Yyyyyy x. yyyyyy

Xxxxxx, XXXXXX xxxxxx ￨ (xxx-xxx-xxxx ￨ abc@xyz.com

Qualifications for District / Operations Management

Multi-Site Retail Operations Management ￨ District / Regional Operations ￨ Profit / Loss

Team Building / Training ￨ Strategic Analysis / Planning ￨ Trends Tracking ￨ Process Optimization

Inventory Control ￨ Loss Prevention ￨ Risk Mitigation / Management ￨ Merchandising ￨ Compliance

New Business Development ￨ Sales / Marketing ￨ Competitive Market Positioning ￨ Business Turnarounds

Dynamic Leader who makes sound business decisions to reflect positively on multimillion-dollar retail business operations in alignment with a company s vision, value, and goals. Visionary Professional who rises above retail business challenges to improve the bottom line, including quickly adapting to evolving marketplace scenarios. Excellent Communicator develops beneficial relationships with senior-level decision-makers, retail / business teams, and customers, and who leads staff by example and with ethics and integrity to optimize success.

Professional Synopsis

Assistant General Manager (2012 Present)

Capitalize on the opportunity to lead forward-thinking retail operations across 16 specialty locations within Terminal 4 (2015 Present) and Terminal 8 (2012 2015) of the John F. Kennedy International Airport. Drive business growth by recruiting, training, mentoring, and managing a top-performing retail team, including planning and prioritizing strategic personnel workflow to exceed objectives. Boost sales within competitive retail markets while actively collaborating with multi-industry partners (i.e. airport personnel, vendors).

  Cost-effectively manage high-volume inventories for multiple retail sites.

  Strategically manage critical loss prevention efforts and minimize high-value risk.

  Continually assess consumer needs to provide merchandise to maximize the bottom line.

District Manager ￨ Area Manager (2008 2012)

Spearheaded profit-focused district operations across 30 specialty retail stores serving 3 large-scale international airports terminals and generating $20+ million in annual sales. Led targeted decision-making among a 122-member, customer-responsive staff, including directing all facets of training, coaching, mentoring, and team building. Handled all profit / loss, sales / marketing, budget control, store audits, and payroll efforts.

  Reduced overall shrinkage to <1.2% by executing key loss prevention initiatives.

  Received multiple Best Performer of the Year awards due to sales / profit results.

  Grew sales 12% by leveraging store-wide relationships and identifying new opportunities.

  Served as the designated Training Manager leading training programs for new Area Managers.

  Launched 3 new product concepts and 3 renovated store sites in 3 months at LaGuardia Airport.

  Successfully met and / or exceeded sales targets for JFK, La Guardia, and New York City airports.

  Selected as region s Strengths Performance Coach 1 of 10 coaches across the entire organization.

District Manager ￨ Area Manager

Played a vital role in leading daily district-wide operations for high-end hotel gift shops across a 4-state territory. Built and sustained productive business operations by training, mentoring, and managing a team of 155 direct / indirect reports. Coordinated all profit / loss management reporting, monthly audits, inventory control, merchandising, and purchasing initiatives. Developed mutually beneficial relationships with vendors / suppliers and personally handled lucrative negotiations to boost bottom-line performance.

  Significantly grew revenue by rolling merchandising plans to market.

  Competitively promoted diverse gift shop products for CT, XXXXXX, PA, and NY locations.

  Generated 8% sales growth above budget by opening 2 new Philadelphia-based store locations.

  Grew district via collaborations with hotel managers to schedule conferences and special events.

  Decreased store shrinkage to <1.5% by developing cost-effective solutions to minimize core losses.

Education

Baruch College, New York, NY Bachelor of Arts in Accounting

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Xxxxxx, XXXXXX xxxxxx ￨ (xxx-xxx-xxxx ￨ abc@xyz.com

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Dear__________________:

I am exploring a new career opportunity within a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and I believe that I can make a positive contribution to your success.

To acquaint you with my background, I can offer proven experience in Multi-Site Retail Operations Management, District / Regional Operations, Profit / Loss, New Business Development, Sales / Marketing, Merchandising, Competitive Market Positioning, and Business Turnarounds. I am also well-versed in Team Building / Training, Strategic Analysis / Planning, Trends Tracking, Process Optimization, Inventory Control, Risk Mitigation / Management, and Customer Service, among other areas.

Currently, as an Assistant General Manager for Paradies Lagard re, I expertly lead retail operations across 16 specialty locations within Terminal 4 of the John F. Kennedy International Airport. Within this role, I direct top-performing teams while boosting sales by collaborating among key industry partners and managing loss prevention to minimize high-value risk. Prior to this, as a District Manager / Area Manager for LS Travel (n/k/a Paradies Lagard re), I managed operations across 30 specialty retail stores serving 3 large-scale international airports terminals and generating $20+ million in annual sales. During this time, I led a 122-member, customer-responsive team, along with directing all profit / loss, sales / marketing, budget control, store audits, and payroll.

A sample of my recent achievements included:

  Reducing overall shrinkage to <1.2% by executing key loss prevention initiatives.

  Receiving multiple Best Performer of the Year awards due to sales / profit results.

  Serving as designated Training Manager leading training programs for new Area Managers.

  Continually assessing consumer needs to provide merchandise to maximize the bottom line.

  Growing sales 12% by leveraging store-wide relationships and identifying new opportunities.

  Launching 3 new product concepts and 3 renovated store sites in 3 months at LaGuardia Airport.

  Serving as region s Strengths Performance Coach 1 of 10 coaches across the entire organization.

To complement this experience, note that I attained a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Baruch College.

As this is just an example of my abilities, please refer to my enclosed resume for additional multi-site retail leadership experience.

I am eager to discuss how my qualifications uniquely match your current and future needs, and look forward to interviewing with you soon.

Sincerely,

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