Yvonne Ball
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**** * ** ** • Renton, WA ***** • 845-***-**** • *******@*****.***
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Professional Store Manager with 10+ years experience in managing, training, and facilitating of retail stores seeks
Store Manager position with retail hardline and/or softline industry.
QUALIIFCATION HIGHLIGHTS
Possess strengths in management, leadership, organization, written and oral communications skills, and the ability to
identify and solve problems.
Utilize excellent knowledge of administration, supervision, budgeting, advertising, collections, customer service, and
personnel control.
Work well with people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, professional and technical levels.
Maintain vast knowledge of bookkeeping, operational processes and procedures, and inventory maintenance.
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Area Supervisor 8/2012 – 10/2013
Kohl’s – Redmond, WA
Train associate to maximize performance through positive feedback, selling floor operations and best practices of
Kohl’s credit solutions.
Deliver and execute highest level of Kohl’s customer service through associate engagement with its customers.
Identify merchandising opportunities to increase sales while improving operations.
Execute department sales floor in visual merchandising, replenishment, and recovery of merchandise on the sales
floor.
Selling & Service Manager, 6/2006 - 05/2012
Saks Fifth Avenue Off5th – Central Valley, NY
Facilitate administration of Human Resource functions and initiatives including payroll, staffing, scheduling,
on-boarding, benefits, compliance, and record keeping.
Recruit, interview and select candidates with requisite skills to fulfill responsibilities and accomplish high
performance results.
Maintained store P&L, General Ledger, facility maintenance and expenses
Manage and trained the Selling and Service Supervisors to drive & achieve company objectives.
Achieve & boost store sales plan and metrics as set by company objectives.
Realtor, 07/2007 - 05/2012
Keller Williams Realty – Central Valley, NY
Assist clients with property sales and development
Hold open house inspections, instruct clients on best practices for selling success and liaising between
renters/owners and prospective buyers for inspection
Prepare legal document including listings and sales contract
Maintain and liaison with clients, build relationships to encourage return business
Coordinate property closings, oversee document signing
Analyze market trends to determine competitive market prices
Yvonne Ball
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1209 S 47 Pl • Renton, WA 98055 • 845-***-**** • *******@*****.***
Administrative Assistant, 05/2006 - 07/2007
Weichert Realtors – Monroe, NY
Assist agents and broker with sales procedures
Assist with the preparation of legal documents including listings and sales contracts for agents
Delivered and picked up financial and title documents for clients
Carried out telephone, email, and print marketing plus general administration duties
General Manager, 09/2004 - 2/2006
Magnolia Audio Video (Best Buy) – Thousand Oaks, CA
Responsible for overall customer experience
Execute and achieve value proposition and business results by achieving bottom line profitability through increased
sales while creating operating efficiencies.
Manage P&L statements, financial scorecards, and other data reports
Recommend and execute marketing techniques to grow and retain customer base and loyalty and maintain positive
public relations
Assistant General Manager, 07/2003 - 08/2004
Best Buy – Woodland Hills, CA
Implement business strategy, analyze business results to identity wins and opportunities
Focus and fulfill task and responsibilities of managing the customer experience; supporting customer needs through
merchandise readiness & functionality
Ensures Sales Supervisors understand, execute and achieve business strategy; validate behavioral expectations and
holding them accountable for implementing that strategy including coaching & personal development.
Work in partnership with General Manger and district leadership in selecting talented employees and build on their
talent to support business strategy
General Manager, 07/1997 - 06/2003
The Good Guys – Woodland Hills, Canoga Park, Beverly Hills, Ventura, Redondo, Studio City, CA
Lead associate engagement and development efforts, ensure associates feel valued, safe and empowered to
assist customers and to create their futures within the Good Guys organization
Implement business strategy, analyze business results to identity wins and opportunities
Maintain responsibility for the overall daily operations of the store.
Supervise, schedule, hire, train, promote, and coach direct managers.
Manage budgets, market, merchandise, and rotate inventory stock.
Ensure proper handling of daily receipts, balanced registers and bank accounts, prepare and make deposits.
Sales Manager, 07/1996 - 06/1997
The Good Guys – Beverly Hills, CA
Execute and implement associate engagement and development efforts
Execute gross profit plans through marketing strategies; analyze trends and results
Facilitate hiring and selection process including on-boarding and orientation
Maintain associate satisfaction through growth development, coaching, training & appraising job wins and
opportunities
Yvonne Ball
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1209 S 47 Pl • Renton, WA 98055 • 845-***-**** • *******@*****.***
Operations Manager, 08/1993 - 06/1996
The Good Guys – Walnut Creek, CA
Execute day to day operation to include planning and organizing daily work direction for departments
Recap previous days performance, planning, problem solving, performan ce management; supervise and develop
direct reports
Work with HR and Supervisors to ensure ethical business practices and procedures are maintained
Communicate effectively at all levels within the company; improve current processes and implement critical changes
within department, store and/or organization
Office Manager, 03/1984 - 02/1993
The Audio Visual Company – Honolulu, HI
Maintained daily office routine-phones, filing, mail log, and client database files
Schedule appointments, maintain calendar for exhibitions, arrange business travel, conference calls, meetings, email
accounts and screen incoming calls
Execute Accounts Payable disbursement and Accounts Receivable aging and collections based on weekly aging report
Responsible for payroll preparation to include filing 941 quarterly reports and other quarterly reports; File annual
reports with CPA for preparation of annual State and Federal Tax return
Accomplishments
Top Sales May & June 2013 - Kohls
Top Producing store in OFF5TH SAKS 2010 - 2012
Top Gun Award – (Sales) Best Buy
Dream Team Award – (Sales) Good Guys
Dream Team Award – (Operations) Good Guys
Employee Incentive Award – The Audio Visual Company
Multi-Million Dollar Club - Keller Williams Realty
Multi Million Dollar Club – Weichert Realtors
Graduate Realtor Institute, Certified Residential Specialist, Accredited Buyer Representative,
Certified Luxury & New Home Sales Specialist, Certified Short Sale Specialist
Educational Background
San Jose State University – San Jose, CA
Bachelor of Arts Psychology