Manager Sales

John Andrew Somerville

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Amarillo, Texas 79118 / 806-***-**** / ************@***.***

Objective

To secure a challenging position in a Retail Management Position that

provides opportunity for both personal and professional growth, while

offering diverse job responsibilities which will utilize my critical

thinking skills.

Employment History

April 2008 - Present: Operations Manager

Best Buy, Amarillo, TX

Accountable and responsible for transactional excellence of $50M+

Consumer Electronics Retailer. Supervised 30 Operations associates

including one supervisor and two seniors but ultimately responsible

for 120 associates throughout the store. Also, duties included Human

Resources Manager for the store as well.

April 2004 - April 2008: Department Sales Manager

Best Buy, Amarillo, TX

Accountable for no less than $20 million in annual revenue. Supervise

20-25 associates. Responsible for overall sales and appearance in

specified department. Job responsibilities also include coaching and

leading department staff. Serve as floor sales manager during peak

selling hours. Ensure that all employees are following all rules of

CARE+ to effectively and completely service all customers.

April 1998 - December 2003: Operations Manager / Assistant Store

Manager

Lowe's Home Improvement, Albuquerque, NM

Responsible for P&L and day-to-day operations for $50 Million+ store.

Supervised approximately 60-70 team members. Ensured accurate

receiving of product and efficient checkouts at the front of the

store.

April 1996 - April 1998: Entry Level Positions

Lowe's Home Improvement, Amarillo, TX

Education

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

70 Credit Hours - Studied Business Management & Political Science

Grade-Point Average: 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale)

Attended from August 2003 to May 2006

West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX

69 Credit Hours

Attended from Fall 1995 to Spring 1997

Qualifications

Fifteen years experience in big-box retail, eleven years in retail

management.

Ability to effectively manage and lead groups from two people to over

100 people.

Able to take on many task and assignments at one.

Strong ability to devise intricate action plans to overcome

challenges.

References

References available upon request.

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