Manager Store

**** ********** ** . ********, ** *****

Phone 215-***-**** . E-mail ********@*******.***

David R. Devlin

Objective

Seeking a management position in a leading apparel

retail corporation in the area of brand

presentation and visual merchandising, utilizing my

acquired skills in a collaborative environment.

Professional experience

January 1992 - March 2010 Charming Shoppes, Inc.

Manager of Visual Merchandising - Lane Bryant

Outlet/Fashion Bug

Provided merchandising direction to field

organization of 100+ stores through thorough and

easily executable instruction.

Expanded the understanding of individual store

space by introducing the use of AutoCAD allowing

specific fixture and merchandise placement and

space management which were keys to driving

business and increasing profitability within each

location. This mapping allowed the brand philosophy

to be interpreted and executed cohesively on the

store level.

Collaborated with Merchant Group, Store Operations,

Marketing, Design and Product Development to create

a brand strategy for current and future seasonal

trends as well as maintaining core key volume

driving product.

Partnered with Store Design to create an appealing

environment for the customer experience. Projects

included new store prototypes, special fixture

design and new marketing ventures at all times

focusing on building the business and relating to

the customer.

Developed, implemented and maintained Standards for

Brand Presentation.

Partnered with procurement to find the best vendors

while striving to value engineer all programs to

maintain a tight budget.

Partnered with Planning and Allocations to create a

balanced assortment presentation during all periods

of inventory fluctuation.

Assistant District Manager/District Manager

Responsible for P/L in fourteen Fashion Bug stores

in the Mid-Atlantic market. Evaluated and taught

presentation standards, analyzed and developed

selling skills, and enforced business and banking

procedure.

Managed and maintained store management teams.

Recognizing strengths and weaknesses to ensure the

best team is in place for each location. Recruited

talent in the competitive marketplace.

Developed Presentation Program for field

organization. Train the Trainer program

demonstrated the importance of the field management

organization in brand presentation.

Assistant Store Manager/Store Manager

Responsible for P/L in several Fashion Bug stores

in the Mid-Atlantic market. Managed many different

locations of varying volume. Assumed control of

several problem locations and quickly set them on

right path for profitability.

Controlled payroll budget and maintained staff with

hiring/firing responsibility.

Computer skills

InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Quark, AutoCAD, Microsoft Word,

Excel, PowerPoint

Education

1988-1993 Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ

REferences

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