This resume is for Corey McCowan, who has 10 years of management experience and is seeking a position that allows him to utilize his leadership and organizational skills. McCowan has worked in various retail management roles over the past 15 years, including positions as Assistant Manager at Papyrus and The Body Shop, General Manager at Forever 21, and Store Manager roles at Guess Clothing and Urban Outfitters. He has a proven track record of meeting sales goals, overseeing day-to-day operations, developing staff, and ensuring profitability.

1. Corey McCowan
144 East Chicago St. Coldwater, MI 49036 Phone: (773) 957-6713. Email: coreymccowan@Gmail
OBJECTIVE________________________________________________________________________
To obtain a position in which I can utilize my strong leadership and organizational skills. With ten years of management
experience, I have developed a strong work ethic and a passion for achieving all set goals and expectations. I am seeking the
opportunity to work for a company that rewards crowning achievements and encourages professional growth.
PROFICIENCIES____________________________________________________________________
 Microsoft Word
 Power point
 Excel
EXPERIENCE________________________________________________________________________
Papyrus (Manhattan, NY) November 1, 2016- December26, 2016
Assistant Manager
 Oversee all day to day operations.
 Meet and exceed all assigned sales goals
 Expert in product knowledge in regards to all aspects of Greeting cards, stationery, small gifts and wrapping.
 Provide the utmost in customer service with a strong focus on” building the sale” in order to increase average dollar
sale as well as items per transaction.
 Help to coach and develop both current and incoming staff
 SM in training
The Body Shop (Chicago) June 2016- September2016
Assistant Manager
 Oversee all day to day operations.
 Meet and exceed all assigned sales goals
 Expert in product knowledge in all aspects of skin and body care products.
 Focus on building and adapting customers to a skin and body care routine geared specifically toward each client
 Clientele and build a repeat customer base
 Help to coach and develop both current and incoming staff
 Send detailed communication to District Manager daily
Forever 21 Water Tower Place (Downtown Chicago) January 2015-March 2016
General Manager
 Oversee all day to day operations of a 36,000 square foot, multi stockroom, Flag-Ship location.
 Oversee staff of 85 Associates and 16 Managers/sale’s Leads.
 Ensure payrollcompliance and leverage payrolldollars based on sales.

2.  Ensure all cash handling procedures are implemented
 Ensure all aspects of Loss Prevention policy are followed
 Responsible for all hiring, training and scheduling of incoming and current staff.
 Responsible for communication with all levels of district and regional Leaders
 Proficient with PC, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
The Children’s Place (Chicago) 6/1/2010- 12/2014
General Manager (District Manager in Training)
 Managed highest Volume location in the Midwest
 Oversaw 5 locations under direct guidance of District manager
 Held weekly conference call and weekly touch bases with store managers
 Took leading role in recruiting district talent and ensure all management positions are filled and retention stays above
90%.
 As feedback Captain of Central region I would analyze sell thru to help determine allocation needs.
 Travel all stores with district manager on monthly basis and perform Store Visit audits.
 Visit and prepare other high volume stores for corporate visits.
Guess Clothing, Inc. (Orland Park, IL)
Store Manager 11/2007-01/2010
 Oversaw all aspects of day to day operations
 Calculation and execution of payroll budget and sale’s plan
 Ensured all scheduling, hiring and payroll guidelines are being met
 Control of profit and loss to ensure store profitability
 Lead weekly leadership interviews to maintain 100% Leadership role fulfillment.
Urban Outfitters (Lansing, MI)
Store Manager 05/2003-10/2007
 Began career as a stock manager and within less than one year I became store manager
 Worked side by side with Visual merchandise manager to ensure highest quality of visual standards
 Responsible for a large increase in denim sales and partnered with allocations to bring new styles of denim to
the MI market.
 Ensured the calculation and execution of sale’s plan and payroll budget
 Maintained 100% management retention for 3 years.
 District Loss Prevention Captain