Manager Sales

Bertrina Shorter

*** ***** ** ( Clarksdale, Ms **614 ( Home662-627-9577 ( Cell: 662-***-****

( ablq91@r.postjobfree.com

MANAGER

Value Offered Ten years of experience leading retail sales organizations

and teams to exceed revenue and profit goals.

Proven track record of driving multimillion-dollar growth

Expert relationship builder, negotiator and sales

strategist.

Key Skills Management Skills Management Area Startup &

Business Development Turnaround

Retail Team Training & Employee Retention

Management Expert Merchandising Skills

Excellent Time Management And

Deadline meets

Career Merchandising Experience

Progression

Merchandiser 2009 -currently Merchandiser Friedmans

Driveline Retail, ION Smart SASR Jewelers, 1996-2002

Mass Connection GFK

Merchandising Employee Walmart

2004-2009

For Merchandising Companies I am Team lead with Driveline

Retail do Store resets, POG resets, audits, loss prevention

and audits of total business, place order, merchandise,

submit timely project updates communications skills with

Store to keep them abreast with upcoming projects and fixture

Assembly

For Walmart I Managed Soft lines (Apparel), Home lines

(Housewares, Domestics, and Furniture) Shoes Dept and Jewelry

Dept.

. Main responsibility was to retain customer by promoting an

enjoyable shopping experience, retain associates by providing

a great working environment conducive to growth, reduce

shrinkage by all methods, make sure controls were in place to

protect company assets where needed. Managed the

merchandising side of business by promoting features products

and merchandise that customers wanted to buy. Making sure in

stock was a priority to generate sales.

For Friedmans Jewelers do floor display transitions for my

store make sure product was visible and full for customers to

have options.

Management Experience

Asst Store Manager-Carlisle

Corporation 2009

Assist Store Manager Walmart

2004-2009

Store Manager of Friedmans

Jewelers 1996-2002

For Carlisle Corporation Restuarant industry managing 20 or

more employees, run a clean and efficient friendly

restuarant, make sure P&L is in control. Have low food cost,

and reach sales goals and level. Resturant does 33,000-36,000

a week.

Retain employees by having proper training and procedures.

Contribute to hiring process of employee

For Walmart I Managed Soft lines (Apparel), Home lines

(Housewares, Domestics, and Furniture) Shoes Dept and Jewelry

Dept.

I managed up to 50 associates at one time

. Main responsibility was to retain customer by promoting an

enjoyable shopping experience, retain associates by providing

a great working environment conducive to growth, reduce

shrinkage by all methods, make sure controls were in place to

protect company assets where needed. Managed the

merchandising side of business by promoting features products

and merchandise that customers wanted to buy. Making sure in

stock was a priority to generate sales.

For Friedmans Jewelers Managed 5 to 7 employees, main

responsibility was to generate sales, open new charge

accounts, and collections on delinquent accounts

. Control shrink maintain great inventory level.

Achievement I worked at a store the did between 77-80 million dollars a

Highlights years. Bonused three times since being employed at Walmart

for achieving sales plan and profit plan

Received Assistant Manager of the month 3 times for

outstanding performance with my area.

As International

Sales Manager

(2004 to 2009):

Education

Education [Tucson College, Tucson Az 85701

September 2002- December 2003

. Certificate

. Paragon license Corneal Refractive Therapy Treatment

. [Graduated with Honors maintained 4.0 GPA

Carl Keen Vocation Center, Clarksdale Ms 38614

August 1992- May 1996

. NOCTI Certification in Business

. Maintained a 4.0 GPA

Clarksdale High School, Clarksdale, Ms 38614

August 1992- May 1996

. Graduated in the 75 percentile with an overall Grade of

87.9

. Maintained a 3.0 GPA

Certifications Paragon Science for Corneal Refractive Therapy Treatment

Servesafe Certification -Food Safety

Technology MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access/Project), Web Based

Graphic Designer

Travel Most of Mississippi especially Northern Portion and I also

work Arkansas Area West Helena and Helena Area. I travel

and work in Knoxville Tn and Memphis Tn

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