Sharon Stone Email and Phone Number

I have started a pottery business! Everything is handmade of stoneware, in my studio in Sarasota, Florida, and is microwave safe and dishwasher safe. Here is a link to my shop:SStoneCeramics.Etsy.com

2020 - 2021 DMM Youth - Children’s and Baby2014 - 2020 DMM Accessories, Beauty and Lingerie * Won Division of the Year 2017 and 2018* Drove Beauty business from infancy to 540% growth, creating vendor base and assortment mix.* Trained team of buyers in off price skills. Buyer-of-the-Year on team 5 years out of 7 years at Beall's Outlet.* Created curriculum and taught classes for off price skills and negotiation for the company's College of Retail Excellence. Taught classes to buyers and planners.* Delivered top growth in Youth business through change. Grew better and best vendors, ensured great value across mix, trained team to react to the market and strengthen negotiation skills.* Consistent business driver.

* Consistent business driver; Drove sales from $162M to $230M through 2013 * Managed diverse responsibilities of categories including: Handbags, Small Leather Goods, Belts, Sunglasses, Pet, Stationery, Gifts, Umbrellas, Bath and Body, Cosmetics, Fragrances, Hosiery, Exercise.* Tripled sales in Beauty by adding vendors and new categories.* Launched direct fragrance business, complimenting and then eliminating lease program. Secured new vendors and created a good-better-best assortment.* Launched Pet expansion; drove sales from $2M to $18M. Layered on 300 new vendors.* Grew Handbags from $94M to $123M +31% by increasing volume in mass appeal brands, including: Steve Madden, Betsey Johnson, Michael Kors, 9West, Tommy Hilfiger, Anne Klein.* Drove sales in Hosiery by delivering a branded assortment at great value, and implementing a season-end packaway program.* Managed a team of 10, including 5 Buyers and 5 Assistant Buyers. Received top results for employee satisfaction survey from team members.* Promoted 4 members of team and had no buyer turnover.

Marmaxx division (TJMaxx and Marshalls)2/2011 - 5/2011 Bath and Body and Fitness8/2007 - 1/2011 Lingerie - Intimate Apparel, Sleepwear and Hosiery1/2005 - 7/2007 Decorative Accessories and Furniture9/2004 - 1/2005 Merchandise Manager in Training * Delivered continued growth in Sales and Gross Profit in all departments. * Grew Lingerie sales from $500M to $600M with gross profit improvement of 3.8%. and turnover improvement in Lingerie with team of 7 Buyers. * Turned sales around in Sleepwear by pursuing new fabrications and customers, leading the market in this trend.* Drove sales in Furniture from $17M to $40M in 2 years. * Turned business around in Decorative Accessories from -15% trend to +15% comp sales increase in 3 months by exploiting trends, and through product development. Improved gross profit by 2.0%. * Extensive overseas travel.

* Ran the Tabletop area for 4 years with a team of 3 Buyers and 6 Assistant Buyers.* Managed China, Crystal, Silver, Gifts, and Trim-a-Home departments.* Delivered the best sales trend in the Corporation for 21/2 years. Achieved the #1 and #2 ranking in gross margin in 2 years. * Steering Committee DMM contribution for the Crystal, China and Trim-a-Home departments.* Created new lifestyle statements across categories through strong store execution.* Focused on gift giving by creating total division gift statements with cohesive outpost presentations for key items.* Strong negotiator.

* Tripled sales to $23 million annually in the key department in the division, and the most highly penetrated Crystal department in the Corporation. * Consistently exceeded plan in gross margin. * Steering Committee Buyer. * Selected as the Best Crystal Buyer in the country by the vendors, in HFN's 1998 survey. * Training Buyer for the Executive Training program.