BROOKE A. SCHRIEDEL
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HIGHLIGHT OF QUALIFICATIONS:
* Inventory Management * Expense Management * Market Sales Analysis
* Employee Training * Planning/Organizing * New Store Openings
* Product * Policy Development * Consultant
Sales/Marketing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
OPERATIONS MANAGER, Home Owners Bargain Outlet, October 2008 - October 2009
Waukegan, IL
. New hire orientations and training.
. Direct control over the front-end and receiving departments.
. Developed, led and trained new and existing employees in HOBOS
policies, procedures and operations.
. Management position scheduling.
ASSISTANT MANAGER, Home Owners Bargain Outlet, September 2004 - October
2008 Waukegan, IL
. Direct control over the following departments, furniture, house wares,
seasonal, electrical and millwork
. Consistent ability to increase department sales by double digits
yearly.
. Expedited flow of merchandise to maximize turns ratio and control
inventory levels.
. Floor Manager in control of staff of fifty plus employees.
SALES/SERVICE, INSTALLATIONS, ProCaliber, March 2003 - September 2004
Wadsworth, IL
. Sales of satellite systems, including site surveys of residential and
commercial properties.
. Service related to maintaining customer connectivity to TV and
Internet services.
. Inform customers of promotions and help them determine which service
would best serve their needs.
. Commercial installations of television programming.
GENERAL MANAGER, Dollar General Corporation, June 2001 - March 2003
Mundelein, IL
. Expedited flow of merchandise to maximize turns ratio to control
inventory levels. Increased turns ratio from 4.1 to 5.7.
. Analyzed sales results and performed adjustments to increase results.
Augmented first year increase from 5% to 24%.
. Executed sales audits to maximize payroll dollars. Achieved a decrease
in payroll from 9.25% to 7.9%.
. Ranked #1 in the region in best shrink results for 2002. Reduced
shrink from 7.5% to 0.86%.
GENERAL MANAGER, Salisbury Sales Corporation, January 1997- March 2001
Huntley, IL
. Ranked #1 in the company in best shrink results for 1998, 1999 and
2000. Reduced shrink from 4% to 0.5% or below yearly.
. Consulted on Gemar POS software system. Provided feedback on
Salisbury's needs and operating discipline.
. Accountable in 2000, 2001 for store openings/closings company-wide.
Reduced time of task
4 to 2 days for closings and 6 weeks to 4 for openings.
. Provided internal support for nationwide locations, thus reducing
support calls to the corporate office by 68%.
ASSISTANT MANAGER, Walgreens, June 1993 - December 1996
Deerfield, IL
. Pharmacy Technician, filled prescriptions.
. Merchandising, both planogrammed and seasonal sets.
. Training and development of employees.
. Cash handling and customer service.
EDUCATION: KENDALL COLLEGE, Evanston, IL 1992
Bachelor of Science Degree: Applied Social Science
COMPUTER SKILLS: Word, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Word Perfect, Internet,
Excel, PowerPoint, ADP Pay Expert, ADP EZ Labor, Choice Point and IBM Store
Controller.