Sonya Hohler: Co Manager in glendora, CA

-Manage daily functions of store, including opening and closing, achieving daily plans, and driving customer experience. -Staff hiring, training, and development. -Daily merchandising, product flow, and monthly floor sets. -Analysis business indicators, trends, and behaviors, and produce solutions to maximize performances.

-Managed all functions of business to specialized cosmetic retail store. -Opened, trained, and launched new store in 6/2009. -Responsibilities included staff development, scheduling, education, business analysis, and driving exceptional customer experience. -Additionally, product flow, floor sets, and ORP's to establish and increase business.

-Co-Managed all aspects of business to 4M New Concept Flagship Store. The store performed in top ten volume for company first 2 years of remodel, and ranked in top 3 vol. In beauty categories for 2 years that New Concept beauty room was introduced. -Visual Merchandising support to 3 New Concept Store launches. -Brand Visual manager to store responsible for 8 -14 hr. floor sets with visual staff of 15-25. -Responsibilities also included talent recruitment, training and coaching staff of 48 non-peak and staff of 125 peak. Operational duties, inventory management, offsite management, and shipment. Capabilities, scheduling, performance reviews, and report analysis.

-Managed all functions of business to a 1.8M women's specialty clothing store. -Traveled throughout district to facilitate floor sets, and train and support fellow store managers in VM best practices. -Recruited and developed 4 management staff, and performed store manager responsibilities for 2 stores for 5 months. -Increased customer service shops to 98% and decreased shrink.

-Contributed to development and direction of Visual Merchandising program for 25 stores. -Increased product turn%, inventory categories, and Brand image. -Worked directly with Merchandise Manager, buyers, and marketing, on store openings remodels, buys, inventory distribution and company events. -Responsible for fixture buys, inventory, and distribution. -Trained and supported Visual Staff and 25 stores in all Visual Merchandising practices. -Instrumental in success of 4 new store launches and 7 store remodels.

-Manage all functions of store including, staffing, recruitment, development plans, and scheduling. -Responsibilities included product launch training, floor sets, marketing and sale preparation. -Analysis business indicators, trends, and behaviors, and produce solutions to maximize performances.