Travel to any of the 22 stores in my territory from Panama City Beach to Pensacola Beach as needed, while mostly staying in the Destin area. Teaming up with the managers at each location to train employees on product knowledge, processing merchandise, and recovery. In an effort to maintain a certain level of merchandising and visual standards in the surf section.

* Responsible for receiving daily shipments, implementing a system for placing product on the floor and in the stockroom. Leading the team in frequent floor set changes and enforcing a high level of visual and merchandising standards. * Selected to participate in 3 store launches throughout the company * one in Mississippi and two in Florida

Unloading trucks and receiving the merchandise. Replenishing the sales floor, as well as integrating new products into the floor plan. Worked with a team to get all the product onto the sales floor with a main focus on the soft lines department. Awarded Employee of the Month December 2006 for extreme customer obsession

* Managed $2MM store, 16 employees, created strategic plans to increase sales. Designed monthly floor set diagrams, readied product and led execution team. Implemented exceptional level of visual and merchandising execution, including window displays and mannequins. Owner of * Door-to-Floor-in-24 * policy and led the team receiving merchandise daily. Led staff meetings, tracked KPI * s, conducted a weekly analysis of sales reports. * Awarded * Best of the Best * a highly sought after Quiksilver accomplishment; for example boardshort sales increased by 18% * Launched a new system for receiving and processing shipment in the store

Create fresh customer experiences through innovative product and fixture placement. Increase sales through visual displays, create a selling culture, and leading team to exceed the daily sales goals. Curate strong relationships with brand owner partners to select top seasonal merchandise for store. Led team in grand opening; exceeded time launch date by 6 days Built a local following of 629 customers through targeted promotions on social media