Thomas Woods
Detroit, MI *****
Objective:
A financial manager with over 10 years of diversified experience in
systems and project management for high volume, repetitive consumer
services, cost accounting, and financial reporting. Seeking a Manager
position that includes leadership, business planning and all areas of
managing a business.
Employment History:
Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Serv
Detroit Metro Airport
09/2011- Present
Retail Operations Manager
-Responsible for all 20 retail stores and merchandise operations in a multi-unit environment.
-Responsible for planning and purchasing of merchandise, inventory control, store merchandising standards and retail staff training and development
-Develop strategic relationships and programs for operations to include category management, pricing matrix, national purchasing opportunities, distribution, rebates, and external and internal communications.
-Verify sales reporting, cash handling and payroll accounting reports, prepare various cost and operational reports.
-Assist with establishing retail sales and profit goals for next year, work on financial goals, cost of goods and profit plan.
-Provide annual retail business plan
-Maintain awareness of product trends, developments in merchandising and retail, hot and cold selling items, and maintain established relationships with vendors
-Direct retail operations in obtaining theirs goals and budget sales, per caps, RPT, inventory mix, control and turnover
-Work with unit management and IT to standardize use and maximize capabilities of Retail Pro
-Opening and closing of retail stores, oversee new store openings/remodels
-Monitor and recommend suggestive selling programs
Burlington Coat Factory
Dearborn, MI
05/2010- 3/31/2011
Store Manager
-Deliver excellent customer service and demonstrate a high degree of professionalism
-Recruit and hire the most qualified applicants to meet the store's needs
-Conduct orientation, train, coach, and manage all employees in execution of daily tasks and maximize sales
-Coordinate sales promotion activities and pricing of merchandise
-Oversee compliance of Assistant Store Managers, Area/Department Managers and Associates with established company policies and standards
such as safekeeping of company funds and property, personnel practices, security, sales and record-keeping procedures, and overall maintenance of the store
Kmart Corporation
Plymouth, MI
10/2007 -01/2010
Store Manager
-Responsible for store operations
-Hiring and scheduling
-Labor
-Cash spending report
-Store level inventory management
-Unit integrity
-Pricing Accuracy
-SPAs/Shrink
OfficeMax
Ann Arbor, MI
5/2004-10/2007
Store Manager
-Maximize return on financial assets by establishing financial policies,
procedures, controls and reporting systems
-Protects assets by establishing, monitoring and enforcing internal
controls.
-Achieves budgets objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing
variances; initiating corrective actions
-Provides status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting and
reporting financial data.
-Recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
-Monitors and confirms financial condition by conducting audits;
providing information to external
auditors.
Education:
B.B.A
Davenport University