professional summary
experience
education
Corpus Christi, TX *Searching for
position in San Antonio Area
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Strategic planning
Employee motivation
Key relationship development
Inventory control
Profit and loss management
Multi-unit management
Merchandise Presentation
Recruiting, hiring, and retention
Business acumen
skills
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awards
Top 10% of the Company DM
President's Club recipient 2011, 2013,
and 2016
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Received five Top Performer
trophies between 2015 - 2020
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Awarded Merchandise Presentation
award for outstanding visuals in the
Region 3/4 years
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Awarded numerous certificates each
year for top measured results in the
region
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Winner of numerous district
contests held by the company
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jami
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Results-driven Senior District Manager, motivated and equipped to successfully handle challenging district/region-wide operations. Cultivate successful leaders focused on exceeding business expectations and adapting locations to exceed targets with agile and responsive operations. Successful leader with solid retail industry sales and management experience. Cato Corporation Corpus Christi, Texas
May 2006 - Current
Senior District Manager
Established and maintained successful team by effectively directing, motivating, and disciplining staff keeping turnover at less than 5%.
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Captured customer loyalty by spearheading service-oriented and relationship-driven strategies. Holding fashion shows and "Girls Night Out" events getting the community involved.
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• Achieved forecasted targets consistently.
Cultivated trust, empowerment and personal accountability virtues to build successful business cultures.
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Assessed assigned locations, verified operating conditions and identified improvement opportunities.
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Managed, developed and motivated 9 district managers increasing operational efficiency and sales numbers territory-wide with the region ending 2022 #1 to comp with a 5.5% increase.
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Supported sales personnel keeping them accountable and successful with close monitoring and top-down motivational strategies. Results proven with comp results for fiscal 2022 at 4.0% and a $203.00 ecommerce average against the goal of $150.00.
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Controlled turnover with a clear focus on employee satisfaction, empowerment and job knowledge.
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Supervised South Texas district with 15 locations, maintaining overall responsibility for $9 million in annual sales.
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Evaluated team performance and KPIs to address deficiencies and manage district. Ending fiscal 2022 #1 in credit solicitation as well as ecommerce sales.
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Managed payroll on a weekly basis ensuring a low variance and keeping overtime use to a minimum.
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Targeted and sustained district inventory shrink results well below company goal of -0.50% with our results ending with -0.22%.
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• Managed stores/district expense control with monthly/yearly results below company plan. Business
Commonwealth College, Merrillville, IN
• Coursework in Business, Leadership, and Sales & Marketing.