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Dear__________________:

 

I am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity in a retail management capacity and am submitting my resume for your review.  In advance, thank you for your time and consideration.

 

I bring to you an outstanding background as a store manager, a proven track record in strengthening employee productivity and performance, and solid expertise in P&L, marketing, staff training and development, and optimizing revenue production. To complement these qualifications, I offer extensive and successful experience in vendor relations, purchasing, forecasting, and budget administration.    

 

As a proactive contributor to your organization, you will find me to be a driven professional committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance, creativity, integrity, dedication and initiative. I am confident that I could be a valuable asset to <insert name of organization>, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Yyyyyy x. yyyyyy

 

 

 

 

 

Results-driven Store Manager eager to contribute expertise in driving operations, sales, customer relations, and team-building initiatives toward actively collaborating with a dynamic organization in maximizing bottom-line performance.

 

 

Hands-on management professional with excellent success in driving sales and profitability, streamlining daily store operations, and reducing/minimizing shrink. Significant experience in human resources, profit and loss (P&L) administration, budgeting, purchasing, and vendor relations.  Diligently assess daily business operations to determine and optimize fiscal performance, competitive positioning, and revenue opportunities.  Leverage considerable team-building expertise to hire, train, motivate, and manage productive personnel.

 

Selected Achievements:

 

        Repeatedly presented with Partners in Progress annual award from Sears for exceeding goals in miscellaneous income, maintenance agreements and installation sales.

        Steadily advanced throughout progressively responsible positions with Sears to most recently driving daily operations for $45M store comprised of 250+ associates.

        Successfully grew revenues for Sears store at Westland Mall from $25M to $35M during tenure.

        Sought out and visited by representatives from Sears headquarters on several occasions due to remarkable performance in store leadership.

        Introduced Guaranteed in Stock purchasing strategy at Appliance Factory Outlet to minimize cash requirements while generating double-digit sales growth for three years.

        Negotiated and managed ten vendor volume rebate programs at Appliance Factory Outlet, growing volume rebate and co-op advertising funds by 30% in three years.

        Doubled turnover rates at Appliance Factory Outlet using new purchasing strategies and increased retail revenue by 115% over six-year period.

        Championed efforts to double Gross Margin Return on Investment for Appliance Factory Outlet.

 

 

Appliance Factory Outlet, Denver, CO, 2003 to 2010

Director of Merchandising

• Spearheaded purchasing strategy development and management for retail chain of appliance stores spanning 10 locations as well as central warehouse.
• Oversaw builder sales projects with contracts averaging $2M.

 

Continued

 

 

 

 

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Professional Experience continued

 

• Overhauled print, radio and television marketing approaches to increase advertising penetration and sales results.

 

Sears, Denver/Lakewood/Cherry Creek, CO, 1993 to 2003

Store Manager

• Steered daily retail operations inclusive of budget administration, human resources, reporting, profit and loss, customer service and corporate compliance.  
• Held accountability for hiring/staffing, training, and management of more than 250 personnel.
• Consistently surpassed sales and profit goals for store producing $45M in annual revenue.
• Exercised sharp problem solving abilities toward swiftly resolving customer issues and ensuring 100% satisfaction.
• Trained, coached, mentored and led district divisional and store teams to capture record profits and sales performance.

 

 

Completed training in areas such as:

         Leadership

         Financial Management

         Change Leadership

         Diversity Management

         Inventory Management

         Sales Management