Project Manager Senior

GEORGE SHERRY

Laguna Hills, California ***** 714-***-****

*************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/georgecsherry

SUMMARY

A dedicated and highly resourceful senior project manager specializing in the retail sector, with comprehensive global and domestic experience in business analysis, risk mitigation, budgeting/cost controls, design oversight, and remodels/overhauls. Facilitates efforts around store development, acquisitions and startup operations. Relies on a keen understanding of business priorities to help manage both operations and project flow. Proven success in contributing to revenue-producing activities in both the short- and long-term.

●Staff Coaching

●Workflow Development

●Process Improvement

●Strategic Planning

●Change Management

Crisis Resolution

EXPERIENCE

PARTY CITY, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey

Project Manager/International Project Manager, U.S., Canada, and Mexico, 2007-2022

●Planned, executed, and finalized projects while delivering on time and within budget and scope objectives.

●Acquired resources and coordinated efforts of team members to deliver projects according to plan and timeline.

●Identified, effectively communicated, and resolved project issues and risks.

●Developed risk mitigation plans.

●Communicated project status to project stakeholders.

●Led implementation of stakeholder requirements for design and validation.

●Named project manager for multi-million-dollar acquisitions remodel project across Midwest, Northeast, and Mexico City.

●Completed all conversions in time for holiday season (54 projects in six months), with company sales up 30% for peak season.

●Pioneered innovative team building and cross-functional project management techniques to expedite workflow, simplify processes, and reduce operating costs.

●Trained teams before exiting each project on company standards, retail.net, and future support information.

Bed Bath & Beyond, Mission Viejo, CA

Store Department Manager 2006-2007

●Inventory management for linen department

●Established and optimized schedules

●Managed inventory control process

●Merchandised shelves and controlled shrink

Burlington Forge Linens, Warren, Ohio

Owner/ Operator 1995-2006

●Sales prospecting for 13 states

●Scheduling

●Advertising/ Marketing

●Accounting

●Director of warehouse operations

CERTIFICATION

Project Management Certified, Coursera

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