Professional Experience
Executive Assistance Manager -Party City, Lewisville, Texas (6/03-3/04)
. Human Resource Duties
. Opening and Closing Duties
. Store resets and seasonal resets
. Inventory and out of stock research
. Staff Development
In-Store Marketing Manager - Sears, Lewisville, Texas (6/02-6/03)
. Supervise associates in the execution of:
1. Map, Plan-o-grams, Zone-o-grams.
2. Ad set-up and take down.
3. Merchandise presentation standards.
4. Promotional set-up and replenishment of end caps, outpost, and
promotional thresholds.
. Signage changes.
. Select, coach and develop strong and effective associates.
. Fully implement corporate programs and initiatives on marketing and
visual standards.
. Maintain fixture inventory and storage.
. Responsible for PCNs, Price integrity, 991 and Vom.
Regional Sales Manager Trainee - Sears, Lewisville, Texas (9/01-6/02)
. Responsible for setting: Map, planograms and zonagrams within my area
each month.
. Staffed areas based on payroll and hours allowed for my area each month,
due to projected sales.
. Knowing my businesses daily reports: sales, credit, ma, and customer
service surveys.
. Merchandise racks and wall based on merchandising standards and color
charts set by company.
. Ensuring sales by making sure ads are setup and taken down at proper
time.
. Meeting the price integrity goal by checking pricing of products in my
area on daily bases.
. Coaching staff by making them aware of sales goals for each individual,
area and store.
. Responsible for execution of price markdowns, vom's, and stolen products
within area.
Visual Specialist - Sears, Lewisville, Texas (8/00-9/01)
. Setting promotional event signing and storewide themes, such as Trend
Merchandising and Holidays.
. Setting and dressing all forms.
. Assisting in any merchandise relocation and the flexing of departments
(seasonal flexes).
. Knowing and assisting is basic merchandise presentation standards of
colorizing, folding and gridding.
. Working with merchandiser to help set departments to the ADA standard.
. Worked with cluster manager in moving departments and setting store for
themes.