Fatima N. Kobeissi
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Dearborn, MI 48126 Email: ********@*****.***
EDUCATION
Wayne State University Detroit, MI
Bachelor of Arts – Mathematics Concentration Sept 2008 – May 2013
GPA: 3.24 Graduation Date: May 2013
• Bilingual: English and Arabic
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
EXPERIENCE
Best Buy Novi, MI
Home Sales Supervisor (Manager with direct reports) Nov 2013 – Present
• Recruited by Best Buy Novi Leadership team to head the largest Home Theater department in the tri-state area
• Achieved budget in Business Group Revenue and overall NOP for the fourth quarter
• Reduced SG&A for the fiscal year by controlling labor spending and optimizing the department labor model
• Dramatically increased Geek Squad Protection attach through coaching and training leading to increased profitability
Personal Tutor Various Locations
Tutor May 2010 – Present
• Tutored students in basic and advanced Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English
• Developed Semester long plans to overcome any lack of prerequisite knowledge
Best Buy Taylor, MI
Lifestyles Supervisor (Manager with direct reports) July 2012 – Nov 2013
• Managed 10-15 direct reports daily, 6 of which went on to pursue and obtain lead roles throughout the store
• Led the largest Appliance Department in Michigan to an enormous 30% comp year-over-year
• Drove credit application performance, with coaching, training, and accountability, to first in the market
• Conducted biweekly trainings or underperformance meetings
• Analyzed financial business weekly and address performance gaps with business plans
• Fixed market productivity by creating an Excel sales tracker that helped employees visualize their opportunities
• Used as a peer coach to turn around the poor performance in extended warranty sales for another store and created a plan
which after implementation helped the store rank top 3 in the market in extended warranty sales
• Increased store revenue and margin performance by managing labor and coaching 30-50 employees throughout the store
• Ranked 1st in a district of 13 stores for two of the first four financial quarters
Best Buy Dearborn, MI
Gaming Supervisor/PE Lead/BBFB Ambassador (Manager with direct reports) May 2011 – July 2012
• Took on three additional departments when a leadership vacancy could not be filled and offered to coach, train, and be
held accountable to Portable Electronics performance as well as Gaming performance
• Conducted monthly one-on-one meetings with employees to update them on individual and team performance
• Merged the labor and training of four departments to optimize the labor model and make it more efficient for fluctuating
traffic patterns
• Wrote schedules, organized and marketed midnight releases for the most popular gaming titles leading to increased
market share and profitability
• Led the company in preorder performance and regularly had company leading performance for midnight launches
• Created and fostered relationships with community business owners to help grow Best Buy’s commercial sector
Riverside Academy West Dearborn, MI
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Girl’s Varsity Head Basketball Coach August 2009 – July 2010
• Facilitated pre-season conditioning and daily practices during the season emphasizing fundamentals
• Helped students achieve academic excellence necessary to participate in school sports
• Inspired a transformation from a divisive individualistic mentality, to a cohesive team effort