Lon Schuman
Fort Pierce, FL
ad33jw@r.postjobfree.com
Work Experience
Senior Coordinator
Dayscape Senior Center - Deerfield Beach, FL
June 2019 to May 2021
• Developed curriculum for senior daycare center. Educational, entertaining to get all participants to enjoy daily activities, while stimulating thought process. Daily activities would consist of current events, yoga, stimulating games and sing alongs. Certain days additional activities would consist of bingo and or other games.
• Oversee daily operations of all activities
• Tours given as needed to perspective customers
• Unfortunately, Covid impacted the business and after 11 years serving the community, Dayscape Senior Center had to close.
Merchandise Manager
Macys - Plantation, FL
April 2010 to April 2019
Merchandise Team Manager (2010- 2019)
• Direct daily merchandise support functions for a multi-million dollar family of business.
• Directly responsible for merchandising, signing and mark-down teams.
• Drive and exceed goals by developing and executing strategies based on business driving opportunities.
• Accountable for platform productivity.
• Work closely with senior management to deliver company initiatives.
• Walk back of the house stock room standards weekly with senior management.
• Open building as necessary.
Director of Finance
Macys
February 2000 to February 2010
Director of Finance Credit Loyalty – 48 stores (February 2000 – February 2010) Stores:
• Leveraged partnerships with stores and Senior Management to deliver the companies goals.
• Worked closely with store teams in coaching the behavior of connecting with the customer to drive and succeed in loyalty.
• Analyzed the solicitation of credit accounts/conversion of existing customers to store card. Track top producers and acknowledge.
• Conducted audits during all store visits to verify that a successful strategy was in place to deliver the increase in proprietary card holders.
• Scheduled bi-monthly conference calls with all underperforming stores and turned results around by sharing best practices of successful stores.
• Managed gift card sales.
Regional staffing coordinator
Macys
1997 to 1999
Regional Staffing Coordinator: Macy’s Florida (1997 – 1999)
• Managed staffing levels for 7 Macy’s locations
• Developed both payroll and non-payroll budgets to support the stores profit and service goals while managing expense.
• Regional Staffing Coordinator of the month for 12 consecutive months
• Regional Staffing Coordinator of the year 1999
Sales Manager
Macys
1996 to 1997
Sales Manager: Macy’sFlorida (1996 – 1997)
Assistant Store Manager
Loehmanns - Boca Raton, FL
1994 to 1996
Assistant Store Manager
Bealls Outlet - Margate, FL
1992 to 1994
0wner
Saranda Apparel - Florida, NY
1983 to 1992
Manufacturers Representative
Jodi/Abe Schrader
1980 to 1984
Manufacturers Representative: Jody of California (1984 – 1989) Los Angeles, CA
• Launched new line of women’s clothing to department stores throughout the country Manufacturers Representative: Abe Schrader (1980 – 1984) New York, NY Education
Pharmacy
Brooklyn college - Brooklyn, NY
1977 to 1979
Associates in Merchandising
Nassau college - Garden City, NY
1975 to 1977