Edward McLain has over 15 years of experience managing retail stores. He has held several store and area manager positions with companies like J. Riggings, Bakers Footwear, Overland Trading Company, Journey's Shoes, Pacific Sunwear Stores, Blockbuster Video, Family Video Movie Corporation, and SuperPetz. In these roles, he was responsible for tasks like inventory management, hiring and training staff, sales monitoring and goal achievement, new store openings, and community outreach. He has a track record of improving sales metrics and received several awards for his performance.

1. Management Portfolio
Edward McLain

2. Edward McLain MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO 1
Management PORTFOLIO
Edison Bros. Stores Incorporated, D.B.A. J. Riggings and Bakers Footwear
 J. Riggings – Assistant Store Manager, June 1999 – December 1999
 Managed all aspects of Retail Sales
 Interviewing, hiring, and training of new associates
 Recruitment of new prospects for Management positions
 Daily and monthly sales monitoring – Utilizing sales volume to ensure proper
staffing levels
 Company filed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Fall of 1999, transferred to Bakers
Footwear
 Bakers Footwear Group – Store Manager, December 1999 – March 2001
 Began as Assistant Manager, promoted to Store Manager in February 2000
 Inventory and asset control and management of $1.1 Million Annual Sales
 Hiring, training, and development of Management Recruits
 Became Training Manager and traveled from Columbus Ohio to Cincinnati Ohio
in order to train new members of Management and staff a variety of stores
 First to achieve same year sales increases of previous year’s sales in 13 months
 Received Recruiter of the Year Award, 2000
Overland Trading Company – Store Manager, March 2001 – October 2001
 Trained to take over a store with annual sales of $1.4 Million
 Inventory, loss prevention, weekly and monthly inventory counts
 Highest level of Customer Service through personal selling techniques such as
FAB, Features and Benefits
 Worked directly with vendors in order to ensure proper inventory levels
 District Wide Sales Trainer, traveling amongst stores in Southern Ohio teaching
company’s Sales Methodology
 Company filed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy – September 2001
Journey’s Shoes – Area Sales Manager, October 2001 – March 2004
 Began as Manager in Training in Tri-County Mall, a $1 Million a year location
 Quickly Promoted to Store Manager in December 2001 based on excellent sales
and recruiting performance
 Consistently surpassed annual year’s sales for 16 months in a row, Winner Most
Improved Sales Volume in 2002
 Promoted to Area Sales Manager, August 2002 – Directly responsible for 15
locations from Columbus to Northern Kentucky
 Multi-Unit Management experience, requiring all levels of Store Management to
report directly to me
 Recruited, hired, and trained new Management staff for 6 new store openings,
requiring specific task management including establishing a bank account in the

3. Edward McLain MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO 2
locations name, logistics concerning delivery of inventory, and New Store Launch
Events
 My home store, for which I also directly managed including the other 14 stores in
my area, achieved 18% sales increase from August 2002 – 2003, while reducing
inventory carrying costs by 24%
 Daily, weekly, and monthly Sales and other Metric Contests in order to stimulate
sales throughout my entire Area
 Regional Visual Display Coordinator, responsible for the proper implementation
of Floor Sales Displays, according to Corporate guidelines, throughout my Area
Pacific Sunwear Stores – Store Manager, March 2004 – December 2004
 Began as Associate Store Manager, Tri-County Mall, quickly promoted to Store
Manager in August 2004
 Managed 3rd largest, by sales volume, store in Region at the Northgate Mall
 Inventory and Asset Management, Training and Development of new associates
 Implementation of Detailed Sales Floor Arrangements
 Managed staff of 15 sales associates and 4 managers in one location
 Detailed monthly inventory counts as well as cash and refund audit skills
 Average Annual Sales at my location - $1.8 Million
Blockbuster Video – Store Manager in Training, March 2005 – May 2005
 Began training at Springboro location
 Fast paced, high volume store, averaging $3500-$4500 in revenue per day
 Trained on Proprietary Software created for Management Trainees
 Worked at several locations during training, observing different levels of sales
volume and appropriate staffing for those levels
 Nation’s Largest Video and DVD Rental and Sales Company
 Creation and Presentation of Business Plan for a new store as part of
Management Training
Family Video Movie Corporation – Store Manager, May 2005 – February 2007
 Owner-Operated Store Management Practices
 Review and Analysis of Monthly Profit and Loss Statement
 Monthly Bank Reconciliation
 Consistently recruiting, screening, interviewing, hiring and training of Associates
and Management
 Opened new locations – responsible for staffing as well as establishing Bank
Account for new Store Locations
 Was actively recruited from Blockbuster by District Sales Manager for Family
Video based on his experience while in my store – specifically for my swift,
efficient, and profit based Management of my staff and for the high level of
customer service he observed while in my store
 Managed two locations at one time, both Kettering Ohio Stores
 Oversaw multiple Project Management tasks, such as logistics and staffing, new
store opening events including involving local media coverage as well as working
directly with sponsors

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 Weekly and Monthly contests for sales and rentals – Incentive Based Programs
which included free rentals for a specific period of time, free movies, gift cards,
and various other prizes
 Practice STAR Management style – Strategy, Tactics, Action, and Results
 Project Leader for ‘Report Card A’s’ Program, region wide, a rewards program for
students who received A’s on their report cards which earned them free rentals
 Community Outreach Projects, such as Kettering Beautification Association
SuperPetz – Co-Manager, February 2007 – November 2008
 Consistently maintained a double digit sales increase of same store last year sales
for 6 of 8 quarters of employment.
 Assisted in the hiring, training, and development of staff in all positions; including
hiring an independent contractor to perform grooming tasks.
 Reviewed and implemented new financial strategies in connection with Profit and
Loss Statements.
 Animal care; feeding, watering, habitat maintenance, overall cleanliness.
 Regional coordinator of SuperPetz Annual Adopt-a-thon, involving 9 stores in
southern Ohio and Indiana, the largest charity event the corporation held.
Solidified sponsors from media agencies and sponsorship support from local
business for food and cash prizes as well as entertainment.