Mary Grace Kralik
Concord, NC 28027
Mobile Phone: 704-***-****
E-mail: ******************@*****.***
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OBJECTIVE
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Store Manager
Linens-N_Things Charlotte, NC
Retail
Served in various management roles including two plus years as a Store
Manager.
Overview: Responsible for all aspects of a retail store with sales volume
of over $4 million and a physical stock on hand of over $2.7 million.
Directed others in hiring, staffing and training an associate base of 25
plus individuals. Maintained and managed payroll to prescribed budget
levels. Directed all merchandising decisions. Develop bench strength and
prepare subordinates for the next level. Implement Loss Prevention
strategies to control waste. Monitor associate productivity to ensure
excellent guest service.
Key Achievements:
Beat sales plans by as much as 6%.
Reduced shrink by a half percent over plan.
Developed and trained 4 individuals who were promoted, including one Store
Manager.
Human Resources, Visual Merchandising, Management and Inventory Control,
Assistant Store Manager
5 1994 - 6 2000
Kmart Corp Akron, Summit, OH
Retail
Held various management positions in several locations.
Overview: Held positions as Replenishment Manager, Operations Manager, and
Softlines Manager in stores with sales volume up to $11 million. As an
operations manager my key responsibilities were overall maintenance of the
store, store audits with unit pricing manager to ensure pricing accuracy
and ad set up. Transitioned to a softlines manager, key responsibilities
were, visual merchandising, planogram implementation and seasonal
merchandising.
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EDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration,
9 1989 - 3 1994
Youngstown State University Youngstown, Mahoning, OH
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CERTIFICATION
High Altitude Training For Store Managers
10 2007
Linens n Things
Training: Time Management, People skills, Business Analysis
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SKILLS
Microsoft Office Excel, Beginner
Microsoft Word