Shellman Jonathan Nieves
West New York, NJ 07093
**********@*******.***
OBJECTIVE:
Pursuing opportunities to manage and provide overall direction of a retail
store. I possess the necessary qualifications and experience to
successfully meet the challenges brought about by the demands and changes
in the field of retail.
EXPERIENCE:
01/2010-06/2011
Burlington Coat Factory, 1514 Willow Ave., Hoboken, NJ 07030
Merchandise Manager: Provide and coordinate merchandise flow in the store.
Maximize sales by utilizing all available tools, from reports to
associates. Ensure all merchandising and operational guidelines, policies
and procedures are being followed as directed by the company. Make sure our
entire guest in the store get fast and outstanding service all around the
store.
08/2009-10/2009
Flextronics, 2 Executive Drive, Suite 420, Somerset, NJ 08873
Retail Technical Services: Working in alliance with Verizon Store to solve
device, billing, account and wireless needs the customer may have.
Servicing the customer with Verizon's & Flextronics's T.W.C.E. concepts;
ensuring customer satisfaction.
04/2007-01/2009
Burlington Coat Factory, 651 Route 17 South, Paramus, NJ 07652
Department Manager: Responsible for training, recruiting, communicating,
scheduling staff. Making sure all merchandising guidelines, policies and
procedures are being followed as directed by the company. Make sure our
entire guest in the store get fast and adequate service.
12/2002- 03/2007
Duane Reade, 707 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Assistant Store Manager: Ensuring that all the projects and directions are
being implemented in a timely fashion. Controlled and monitored merchandise
received from vendors, suppliers, and warehouse. Making sure all the
policies and procedures are being followed as directed by the company.
Responsible to recruit, train, develop, communicate, and schedule staff.
07/2001-10/2002
Guess? Inc., 651Kapkowski Road, Suite 2412, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Co-Manager: Assisted the store manager with all the store operations.
Managed the register, register media, receiving, inventory and payroll;
monitored sales report and made necessary adjustments to improve sales.
Help with the development of store schedule. Ensure that each guest
received outstanding guest service.
EDUCATION:
01/1995-05/1998
NEW JERSEY CITY STATE UNIVERSITY, Jersey City, NJ 07305
Bachelor Science degree in Business Administration
Concentration in Management
03/1990-05/1993
BERKLEY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, West Paterson, NJ 07424
Associate in Applied Science in Business Administration
Concentration in Accounting
02/1987-10/1988
M.T.I. BUSINESS SCHOOL, Paramus, NJ 07652
Diploma: Computerized Bookkeeping/Data Entry Specialist.
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
09/2000-07/2001
Marshalls, North Bergen, NJ 07047
Assistant Manager
10/1999-09/2000
G+G Retail Inc., Wayne, NJ 07470
MIT
10/1998-10/1999
Big M Inc., Totowa, NJ 07512
Assistant Manager
11/1990-10/1998
K-MART, North Bergen, NJ 07047
Sporting Goods Manager (08/1995 - 10/1998)
Seasonal Layouts Manager (06/1992 -07/1995)
Salesperson (11/1990 - 06/1992)
03/1989 - 02/1990
FIRST FIDELITY BANK, Hoboken, NJ
Bank teller
JOB-RELATED TRAINING COURSES:
Sales training and certification; 2009
Management Developing and Training; 2004
Assistant Manager Sexual Harassment Class; 2002
Management Training Program; 2000
SKILLS:
Strong project management skills; IBM and IBM compatible PC; Microsoft
Office 2000-2007(Word, Excel, Access, Power Point), Lotus SmartSuite 97
(Lotus123, Word Pro, Organizer, Freelance Graphics), Windows Vista,
WordPerfect; Type 30 WPM; Bilingual (English/Spanish)