Christopher C. Hettler
*** ******** **** ? Canton, GA 30114
Home: 678-***-**** ? Mobile: 770-***-****
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Summary Results-driven, customer-centered manager with 8+ years
experience in store management and supervisory positions.
Verifiable talent for maintaining profitable retail
operations, with success in capitalizing on growth
opportunities, implementing promotional/marketing
strategies, and upholding fiscal integrity. Articulate
communicator and effective training skilled in achieving
employee buy-in on organizational goals. Respected,
trusted manager who upholds the highest ethical
standards.
Areas of
Expertise Operations Management
Financial Analysis
Inventory Control/Shrinkage
Training Program Design
Customer Service/Loyalty
Performance Management
Staff Training & Mentoring
Visual Merchandising
Marketing and Advertising
Sales Analysis and Forecasting
Loss Prevention/Security
Budgetary Analysis and Regulation
Experience INKSTOP 2007-2009
Store Manager/Training Manager
Manage store operations in the following areas:
operations, customer service, human resources,
operational and product knowledge training, business
development and employee development, fiscal planning and
budgetary forecasting, sales analysis, marketing,
financial reporting
Responsible for all fiscal analysis of business,
including payroll forecasting, sales forecasting/analysis
and budgetary spending
Develop and implement training program to Atlanta market
Aid in store set up from the ground up for 10 out of 14
new stores in the Atlanta market
Operate top performing store in the Atlanta market in all
company focused areas
Actively involved in marketing of a new business to a new
market. Through personal grass roots marketing
implementation
Manage day-to-day activities of a sales floor with a
multi-million dollar inventory, as well as drive sales
and company initiatives
OFFICE DEPOT 2005-2007
Assistant Store Manager/Operations Manager
Manage and supervised store operations in the following
areas: daily business and customer flow, Fanatical
Customer Service Program, human resources, motivational
training, business development, budgetary planning
strategies, service and sales/incentive programs,
business to business marketing
Developed sales training programs and customer focus
programs to increase sales in technology department
Assisted in improving department and store sales from a
$75,000 loss to $25,000 profit by end of fiscal year
Responsible for financial analysis, budgetary spending
and inventory replenishment of a store which grossed over
$2.5 million dollars each year.
Consistently recognized for top sales performance in
customer service/sales programs
Oversaw all aspects of a store with over $2 million
dollars in inventory
BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO 2003-2005
Store Manager
Managed and supervised store operations in the following
areas: financial accountability, quality customer service
(problem resolution/social diplomacy), vendor relations,
supply management, property management and store
maintenance, loss prevention and safety compliance, sales
and marketing
Promoted from Assistant Store Manager to Store Manager
after one year of service
Assigned to district's most underperforming store, and,
after one year, store was recognized as top performer in
all company sales/service programs
Recognized as "Rookie of the Year" at store mangers'
annual meeting
Acknowledged as top performing store in sale and customer
service during tenure
GEORGIA THEATRE COMPANY 1995-2003
General Manager
Supervised and managed theatre operations in following
areas: floor operations (theatre operations), concession
management, box office accountability, quality customer
service, vendor relations and supply management, property
management and maintenance, operation of multi-million
dollar equipment, human resource management, including
budgetary controls
Developed and trained as many as 30 employees on a yearly
basis.
Managed company's top-performing location
Responsible for revenue controls and accountability
Repeatedly achieved and exceeded sales goals and customer
service expectations
Education KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
Bachelors Degree in Sports Management
4 year recipient of HOPE Scholarship
Skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Outlook,
Power Point; Publisher; Adobe; 10- key; knowledge of fax
and copier usage