25years in jewelry industry.

retail sales manager to vice president of operation

s. traveled 17 of the 25 years.
responsible for sales profits, recruiting and day to day opreations and supervis
ion of sales teams amd management teams.
Responsible for training and attaining store sales goals and district goals and
profits.
I am a senior retail sales management professional with a 20t year track record
for increasing sales, developing staff and establishing and securing new territo
ry. background seasoned with day to day operations and management of single unit
, multi-store and multi-unit territories including but not limited to: trend ana
llysis,profit
performance,employee retention, and staff development.
DEMONSTRATED AREAS OF EXPERTISE
.PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION .TEAM BUILDING/MOTIVATION
.P&L MANAGEMENT .MULTI-MILLION DOLL
AR BUDGET
.ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP .RETAIL CHAIN MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JARED THE GALLERIA OF JEWELRY

GENERAL MANAGER 2OO7-2010
GENERAL MANAGER FOR SINGLE UNIT STORE. 5000 SQUARE FOOT JEWELRY STORE 17 MEMEBER
TEAM. TEAM BUILDING DRIVING AND GROWING BUSINESS. DEVELOPING CLIENTEL. TRAIN AN
D DEVELOPING TEAM. SALES INVENTORY CONTROL
VISUAL GUEST SERVICE AND 7.5 MILLION SALES BUGET WHICH WAS ACHIEVED.
SAMUELS JEWELERS 2003-2007
REGIONAL MANAGER 17 STORES SUPERVISED IN 5 STATES. TRAVELED STORE TO STORE. SALE
S PROFITS TEAM DEVELOPMENT. MULTI STORE SUPERVISION, MONITORING STORE SALES TEAM
DEVELOPMENT AND PROFITS.
REGIONSL MANAGER OF THE YEAR TWO TIMES IN A ROW.
FRIEDMANS JEWELERS MULTIPLE SITES 1996-2003
QUICKLY PREMOTED THROUGH THE RANKS AS A RESULT OF CONSISTENT GOAL AQUISITIONS. R
ECRUITED TO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE AGGRESSIVE EXPANSISON OF SOUTHWEASTERN AND MI
DWESTERN STATES. STARTED A SENIOR PARTNER,
PREMEOTED TO REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT AND THEN TO VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS FO
R THE ARKANSAS, TENNESSEE AND MISSISSIPPI MARKETS.
VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS,LITTLEROCK, ARK. 2002-2003 (103 STORES)
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT LITTLEROCK ARK 2001-2003 (INCREASED32-45STORES)
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT,BIRMINGHAM AL 1999-2001 (INCREASED 33TO50)
SENIOR PARTNER, KNOXVILLE,TN 1996-1999 (16 STORES)
SENIOR PARTNER,MEMPHIS ,TN 1996-1996 (10 STORES)
MULTI STORE SUPERVISION RETAIL CHAIN SALES AND PROFIT EXECUTION. WITH
TERRITORY EXPANSION AND TRAINING RECRUITING OF TEAMS AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT.
WHITEHALL JEWELLERS 1991-1996
STORE MANAGER
GORDON JEWELLERS
REGIONAL MANAGER 1985-1991 12 STORES
STORE MANAGER 1981-1985
EDUCATION AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
MARKETING, LITTLEROCK UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
LOOKING GLASS INC. CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP,
SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 2003
MEETING YOUR LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES AMERICAN AMA
ATLANTA, GA 2003