Experience

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  Sleep Number Corporation

  • Riverhead, New York, United States

  • Store Manager

    • Feb 2020 - Present
    • Riverhead, New York, United States

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  Ashley Furniture Homestores

  • Lake Grove, New York

  • Sales Manager

    • Feb 2019 - Feb 2020
    • Lake Grove, New York

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  Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

  • Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • General Manager

    • Dec 2015 - Feb 2020

  • General Store Manager

    • Feb 2016 - Feb 2019

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  Ashley Furniture Home Store

  • General Manager

    • May 2014 - Jul 2015

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  Bob's Discount Furniture

  • Store Manager

    • Mar 2002 - Dec 2013

    1. Promotion to Store Manager within the fist year. receiving documented commendation citing "Store management excellence" - cited by company CEO Bob as "The Company's Good Luck Charm"3. Successfully managing the complete spectrum of multimillion - dollar retail store operations with over $30 million in annual sales and more than 100 employees4. Increasing sales at the Nesconset location store from $18 million to $24 million from 2011 - 20135. Managing the first store company wide to achieve a 120% monthly budgeted volume6. Effectively hiring,, training, scheduling, supervising and evaluating both sales and management personnel - providing close support - motivating effective work forces successfully developing many employees into Top Producing Sales Associates and Managers7. Successfully performing and managing intensive customer service/ sales activities in this highly competitive retail market, generating and maintaining excellent customer relations to produce new and repeat business8. Quickly identifying, defining and solving operational, customer and personnel problems - overseeing all operational security and safety measures, working well in team management effort and maintaining productive lines of communication with superiors9.. Creating and implementing innovations to new and existing retail business situations that serve as "blueprints" for continued improvements in sales, operational efficiency, and profitability, directly contributing to increase sales, reducing costs, and improving gross profit margin - inventory/ stock investment10. Accurately controlling financial and inventory transactions and processing - yearly sales, gross profit objectives - long term planning, budgeting, payroll, cash/credit - utilize computer systems with SAP, GERS, and Microsoft Windows, Word, and Excel for data maintenance Grand Opened and Managed : Paramus, N.J., Freeport, Carle Place,Nesconset NY & Stamford,Ct

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  Impact Confections

  • georgia and tennessee

  • Outside Sales Representative

    • May 2001 - Mar 2002
    • georgia and tennessee

    Contracts with Walmart and Bi Lo Food Stores

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  Rooms To Go

  • georgia, tennessee and south carolina

  • Store Manager

    • Jun 1999 - May 2001
    • georgia, tennessee and south carolina

    Managed muti million dollar stores in the greater Atlanta region , Knoxville and Chattanooga Tennessee and Grand Opened Charleston South Carolina

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  Rhodes Furniture

  • greater atlanta area, clarksville indiana

  • Store Manager

    • Apr 1996 - Jun 1999
    • greater atlanta area, clarksville indiana

    Managed multi million dollar stores in the Greater Atlanta region as well as Clarksville Indiana where I produced the top 5 writers in the company. Consistently achieved greater than monthly budgeted goals

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  Wayside Furniture

  • milford, connecticut

  • Interior Designer / Sales

    • Oct 1985 - Apr 1996
    • milford, connecticut

    Licensed Interior designer in the state of ConnecticutAffiliated: ASIDTop Sales - one out of 40 employees