Ronald W. Bailey
**** ****** ***, **** ******, FL 32127 ● 518-***-**** ● ***********@*****.***
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Highly motivated individual with an extensive background in management, building supplies, and training seeking to utilize my experience and skills to advance my career and obtain a highly rewarding career where I can use my skills and knowledge to improve the business.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2/2011 - Present
Assistant Store Manager Lowe’s Home Improvement, Colonie, NY
Lumber, Building Materials, Hardware, Tools, Millwork, Commercial Sales, and Project Specialist Exterior
Ensure the provision of superior customer service across the store.
Achieve budgeted sales and margins in assigned areas.
Ensure corporate financial and merchandising standards are maintained.
Oversee the overall safety, security, supervision, training, mentoring, and scheduling of all assigned personnel.
Assigned as acting Store Manager of Essex, VT for 1 month.
11/2008 – 2/2011
Sales Manager Lowe’s Home Improvement, Colonie, NY
DEPARTMENT ( Sales Manager for total store performance of sales of and specialty sales, Including Installed sales, Commercial sales and Special order sales.)
Beat plan going 2 of 3 on total sales performance in 2009 and 2010, was rewarded a ring for the first year and had 2 diamonds added the following year.
Was assigned the duty of training all other Sales Managers within the District.
Completed Operation Management Training Program.
Invited by the Regional Sales Director to attend a Realtor Triple Play Convention in Atlantic City.
Assigned as acting Operations Manager in the Glenmont, NY store for 2 months.
10/2007 – 10/2008
Zone 1 Manager Lowe’s Home Improvement, Colonie, NY
Outside Lawn and Garden, Inside Lawn and Garden, Plumbing, and Electrical
Opened the Colonie store in October 2007; Hired and trained 135 employees.
Set up and merchandised the store from the ground up.
Achieved the lowest Nursery shrink in the Region 2008.
Completed Sales Management Training Program.
7/2006 – 10/2007
Zone 3 Manager Lowe’s Home Improvement, Latham, NY
Millwork, Building Materials, Lumber, Commercial Sales, Hardware, Tools, and Home Organization
Maintained a crisp, well merchandised Zone and stayed consistent to budgeted sales goals.
Received a perfect 5 out of 5 on a Regional Vice President walk through.
Continueosly improved actual shrink to budgeted shrink.
ADD.
4/2006 – 7/2006
Department Manager Lowe’s Home Improvement, Latham, NY
Lumber, Building Materials, and Millwork
Increased profit in assigned departments by 4 % in only 3 months.
Completed Management Training Program.
10/2005 – 3/2006
Commercial Sales Specialist Lowe’s Home Improvement, Latham, NY
DEPARTMENT
Achieved bonus due to personal sales totals 5 months in a row.
Increased Commercial sales from ( -8% ) to budget to ( +1.5%) in 5 months.
WORK HISTORY
2003 – 2005
Foremen Orange Roofing, Albany, NY
Charged with estimating and ordering all equipment and materials and completing jobs in a timely manner.
Responsible for oversight, performance, and attendance of my assigned crew.
2000 – 2003
Foremen Northeast Property Management, Troy, NY
Charged with planning and estimating cost of property renovations, ordering materials, and scheduling jobs. Responsible for oversight, performance, and attendance of my assigned crew.
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
Microsoft OS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint Genesis, 20/20, M20
Power Equipment Trainer Cutting Stations
Scheduling & Time Management Training & Mentoring