Manager Sales

George Keskey

Email: *********@********.***

Address: *** ******** ****

City: chaska

State: MN

Zip: 55318

Country: USA

Phone: 612-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $130,000

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GEORGE R KESKEY III

*********@********.*** 675 Newberry Lane

612-***-**** Chaska MN 55318

PROFILE

Customer and results-driven management professional with a record of progressive advancement and reputation for consistently achieving desired results.

Performance driven senior corporate director with a passion for operational excellence, long term planning, program/process management, internal/digital communication and retail/sales execution.

Extremely effective at increasing ROI, productivity and market share. Extensive expertise working with fortune 100 companies, vendor relationships, leading and managing retail employees and large teams, leading multi-million dollar projects and P&L's.

Background includes mergers and acquisitions, new business development, retail execution, operational and logistical excellence, along with international business.

Strengths are focusing on people first, history of proven leadership, creating strategy and vision, taking strategy to execution, and building a leader development driven culture.

Competencies:

* Strategic And Long-Term Planning * Broad Business Understanding

* Project/Process Implementation * Organizational Agility

* Interpersonal and communication skills * Analytical Thinking

* Talent Management And Development * Collaboration And Networking

* Articulating & Sustaining Strategy/Vision * Operational Excellence

* Cross-Department Team Building * Change Management

* Ability to Manage Multiple Initiatives * International Experience

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

2008- 2012 BEST BUY, Corporate Headquarters, Richfield, MN

DIRECTOR, CAPACITY PLANNING AND COMMUNICATION

August 2008- May 2012

* Managed cross-functional team of 40 individuals - retail execution, retail sales execution, vendor negotiations, channel operations and capacity planning for retail, information management, digital technologies, internal/retail communications, retail intranet, and retail response.

* Responsible for long term strategic vision, customer integration, process management, and execution outcomes for categories above.

* Increased productivity and information sharing, capacity planning and workload management through innovation and driving results.

* Communicated with multiple leaders up to Executive Vice Presidents regarding multiple initiatives, decision needs and support.

* Gained international experience through collaboration within information and capacity management.

2007-2008 BEST BUY, Corporate Headquarters, Richfield, MN

DIRECTOR, ENTERTAINMENT

July 2007 - August 2008

* Managed team of 12, with indirect responsibility of 2000 retail employees. Provided direction, coaching and development.

* Managed all execution, sales model, training and operational strategies for the entertainment categories.

* Responsible for long term sales vision and outcomes.

* Created strategy and implementation plans.

* Partnered with multiple teams, integrating customer feedback.

* Communicated regularly with senior leadership.

2001-2007 BEST BUY, The Musicland Division And Corporate Headquarters, Richfield, MN

SENIOR MANAGER, DOMAIN AND PRIVATE LABEL PLANNING

May 2006-June 2007

SENIOR MANAGER, ACCESSORIES AND PRIVATE LABEL

August 2003-May 2006

MANAGER, SALES DEVELOPMENT MUSICLAND DIVISION

January 2001-August 2003

* Played a key role on the integration/acquisition team to Musicland.

* Created category strategy and implementation plans.

* Created and implemented Selling Model and Sales tools that drove results.

* Developed and coached Retail SVP on use of scorecarding and key analytics, partnering to create strategies and enhanced performance management.

* Partnered with New Business Development/Marketing/Merchants and Vice Presidents.

1995-2001 BEST BUY, Retail Stores, Minnetonka, MN, and Milwaukee, WI

SALES MANAGER

February 2000 -January 2001

MERCHANDISE MANAGER

August 1998 - February 2000

* Developed a superior shopping environment for consumers.

* Drove initiatives in retail store, establishing a learning organization by implementing a customer focus, performance management and succession plan for employees.

EDUCATION

Business Management - Production and Operations; Bachelor of Science

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 1995

* Member of collegiate sports team - University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

* Member of Pi Sigma Epsilon business fraternity

* Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt

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