Relief Manager Board Member
Resume:
William F. Parten
Grand Island, Nebraska 68803
EXPERIENCE
Principal Financial Group Registered Representative, Grand Island Nebraska, 1/2021-present
-Life insurance, disability insurance and retirement program sales.
-Series 63 licensed
Assistant Manager Operations, Burlington Stores, Grand Island, Nebraska, 7/2017 - 1/2021
-Supervision over staff of 30-55 associates.
- Recruiting and HR management.
- Work force scheduling
- Front end management with a “customer first” priority.
- Rolled out and managed new credit card program, exceeding all goals for sign ups.
- Oversaw back room and freight processing to 10 hour to the floor goal.
Classifieds Manager, The Independent; Grand Island, Nebraska — 2013-7/2017
-Supervise 6 sales people.
-Set goals and track progress.
-Develop new products and packages for print and digital.
-Assisted in the transition and introduction of Big Red Auto Book.
-Assisted in the introduction of new digital employment products in the Grand Island market.
Store Manager, Gordmans; Grand Island, Nebraska — 1995-2013
-Supervision of up to 75 associates in an off-price retail department store.
-Customer service, office operations, loss control, inventory control, maintenance, physical plant management, and supplies control.
-Also responsible for personnel scheduling, budgeting, sales, profit and loss analysis.
-Traveling relief manager.
-”Store Manager of the Year” 2001.
- Grew sales from 5.6 million to 9 million per year.
- Grew profit from 500K to 2 million per year
- Lowest turnover in chain for several years
Store Manager, 1/2 Price Store; Hastings, Nebraska and Kansas City, Missouri— 1989-1995
-Duties as listed above.
-Strong community involvement: Board Member; Noon Sertoma Club; Member, Hastings Chamber of Commerce; United Way Volunteer.
Assistant Manager, 1/2 Price Store; Hastings and Omaha, Nebraska and Sioux City, Iowa — 1985-1989
-Merchandising, receiving, customer service, scheduling and report analysis.
Assistant Manager, Alco Duckwall, Inc.; Andrews, Texas — 1984-1985
-Supervision and training of 40 employees in a discount retail store.
-Ordering through electronic direct vendor and automatic replenishment system.
-Operations of customer service areas, office areas; including invoicing, money room, inventory, shrinkage control and supplies control.
-Personnel operations; delegating, follow-up, planning, hiring and firing, and review.
-Receiving and maintenance functions.
EDUCATION
University of Nebraska; Lincoln, Nebraska — Accounting and Business Communications, 1979-1981
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
AFFILIATIONS
Board Member, Clean Community System; Grand Island, Nebraska, 2001-2012
-Board President, 2005-2009
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