Chris Bush
Email: abo76r@r.postjobfree.com
Address: *** ****** **** **
City: Conroe
State: TX
Zip: 77302
Country: USA
Phone: 281-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: 75
Willing to Relocate
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CHRIS T. BUSH
723 Forest Lane Drive * Conroe, Texas 77302 * 281-***-**** * abo76r@r.postjobfree.com
TERRITORY MANAGER
Customer-focused and highly influential sales and management expert in consumer goods industry, applying more than 25 years of experience to exceptional team performance, relationship management, and profit generation.
* Demonstrate expertise in business development, operations direction, program and project management, marketing, sales, fiscal oversight, and client satisfaction.
* Specialize in territory and retail sales of brand consumer products.
* Provide product management through development, prospecting, presentations, pricing, contract management, deal closing, account management, channel management, and distribution management.
* Deliver outstanding sales revenue in challenging markets and economies.
* Establish and maintain high-value business relationships.
* Recruit, train, and focus teams to exceed corporate targets.
* Seize opportunities to expand volume of business, boost revenue, and outperform competitors.
KEY COMPETENCIES
Strong analytical, problem-solving and project management skills*Ability to analyze data to drive results *
Experience in the store operations function *interpret all policies and procedures to resolve customer and employee issues * World-Class Customer Service *Expert in store systems, policy and procedure* Budget Control * Forecasting * Ethics & Policy Enforcement * Compliance *Talent Development and acquisition * Goal Setting *Measure Performance Management using KPI * Employee Acquisition & Retention
Communications * Presentations * Consensus Building *
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
OPERATIONS MANAGER PANDORA STORES 2011-Present
* Identify, create and manage the execution of store business plan that drives KPI results and that maximize business opportunities.
* Oversee new store openings including construction, hiring and training staff.
* Manage all HR issues including benefits.
* Manage payroll for 27 employees.
* Oversee all Advertising and Marketing.
* Facilitate all merchandising initiativesin all stores, year round.
RED WING SHOE COMPANY * 1994 - 2011
Provider of heavy-duty and specialized footwear for work.
Territory Sales Manager, East Texas & South Louisiana (1994 -2011)
Demonstrate exceptional operational leadership of 18 company and independently owned shoe stores.
Established new retail locations through participation in lease negotiations, facilitation of build-outs, launch of merchandising processes, and recruitment and training of Store Managers and staff. Draft annual territory plans, as well as operations plans for company-owned and dealership stores, with focus on revenue generation and budget control. Enforce dealership agreements, ensure store compliance, and maintain marketing standards.
* Ranked No. 1 shipper in U.S. for Red Wing brand products 9 of last 10 years of tenure.
* Secured double-digit growth for retail stores 9 of last 10 years of tenure.
* Catapulted combined store revenue by more than $3M.
* Delivered highest increase in global wholesale revenue from 2004 - 2008.
* Earned Territory Sales Manager of the Year Award in 1999, and Salesman of the Year Award in