Shon Holmes Email & Phone Number

Mobile, Alabama

Promoted to serve as liason between stores and Home Office to create the most effective marketing toolsCreate marketing event standards to establish consistency throughout all storesAnalyze/track/ follow up, and final evaluation of results to determine the success advertising/special eventsMentor, guide, and trouble shoot ideas with Store Managers to build business through special eventsCoach/Act as creative sounding board for Store Managers when brain storming/planning Share and communicate the best of ideasAccountable for managing all individual store budgetsPartner with Home Office Marketing Coordinator to ensure consistency with printed material, tools, and deliveryConstant daily communication with National Marketing Management to discuss trend, store performances, feedback, problems/solutionsBalance flow of communication between headquarters and storesPerform product/event testing at request of company Vice President, to help determine direction of company Promoted company brand through the use of social media

Promoted to manage/lead a 16 store district for this high end specialty children's clothing retailerMaximized sales plans by exploring marketing ideas, analyzing business and regular communication with storesCoached teams to grow the business through cross marketing ventures with surrounding businesses, and established Community Outreach Partnerships resulting in increased customer baseCoordinated stores to focus on sales, presentation, and HR issuesDrove sales through associate motivation, continual coaching and development, and assessment of each marketSuccessfully recruit, hire, train, and coach a highly productive and motivated team, focused on building lasting customer relationshipsLed in the opening of new stores within existing district, as well as for other districts, due to a track record of success. Merchandised each store according to the needs of the areaMaintained below company averages in payroll and shrinkageMonitor and evaluate trends, inventory levels, and product assortment in order to maximize sales in each marketCommunicated regularly with Product Managers to ensure necessary adjustments to each stores' stock levelsPartnered with corporate Human Resource in all areas of Store Managers' evaluation, compensation, and performance opportunityAwarded Manager of the Year Award 2005; maintained $20 above company average personal $PT

Successfully managed all daily operations including customer service, sales and inventory control, and staffing for this store within a store.Recruited, hired, and trained customer focused sales team, specializing in safety and educational items for children from birth to 4 years of ageSet standard for superior customer serviceDrove business through successful grass rooting efforts within this new communityDeveloped successful business partnerships which contributed to continued gowthDeveloped customer base and maintained a Preferred Customer List with follow upTraveled and assisted with the opening of all three brands of new store set upJoint venture with SAKS Department Store GroupCompleted FAO,Inc Unviversity Training

Created and maintained basic office set up and operationPrepared titles and title applications for state reviewPrepared and completed all necessary paperwork for the purchase of vehiclesPulled credit bureaus on prospective clientsPrepared monthly taxes state, city and countyResponsible for purchasing and selling vehicles at the auction

Successfully managed entire retail operationTook store from projected $750K to 1.2million within 1 year,due to effective and motivated sales teamRecruited, hired, trained, and coached team of up to15 associatesHeld team building seminars as well as cost control and loss prevention seminarsDeveloped large customer base and maintained Preferred Customer List which included customer follow upDemonstrated effective problem solving skillsMet and achieved quota on a quarterly and annual basisCreated local store marketing which boosted salesAssisted in the opening and set up of new stores in districtCompleted Suits High and Suits University Original Sales/Management Tools Created*Customer Service Tool Box *Event Planning Outline *Must See Behaviors *Bridal Registry *Quest for Knowledge