Blake Smith Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

Buda, TX

San Marcos

Responsible for achieving financial targets, analyzing and developing business, building highly motivated sales teams, and creating strong relationships with customers.

Maximizing store profitability by focusing on key strengths. This includes ensuring an outstanding client experience, supporting and motivating Sales Professionals to meet or exceed sales objectives, and efficiently managing all store operations.

San Marcos

• Responsible for 5 stores
• Helped Create Client books and trained staffs on proper use
• Recruiting, interviewing, hiring, evaluations, scheduling & staff development of 5 area stores
• Analyze business trends, and help company react to maximize business
• Assist with product ordering, as well as promotions and sales
• Implemented payroll controls (saved $22000 in 1st year in 1 store), performed inventory and security checks for all 5 stores.

San Marcos, Texas

• Managed all aspects of $10 million store
• Upon hire, addressed considerable internal & external theft issues, reducing shrink considerably by implementing loss prevention measures, as well as training and developing associates; also required hiring all new.
• Lowered shrink from 11.5% to 3.9% in 6 months
• Trained and developed all associates, including 7 member management team; overall management responsibility for staff of up to 60, including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, evaluating, scheduling, staff development.
• Conducted business analysis, implemented payroll controls, performed inventory and security
• Traveled to district stores troubleshooting personnel, inventory, and sales complications. Was responsible for hiring, training, and overall performance of these stores

San Marcos Outlets

• Implemented new floor sets and maintained merchandising standards
• Participated in interviewing, hiring & training of new employees
• Reviewed daily selling trends, stocked selling floor accordingly and communicated needs in merchandise levels to store manager and district manager
• Assisted in store openingsWorked for Banana Republic, Gap, & Old Navy

San Marcos, TX

• Managed the day-to-day operations of $1.5 million store
• Hired as p/t associate in sportswear store, promoted to Store Manager of Nautica Jeans within 2 years
• Assist management team in motivating associates and driving business
• Assist area stores with recruiting, interviewing, hiring, evaluations, scheduling & staff development
• Contributed in conducting business analysis, implementing payroll controls, performing inventory and loss prevention efforts
• Participated in new store openings