Retail Management & Operations

Gary Holt

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Hilliard, Ohio ***026

OBJECTIVE: To use my extensive and tested management knowledge and skills in a growth position with a successful high-tech company and/or retail organization.

Skills: My skills include but are not limited to: Project Management, Personnel Management, Team Building, Annual Budget Management, Profit & Loss Management, Inventory Control, Store Layout, Merchandising, Shipping and Receiving Experience, Sales Management, Sales Experience

Education:

Ohio State University

1979 - 1981

North Central Technical College

1981 – 1982

Experience:

Micro Electronics, Inc. d/b/a Micro Center

1986 – 2001

•Corporate Home Office Retail Operations Manager – New Store Development

1996 – 2001

Participated in the designing and layout of new stores.

Wrote “How-To” manual on floor layout and merchandising for opening a new store.

Designed and implemented merchandising plan for 13 new stores.

Stores included: CA (2), CO, IL, KS, MA, MN, OH (2), PA, TX (2) and VA.

Completed and maintained annual budgets for all operating stores.

Managed merchandising team and all local participants.

•Corporate Home Office Retail Operations – New Store Development

1993 – 1996

Helped open 3 new stores in Virginia (1) and California (2).

Helped make merchandising plan for load-up of stores.

Made annual budgets for all operating stores.

Managed merchandising team and all participants.

•Retail Sales Manager / Acting General Manager (Fairfax, VA.)

1992 – 1993

Managed a sales force of 10 department managers and 100+ sales people.

Managed a 65,000 sq. ft. store and approximately $300,000 to $500,000 in daily sales.

Responsible for the day to day management decisions including;

Store growth

Store budget

Profit & Loss

Merchandising and Store Presentation

Scheduling

Sales rep education

Overall customer service

•Retail Sales - PC Department Manager

1990– 1992

Managed a sales force of 15 to 20 people.

Responsible for the growth of the department and for each salespersons individual growth.

Directed the merchandising layouts for the department.

Oversaw departmental schedules.

Managed inventory control.

Scheduling of vendor training and maintaining vendor relations.

•Retail Sales - Macintosh Department Manager

1989 – 1990

Managed a sales force of 5 to 10 people.

Responsible for the growth of the department and the salespersons education.

Directed the merchandising layouts for the department.

Oversaw departmental schedules

Managed inventory control.

•Retail Sales - PC Sales Representative

1986 – 1989

Sales of personal computers, peripheral equipment and software to walk-in and phone in Customers.

Participated in opening and closing procedures of the department.

Co-wrote the initial inventory procedures for the company.

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