible for Furniture, Mattress and Rug businesses in 14 stores in New England District. Scope includes driving sales profitability through people and managing door level execution of merchandising direction. Specifically, sales training, coaching, assortment planning, presentation standards, event execution and communication.Selected achievements:*Drove sales increases in New England district to $28 million annually.*Oversaw visual aesthetics of 14 stores; responsible for… Show more Responsible for Furniture, Mattress and Rug businesses in 14 stores in New England District. Scope includes driving sales profitability through people and managing door level execution of merchandising direction. Specifically, sales training, coaching, assortment planning, presentation standards, event execution and communication.Selected achievements:*Drove sales increases in New England district to $28 million annually.*Oversaw visual aesthetics of 14 stores; responsible for execution and maintenance of visual directives.*Planned and successfully executed multiple department openings or expansion in the Northeast. Show less

Boston, Ma.

Advanced rapidly through increasingly responsible buying positions in the Home Division, reporting ultimately to the Divisional Merchandise Manager. *Responsibility for merchandise selection, collaboration and negotiation with vendors, advertising and promotion, training and trend analysis.*Directed store teams on execution of visual presentation of merchandise; created planograms and assortments.*Management responsibility for an assistant buyer and administrative personnel.