RETAILERS

 

        In your resume do everything possible to demonstrate that you are good at what you do. Just by your job title most employers will know your basic duties, so stressing your duties is not recommended. Instead, make the most out of your results. Retailing is one of the most statistics filled industries, therefore, make use of the data available to you.

        When I say don’t stress duties, I do not mean that you should not list them. Listing them, however will probably be all that is required. You will rarely need to provide detailed descriptions.

        If you had duties not typically associated with your job title, and you want employers to know about those duties, by all means mention them.

        If your job entailed special projects, provide descriptions of the projects and emphasize the results achieved.

        If you are primarily in sales, emphasize your sales success. You could indicate increases in sales, your rank among your colleagues in your department, or your rank within the region.

        If you are a buyer, do everything you can to show that you have a good sense of trends and that you can sense what will become the next hot item or style.

        If you are a department or store manager, you would emphasize increases in sales, your department’s or store’s ranking within the chain, increases in profits, or increases in market share. You might also mention such things as inventory turns, sales per square foot, or sales per employee work hours.

        Make mention of any involvement in planning or coordinating an opening of a store or of a major remodel. Show that you make effective use of co-op advertising and that you work well with manufacturers for special promotions. If you introduced a special new line of products or opened a new department, you could mention the increase in sales.

        As a manager you can mention such things as your ability to train staff and your ability to decrease turnover and increase productivity.

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Management                                                       New Century Schoolbook

 

Perry Carlton

13922 Navajo Court

New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740

(617) 823-7947

 

QUALIFICATIONS

     Strong store management background. Rapidly promoted based on exceeding sales and profit goals. Have increased sales an average of 24% per year.

EDUCATION

     B.A. - English Literature, Boston College (1987)

     Graduate Gemologist, Gemological Institute of America (1990)

EMPLOYMENT

Werner Jewelers, New Bedford, Massachusetts 8/88-Present

Manager - 8/95-Present

•   Maintain profitable store oper­ations and supervise nine employees.

•   Control all special ordering, oversee mark-up on special orders and shop repairs, and perform all accounting functions.

•   Increased sales an average of 24% per year and have taken the store from #8 to #3 in sales for this chain of 12 stores.

Assistant Manager - 7/91-8/95

•   Sold jewelry to customers and assumed responsibility of sales training and scheduling.

•   Promoted to store manager for improving customer service in each of three stores served.

Sales - 8/88-7/91

•   Rose to the top 5 in sales among 150 salespeople.

•   Became a Graduate Gemologist and was rec­ognized as one of the most knowledgeable in gemstones within the chain.

 

 

 

Retail Management                                                                               Antique Olive

 

Megan Hathaway

2401 Belle Haven Road N.W.

Roanoke, Virginia  24019

(703) 829-7913

 

OBJECTIVE: Retail Management

QUALIFICATIONS

•     Experienced in all phases of retail marketing, merchandising, and sales.

•     Quickly promoted from sales to Department Manager.

•     Receive frequent compliments for creative displays and effective layout of merchandise.

•     Supervise employees very effectively. Obtain excellent results from a young sales staff.

EDUCATION

      AA - Merchandising, Fashion and Design Institute of Los Angeles (1989)

EMPLOYMENT

Brodericks, Roanoke, Virginia 7/89-Present

      Department Manager - 3/96-Present. Manage the luggage and young men’s departments with a staff of twelve. Responsible for displays, scheduling, merchandising, price changes, merchandise transfers, and twice yearly inventories. Interview, hire, and train new employees and write performance reviews.

Work closely with store buyers and manufacturer’s representatives to maintain high quality merchandise. Took the luggage department from #6 in the chain to #2 in sales in the first three years. Significantly improved the look of the young men’s department through creative displays and new merchandising techniques. Have increased sales in young men’s an average of 15% per year.

      Assistant Department Manager - 6/93-3/96. Sold handbags, accessories, and designer ready-to-wear clothing. Supervised and trained a staff of ten salespeople.

      Salesperson - 7/88-6/93. Sold handbags, accessories, and young ladies’ clothing. Received Salesperson of the Month in recognition for strong sales over the previous six months. Over a twelve month period, took over the duties of assistant department manager.