Responsibilities include; hiring, teaching, training, developing and coaching passionate people. This, along with exceeding increased sales and profitability growth objectives and ever changing day to day operational challenges of a multi million dollar retail business, make it the best career in the world.

• Partner with Store manager to facilitate proper staffing to include scheduling, hiring and training of associates.• Oversee departmental leads to ensure execution of daily and weekly department responsibilities.• Create and foster an efficient and productive freight flow to ensure timely processing of weekly receipts.• Ensure timely execution of corporate merchandising and seasonal updates.

• Partner with District Manager and District peers to develop goals and implement specific actions within the store to attain those goals on a timely basis.• Oversee Assistant Store Managers and Department Supervisors to ensure profitable management of their respective departments and resources.• Train leadership team and associates within the store to provide best in class quality service to our valued customers.• Create and foster an enriching, goal oriented, developmental atmosphere at all levels within the store environment.• Provide constant feedback at all levels to ensure success of stated goals. Write and deliver associate performance reviews.• Manage associate relations issues and participate in internal investigations as appropriate.• Maintain store profitability through research, analysis, and development of needed actions to correct deficiencies. • Utilization of reports and technology to make sound business decisions to drive sales and profitability.• Use established procedures to interview, select, and hire new associates, promote qualified associates to earned positions, and help guide others to reach their personal and professional goals.• Set clearly defined goals and objectives and utilize resources to ensure those goals are met on time and within budget.

• Oversee Department Supervisors to ensure profitable management of their respective departments and resources.• Train leadership team and associates within the store to provide best in class quality service to our valued customers.• Create and foster an enriching, goal oriented, developmental atmosphere at all levels within the store environment.• Provide constant feedback at all levels to ensure success of stated goals. Write and deliver associate performance reviews.• Manage associate relations issues and participate in internal investigations as appropriate.• Maintain store profitability through research, analysis, and development of needed actions to correct deficiencies. • Utilization of reports and technology to make sound business decisions to drive sales and profitability.• Use established procedures to interview, select, and hire new associates, promote qualified associates to earned positions, and help guide others to reach their personal and professional goals.• Set clearly defined goals and objectives and utilize resources to ensure those goals are met on time and within budget.

• Manage store budgets, labor, and supply costs to ensure profitability and attainment of sales goals.• Recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of associates.• Inventory management of all consumer merchandise and business supplies.• Facilitate monthly associate store meetings.• Effective manage associate relations issues.• Train associates to provide quality customer service.• Conduct proper performance management and investigations to substantiate terminations of associates.

• Manage store budgets, labor, and supply costs to ensure profitability and attainment of sales goals.• Recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of associates.• Inventory management of all consumer merchandise and business supplies.• Facilitate monthly associate store meetings.• Effective manage associate relations issues.• Train associates to provide quality customer service.• Conduct proper performance management and investigations to substantiate terminations of associates.

• Develop and implement plans for achieving departmental objectives and business plans, • Follow through on sales plans in full support of divisional merchandising programs.• Develop and execute in store promotions and inter departmental tie ins to maximize sales.• Establish and maintain effective inventory control methods to ensure profitability.• Schedule and organize workforce consistent with store sales and union contracts.• Control departmental expenses such as wages, utilities, and markdowns to maximize profitability.• Plan and conduct weekly associate meetings.

• Forecast, develop, and execute sales budgets• Evaluate the sales and profit performance of products and develop and implement appropriate actions to improve sales.• Analyze people P and L, turnover levels, and develop action plans to increase retention.• Coach and mentor supervisors and/or associates on their career aspirations and performance.• Provide ample recognition for associate performance.• Encourage open door policy by creating a positive, productive, and engaging environment.• Oversee investigations on misconduct and policy violations, ensuring documentation is completed, and corrective action taken.• Approve all terminations of associates.• Analyze perpetual inventory reports, such as warehouse orders, supplemental orders, and purchase recaps to maintain needed inventory levels.• Indentify priority merchandise to be moved to the sales floor to ensure proper in stock levels.• Analyze On Hand change report and approve needed changes, confirm accuracy, and make necessary changes.

• Manage a multi-million dollar national advertising budget.• Plan, negotiate, and implement all television, radio, and print programs.• Coordinate and execute regional co-op agreements with corporate advertising departments.• Participate in initial planning and operation of national trade shows.• Developed and implemented new job descriptions and associated responsibilities for all positions.• Consulted with human resources department on various employment situations.

• Oversee daily operations of retail store.• Train and supervise salesmen.• Develop merchandise presentations in retail environment.• Maintain in stock levels and management of overall inventory investments.• Coordinate company expansion project.