Sales Manager

Evan H. Tatelbaum

** ***** **.

New Bedford, MA *2740

8551. ****.*********@*****.***

Relevant Accomplishments:

.A Homegrown Retailer with 16 combined years of useful Retail experience,

in a mature business, a growing company and in the Pharmacy industry

.Proven ability to jointly operate a $2.9M business and assist in managing

a $11M single retail store profitably

.Successfully create and implement fiscally sound budgets, benefit plans,

sales analysis reports and programs.

.Successfully design, create & implement effective Advertising and

Marketing Campaigns

.Thorough and applicable understanding and execution of the operation of a

small retail business

.Proven Record of performance; took control of the sales floor and turned a

$90,000 operating loss in FY 2008 to a $13,900 Profit in FY 2009 and in FY

2010 kept shrink below 1.4% and increased sales above LY

.Working store manager with a regular staff of 34, up to 47 and a retention

rate of 98%

.Implementation of a loss prevention program yielding a 1% reduction in

shrinkage within year one recovering losses exceeding 3% of gross sales

Champion of nonprofits; active board and committee member of two local

multimillion and past President of 501(c)3 organizations.

Experience:

[COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL]

Pharmacy Retail

November 2010 - Ongoing

Manager/ Executive in Training

New talent begins as Assistant Store Management, and with growth in the

coming months to proceed to one's own store to manage. I am responsible

here for mastering all aspects of store operations from the bottom up. Ours

is a growth environment, customer-driven corporate culture with a store

experience that is built on customer relationships and satisfaction.

Merchandising includes executing plan-o-grams and manual ordering for

continuous item replenishment. Supervision and management of 47 employees

and full partnership with Pharmacy staff and Store Manager are required.

All aspects of cash handling, lottery sales and in this case liquor

department sales are required proficiencies as well as opening and closing

the store. Relationships with outside vendors and strong connections to

District staff are essential. Retention rate for my new hires is 100%.

Newly hired talent is fully responsible for gaining expertise in store

function, harmonious operation and profitability, I will become a training

manager and partner in the field. Store volume exceeds 10 million in yearly

sales.

BVOTWO Retail, LLC d/b/a Big Value Outlet

Big Value Outlet, Inc.

718 Dartmouth St. South Dartmouth, MA 02748

Principal Employer

Vice President of Retail Operations and Store Manager - October 2005 -

November 2010

Responsibilities for this unique position began as a key part of the team

responsible for complete planning and creation of a new 1-store family

owned business formed from the larger 5-store operation with the same name.

Duties presently include all aspects of corporate/executive operations,

store operations and leadership. Key upper level duties have included full

use, interpretation of financial reporting, Preparing yearly and monthly

flexible and fiscally responsible budgets; Analysis of sales floor space,

reallocation and/or redesign of store layout, reorientation of sales floor

space. Merchandising the store with senior store staff - Initiation and

maintenance of Banking relationships, recurring vendor relationships,

creating and maintaining a

productive and contributing workforce of 30+ employees, payroll budgeting

and employee scheduling, organizing sales floor activity, developing and

implementing merchandising programs, maintaining a motivated and cohesive

workforce, cash handling and sales data reconciliation; also Accounts

Payable/Receivable, office management, all shipping and receiving

responsibilities, including manual receiving of freight when necessary, all

advertising production; both print and television, Office management

including benefits management, human resources, equipment maintenance,

technical support, procurement of store supplies; contracting with merchant

services, facilities management, waste management and to assist in the

buying of product - along with many other responsibilities that a small

business owner has.

Assistant Office Manager, 2002 - 2005 Responsible in this capacity for

working independently reconciling invoices with purchases, creating

spreadsheets, calculating payroll for up to 100 employees, manually

tallying daily sales information, posting funds to and from main and

satellite bank accounts, inventory control and management and the

reconciliation of each store's week-end bookkeeping. Duties also included

purchase order entry, assistance in the buying process and complete non-POS

based inventory management. In this capacity I was required to successfully

manage the office during vacations.

Director of Advertising and Information Systems, September 1999-Ongoing

Position is that of a Corporate Executive in a 5 Store $10,000,000 retail

chain, designed for generation, implementation and management of company

advertising and marketing programs. Duties include responsibility for

contracting with advertising media agents, print media executives,

Newspaper sales directors and Direct Mail account executives. Included is

the creative production of the advertised products. Adhering to strict

fiscal budget constraints was required. Additional responsibilities include

full technical support for home office and local store needs, maintenance

of software and equipment and installation of new programming and

equipment. This position included permanent seating on Big Value Outlet's

Board of Advisors. The Director of Advertising and Information Systems

reported directly to President and Owner of Big Value Outlet, Inc. Hiring

and Supervision of One Employee Required.

Education:

B.S. Program, University of Massachusetts

Biology Major. Entered in Honors Program. National Merit Scholar Nominee,

1993

Computer Software Proficiency:

. Microsoft Office(2003; Microsoft Windows( XP, Vista & 7

. Adobe Photoshop 7.0; Adobe InDesign 2.0.2; Adobe Acrobat 6.0

. POS Software, RF Gun applications and Inventory Management programming

. Technical hardware and software support on the PC platform

. Basic understanding of the KRONOS payroll system

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