Experience

Trader Joe's

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

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  • Dec 2014 - Present



The Children's Place

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Store Manager

  • Sep 2011 - Jan 2015

  Manage day-to-day operations of the highest volume and largest store in the district *Recruit outgoing, unique, and dynamic individuals who show aptitude for both customer service and the operational demands of a high-volume store *Develop and train team members of all positions by providing consistent feedback and challenging work assignments *Plan and excecute effective strategies for shipment processing, floor replenishment and overall store organization * Lead price, presentation and signage changes on a daily, weekly and monthly basis *Outreach coordinator for in-store events including seasonal activities *Currently acting as the Loss Prevention Ambassador for the St. Louis District *Acts as the district point person in the absence of the District Manager Show less



Destination Maternity

• Assistant / General Manager

  • Oct 2010 - Sep 2011

  *Ran the only Destination Maternity super store location in the St. Louis area ($1.5 Million) *In charge of maintaining precise visual standards in high-end sections of the store and integrating new reciepts in these sections on a daily basis *Hiring and training of all full and part-time employees *Developed several interactive team and sales building activities and contests *Helped to empower sales staff with extensive product knowledge to create a unique and informational shopping experience Show less



Sage/Beechwood Bistro

• Bar/General Manager

  • Aug 2007 - Oct 2010

  Responsible for hiring and scheduling for front of the house staff *Ensured that customer service standards were taught and enforced throughout all front of house staff members. Trained new employees to these standards *Accountable for all cash handling aspects of the business on a daily basis. Responsible for deposits from all servers and bartenders *Controlled inventory and ordering of liquor, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages *Incharge of advertising, PR, and event coordination. Partnered with Fox 2 news, The Make-a- wish foundation, Restaurant.com, local schools and other community groups Show less



Victoria's Secret

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director

  • Jun 2002 - Apr 2005

  Served as general manager for the highest-volume store in the St. Louis Metro region and assisted in raising sales by over 10% * Accountable for hiring and training new employees as well as developing current employees, payroll maintenance, inventory control * Responsible for providing excellent customer service in order to foster and develop a dedicated and satisfied client base Served as general manager for the highest-volume store in the St. Louis Metro region and assisted in raising sales by over 10% * Accountable for hiring and training new employees as well as developing current employees, payroll maintenance, inventory control * Responsible for providing excellent customer service in order to foster and develop a dedicated and satisfied client base