Dana Stephan
Email: ********@********-*****.***
Address:
City: Toms River
State: NJ
Zip: 08753
Country: USA
Phone: 419-***-****
Skill Level: Any
Salary Range:
Primary Skills/Experience:
Highly motivated manager with extensive merchandising and operations knowledge. My abilities in merchadising moved store in sales twice in one year making it a high volume store.
Educational Background:
High School Dipolma from Elyria High School, Elyria OH 1/2001 to 6/1992 (college prep)
Job History / Details:
Professional Summary
Highly motivated manager with extensive merchandising and operations knowledge.
Areas of Expertise
Merchandising, having the ability to know what will sell.
Operations,knowledge of policies and enforcing those policies.
Customer service, ensuring every customer has a pleasant experience.
Positive attitude, highly dependable, extremely motivated.
Top-rated sales in district, moving store twice in one year making it a high volume store.
Retail manager for previous companies 11yrs ago. Managed payroll, business performance, staffing, scheduling, enforcing any coupon or loyalty program the store was promoting.
Work Experience
October 2009 to Current
579 Toms River, NJ
General Manager
Store Manager 732-***-****)
Interview, hire and trained new associates.
Oversee store operations.Develop and put into motion plans to increase sales.
Accepting and processing freight which was always current and within company guidelines.
Managed and merchandised store keeping up with current floor sets.
In store shrink plan was met through a partnership with the Loss Prevention Team.
Controlled store expenses and met payroll weekly within Matrix guidelines.
Ensured markdowns and transfers were done per Home Office in a timely manner.
Excellence in customer service and resolved all obstacles at the store level.
July 2009 to May 2011
Justice Toms River, NJ
Asst Manager
Merchandising Manager-. 732-***-****)
Mapped out and set floor sets once a month.
Reactionary merchandising when products were sold out or low to ensure continued sales.
Controlled the flow of the products from the stockroom to the sales floor.
maintained store standards on the sales floor to ensure continued sales.
Trained sales associates on store standards and merchandising to further their growth.
Execution and merchandising of redlines / clearance.
Executing any marketing changes.
Operations Manager
Adheres that policies and procedures are followed
Overseen receiving and processing of shipment.
Managed the stockroom organization.
Completed any damages, transfers, recalls, returns from stores.
Ordered store supplies while staying within the store budget.
Ensuring inventory prep is complete.
June 2000 to August 2001
Fashion Bug Brunswick, Oh
Store Manager
Store Manager ( Fashion Bug 330-***-****)
Managed the business and overseen all the associates and their departments of responsibilities.
conducted and overseen interviews.
Managed training and development of Assistant Managers and Sales Associates
May 1999 to June 2000
Dots Middleburgh Hts, Oh
Store Manager
Store Manager (Dots 440-***-****)
Managed the business and overseen all the associates and their departments of responsibilities.
conducted and overseen interviews.
Managed training and development of Assistant Managers and Sales Associates
Education
1992 Elyria High School Elyria, Ohio
References
Company/Name Job Title Phone Number
Yandra Sito, Area Manager 579 732-***-****
Michelle Boyle General Manager 732-***-****
Jennifer Scianna Asst Manager 732-***-****
Patrick Curtin, Property Manager 732-***-****
Fashion Bug Corporate Office 800-***-**** (code 10960)
Dots Corporate Office 440-***-****
579 Corporate Office 718-***-****