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Aurora, Il, Us

Janesville, Wisconsin, Us

Janesville, Wisconsin, Us

Direct report to Vice President of Stores. Responsible for multiple big-box, specialty department, high volume retail stores. Including farm channel merchandise, apparel/footwear, home improvement, automotive products/vehicle services, pet/nature center, outdoor recreation, outdoor power equipment, lawn & garden, nutrition, housewares.*Responsible for all-inclusive store execution of merchandising and operational management to ensure consistency of company standards while delivering top notch customer experience.*Coordinate and conduct competitive shops while gathering feedback from directs to identify business strengths and opportunities.*Deliver retail-best customer experience.*Plan execute and meet and/or exceed company goals.*Recruit, train and develop managers utilizing a self-developed succession planning process.

Available for General Retail, Operations, Merchandising, Human Resource Consulting.

Chicago, Il, Us

Report to District Vice President of Stores. Responsible for complete remodel and management of $25 million volume store. Key responsibilities: *Multi-project management with investment over $1 million in assets and labor.*Recruit, hire, manage, train and develop associates to full potential.*Meet deadlines and deliver projects at or under budget.*Exceed sales and profit goals.*Complete 4-wall store P&L responsibility along with full store manager responsibilities.

Burlington, Nj, Us

Report to Regional Vice President and accountable for eleven retail stores with volume in excess of $115 million. Key responsibilities: deliver superior customer service, drive profitable sales,expense control, recruit top-level talent, train and develop management, succession planning.*Evaluate store execution of company merchandising and operational programs to ensure consistency to company standard.*Conduct competitive shops and solicit feedback from direct reports on business opportunities.*Partner with field and corporate merchandise and operation support teams to develop project plans to drive business success.*Cultivate an Open Door Policy environment that reinforces company ethics and values.

Report to Regional Vice President-Kmart Division and accountable for success of multiple Kmart stores with volume in excess of $100 million. Key responsibilities: drive profitable sales, analyze operations to improve performance, deliver superior customer service, recruit, train and develop talent, problem solve, team development and deliver solid bottom line profit. * Ranked #1 district in nation for Sears Card acquisition.* Top corporate performer in customer service scores.* Developed and implemented innovative back room operation truck unload and replenishment process.* Improved customer in-store experience by developing new housekeeping standards.* Corporate recruiter, trainer and facilitator.

Report to Director of Chicago market with store volumes of $38 million and $52 million respectively. Accountable for complete four-wall profitability, sales, guest service, team development, recruiting, hiring, training, development and retention. * Received corporate recognition for profit, sales, guest service, team development and enthusiasm.* Corporate College Recruiter. Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, development and placement.* Master Trainer and Recruiter for district, group and regional markets. Responsible for course planning, development, facilitation, budgeting, consulting and training of other trainers. Also for surfacing, interviewing and hiring future talent at all levels.* Selected to pilot corporate store remodel project.* Successful performance led to promotion to manage district flagship store.

Report to Corporate Business Regional Manager and accountable for success of multiple hardware retail stores in multi-state area with sales in excess of $85.0 million.* Complete P&L responsibility along with flawless execution of store merchandise presentation standards.* Member of corporate recruiting, training and development team.* Developed store managers into a District/Region High Performance/Result Driven Team.* Ranked #1 in the Midwest Territory in sales, profits, customer service and gross margin.* Selected to pilot company's Future Hardware Store Concept.

Report to Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer and accountable for multiple furniture retail stores in three state area with sales volume in excess of $80.0 million.* Named Region Manager of the Year in conjunction with the President's Cup Award for OutstandingPerformance.* Member of senior management consultant team. Responsibilities included: transition management, systems and supply chain integration, store operation training and facilitation. * Developed successful innovative approaches for handling key business needs including: needs analysis, recruiting/staffing, selling, operational support, product services, customer service and client follow-up.* Successfully opened and operated new stores. Responsibilities included: staffing, hiring, training, merchandising, budgeting, marketing, grand-opening and ongoing follow-up.* Direct involvement in talent search, interviewing, hiring and succession planning.* Selected by corporate management to pilot progressive sales consultant selling program.* Direct management of 36 staff managers; field associates number over 550.* Increased region comparable store sales by $4.25 million, profit by $3.0 million.* Reduced region returns by 45% and cancellations by 40%.

Report to Director of Sears University. Intricately involved in the creation and launch of a "university without walls" and management training program facilitation. Defined foundation for the newly created position. Responsible for designing, budgeting, scheduling and facilitation of training courses.* Consulted for regional, district and local management which included courses tailored to their specific management needs.* Course experience includes: management skills, time management, coaching, presentation skills, team building, customer service and financial management.* Impacted over 3,000 managers encompassing 13 states.* Direct management of 18 faculty members.

Report to Director of National Training and responsible for recruiting, hiring and training college graduates for the corporate executive training program. Accountabilities included:* Developing professional relationships with university career placement administrators.* Visiting college campuses to conduct information sessions, initial and follow-up interviews.* Conduct training for new hire executive trainees and monitor their progress in conjunction with their training store manager.* Responsible for development, placement and mentoring of executive trainees into their first management assignment upon successful completion of the training program.* Provided direct leadership for 100 executive trainees over a 3 year period.

Report to Regional Business Manager and accountable for volume in excess of $46 million and consisting of 26 stores in 3 states.* P&L responsibility.* Provided store manager with business specific merchandise direction and strategy.* Provided analysis of business including: inventory levels, turnover, sales trends, markdowns, returns, allowances and ROI.* Strong involvement with corporate college recruiting.