District Manager Development Director

Sadiq Fecto

**** **** ******* ***** • Naperville, Illinois 60564• 646-***-**** • *****.*****@*******.***

Accomplished and results-driven management professional with a progressive career in apparel sourcing, supply chain management and logistics ensuring social compliance implementation.

SUMMARY:

•Insightful business leader with the unique ability to translate big picture vision into detailed action plans; efficiently rectify issues, provide proactive solutions and design custom business strategies to increase corporate presence and market viability.

•Proven success in strategic business planning and development, relationship building, senior decision-making, employee morale improvement and talent development/empowerment and P&L management.

•Establish and maintain professional relationships with suppliers and vendors to structure “win-win” agreements which positively impact operations; excel in bidding, negotiating and executing agreements.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

GUARANTEE MOTORS Villa Park, Illinois 2015 to 2019

Partner

•Hold direct sales, P&L and business development responsibility for all used automobile sales operations.

•Recruit, hire and manage a team of managers and sales associates.

•Train staff in the full spectrum of sales processes and showroom operations from lead generation, sales presentation, qualification, negotiation and F&I through close and delivery.

•Regularly assess performance levels, identifying areas in need of improvement and implementing corrective actions when necessary.

•Facilitate weekly mentorship meetings, motivating all sales representatives in obtaining and exceeding both personal and professional goals.

•Effectively research, prospect and generate leads, serving as a client advocate and utilizing a consultative sales approach to coordinate clients’ automotive needs with available products and services.

•Support sales associates during contract negotiations and closing difficult deals.

•Procure new inventory through auctions, leasing companies and dealer trade-ins.

•Coordinate sales events and develop innovative online marketing strategies to capitalize on new business opportunities.

WEAR 4 U, INC. Karachi, Pakistan/Naperville, Illinois 2002 to 2015

Sourcing/Product Development Director

Sourced and secured commitments with overseas factories to produce corporate apparel and employee uniforms worth over $20M.

Aggressively negotiated prices, saving up to 20% in DDP costs.

Actively prospected and capitalized on new business opportunities within a customer portfolio comprised of Fortune 500 companies.

Interfaced with new/existing customers to define corporate image, desired color schemes, employee demographics and job duties; identified specific needs of customer employees regarding garments (i.e., strength of fabric, durability, wrinkle/soil resistance, style, etc.) and provided customized solutions/innovative recommendations in line with requirements.

Coordinated all facets of transporting finished product from manufacturing facilities to customer locations, ensuring optimal product quality and timely delivery.

Evaluated production to verify adherence to quality standards and social compliance guidelines; frequently traveled to factories to conduct Quality Assurance (Q/A) audits, identify under-performing areas and implement corrective actions or seek out new suppliers.

Collaborated closely with manufacturers to modify production processes to meet the ever- changing needs of customers to promote satisfaction, repeat business and referral generation.

Orchestrated the roll-out of new employee uniforms for major customers (i.e., OfficeMax, Papa John’s and Quiznos) through partnerships with companies including Aramark, Head To Toe, VF and Barco.

CIRCLE K STORES, INC. San Diego, California 1996 to 2002

District Manager

Full oversight and P&L accountability for up to 18 stores throughout the San Diego area.

Planned, set strategy and oversaw/evaluated all district operations, including sales, marketing, business development, merchandising, promotions, succession planning and management-level talent recruitment and training.

Performed comprehensive market analysis to identify industry trends and orchestrated action plans designed to grow market share through strategic initiatives.

Evaluated individual store performance and provided recommendations pertaining to areas in need of improvement.

Spearheaded the implementation of enhanced marketing strategies to reverse negative sales trends, resulting in double digit sales growth Year-over-Year (YoY).

Continuously maintained combined cash/inventory shrinkage of less than 1%, which was significantly less than the company/industry average.

Effectively managed one of the lowest employee turnover rates throughout the organization.

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI- Sindh, Pakistan

Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and Operations

LANGUAGES:

Multilingual: Fluent in writing, reading and speaking English, Hindi and Urdu.

TECHNICAL:

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.

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