retail management

MICHAEL E JACOBS

E-mail: ***************@*****.***

Tel: 305-***-****

. Over 20 years experience in retail, sales and leading groups

. Strong customer focus and creative problem solving skills

. Bilingual English/Spanish

. Team oriented

. Proven track on exceeding goals

1986

BS Business Administration - Schiller University, Madrid Spain

Major in Business Administration, Minor in Marketing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

June 2012 - Present

SPANISH LEGACY INC, Sarasota, Florida

International Sales Manager

. Responsible for promotion of student exchange programs for Sarasota and

Tampa Florida. Hiring, training, and management of all employees

. Programs included summer family hosting, high school year abroad and

summer university programs

. Responsible for coordination with Autonoma University in Madrid for

summer exchange program in Madrid Spain

. Responsible for sales of student exchange programs in Spain

1997 - 2012

NEUROTICA S.L., Madrid Spain

Owner

. Opened, and Managed 2 high end women's fashion stores for 15 years

. Supervised the daily operations of the store, delivered excellent

customer service

. Recruited, trained and developed a successful sales team

. Managed 6 full time employees, 2 part time

. Directed, supervised and motivated employees to attain personal sales

goals

. Imported women's clothing from US, France and Italy, attended fashion

trade shows

. Stocked and restocked inventory when shipments were received

. Sales of 500,000 Euros Annual

1990 - 1997

DIGESA TRADING INC, Miami Florida and Madrid Spain

Representative

. Located US vendors of overstocked clothing for resale in Europe

.Attended trade shows and met with wholesale distributors for product

sourcing

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