Jennifer Ress
Evansville, Indiana 47725
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Career Objective
To acquire a unique and exciting position in a business that will further
develop my skills and experience.
Education
Indiana University: Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, Minor of
Psychology
Retail Experience
maurices Martinsville, Indiana
Store Manager June 2007- August 2010
. Lead by example while managing assistants, sales leads and associates
. Execute training in visual market appeal
. Conduct all interviews and on-boarding processes
. Follows budget and sales plans through mid-weekly, weekly, monthly and
yearly reports
. Trains and monitors loss prevention through daily customer service
standards
. Trains and executes coaching in the moment opportunities
. Markets the business through after hours events and recruitments
The Limited Bloomington, Indiana
Co-Manager September 2006- June 2007
. Manage sales leads and associates
. Train associates on all policies and procedures
. Execute new hires on boarding
. Conduct interviews and assist in all hiring
. Open and close the store
. Conduct payroll weekly
. Control the merchandise flow and placement
. Set budget for weekly, monthly and yearly sales by assembly of last
year's numbers
. Drive credit through accountability and personal achievement
. Create a weekly focus report to develop and coach certain behaviors.
Old Navy Bloomington, Indiana
Front End Supervisor October 2001-
September 2006
. Supervise sales associates and cashiers
. Train associates on all policies and procedures
. Open and close registers
. Authorize transactions on cash registers and perform audits on
registers
. Conduct interviews
. Drive sales through daily business with coaching, developing and
motivating
. Assist manager by running store front.
Women's lead Floor Associate June 2001 - October 2001
. Planned weekly shipments
. Set fixtures and displays
. Replenished sales floor
. Created report for weekly departmental assessment meeting with
Logistics Manager
. Provided sales report and set goals for departmental weekly meetings.
Sales Associate December 2000- June 2001
. Greeted customers
. Assisted customers
. Tagged markdowns
. Ran cash register
. Acted as a fitting room attendant
References will be provided upon request.