This document provides a summary of Tarell Hannah's professional experience and qualifications. Over 10 years of experience in retail and corporate facilities management, including managing maintenance, remodels, rollouts and new store construction projects. Extensive project management, budget management, and vendor relationship skills. Most recent role was as Retail Facilities Manager at The Vitamin Shoppe, where responsibilities included overseeing all facility maintenance requests, negotiating proposals, analyzing productivity, and managing a $4.5 million budget.

1. TARELLHANNAH, SR.
1183-B Valley Road  Wayne, New Jersey 07470
Cell: (862) 226-4057  Home: (973) 706-7843
Email: tarellhannah@hotmail.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dedicated project and retail facilities manager withover ten years of experience in retail and
corporate environments. Extensive knowledge of retail maintenance and construction, including
performing and managing maintenance, remodels, rollouts and new store constructionprojects.
Outstanding abilities in troubleshooting, quality assurance, costsavings, productivity,strategic
planning and overall equipment readiness. Committed to delivering quality workmanship.
CORE COMPETENCIES
 ProjectManagement  Program management  Vendor relationship management
 Officeservices  Maintenance operations  Inventory control
 Budget
management
 Cost reduction  Team building/employee training
 Purchasing  Proposal negotiation  Hazardous materials awareness
 Productivity
analysis
 Lease administration
 Safety (OSHA compliance)
 Reading, understanding and using
Planograms.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE VITAMIN SHOPPE, North Bergen, NJ Sept. 2013 to May. 2015
National Retail Fac ilities/Retail Ops, North Bergen, NJ
Retail Facilities Manager/Project Manager
 Manage integration and seamless delivery of services by Facility Source (third party vendor) across all
districts.
 Proactively overseeall workrequests for store repairs submitted by individual stores to Facility
Source. Ensure resolution of all facilities-related concernsin a timely manner.
 Negotiate and approve all proposals while confirming accurate scope of work.
 Analyze the productivity of all third-party workperformed and provide recommendations for
enhancements to reduce costs.
 Manage budget of $4,500,000 and required reporting on all aspects of budget, schedule, scope
and quality of work.Control expenditures and identify cost-saving opportunities.
 Maintain up-to-date spreadsheets of all outstanding, recurring and completed workand provide
access to reports to all Regional Directors and District Managers.
 Review and oversee purchase orders and invoicingfor all work requests to ensure compliance
with company standards. Reconcile invoicesupon receipt and ensure accruals are kept current.
 Coordinate workwith landlords and construction department as needed.
 Workclosely withproperty owners to ensure an understanding of lease language and all legal
rights conferred thereunder. Execute and manage signed leases
 Travel to retail conventions to assist in my continuous education and to corporate sites
nationwide to perform store visits and assessments.

2. Key Accomplishment: Implemented a new company procedure to cut maintenance costs by
utilizing general maintenance personnel rather than dispatching specialty vendors when possible.
AEROSOLES, Edison, NJ July 2002 – August 2011
Retail Facilities/ConstructionManager
Providedand managed corporateand retail facility services support for200 corporate employees
and 120 retail stores and outlets.
 Responsible forknowing FedEx, UPS,USPS and courier regulations, pricing schedules, procedures
and equipment; managed and oversaw all maintenance and facilities issues for 100+ retail stores
and outlets.
 Managed headquarters facility capital expenditures and expense budget.
 Assisted in the preparation of FY Budget, review and approval of all budgeted items.
 Managed vendor negotiations and purchased supplies and equipment for the company.
 Led all headquarters, retail and outlet store safety maintenance programs.
 Analyzed all company mail, fax and copy service agreements.
 Managed all mailroom functions and staff also supervised cleaning services.
 Maintenance corporate officeenvironment, compliant with OSHA standards.
 Coordinated and supervised special company events.
 Functioned as project officerforall new construction and remodels; responsible forpurchasing
all related materials.
 Managed entire process forRFP’s from GCs.
 Administration of secured leases for all retail and outlet locations.
GLOBAL CROSSING, LTD. , Madison, NJ June 2001 - July 2002
AssistantFacilitiesSupervisor
 Maintained all office machines and equipment in perfect running order.
 Set up video and audio conferencing.
 Ordered kitchen/pantry supplies for seven buildings and New York Site and arranged
for plant watering and care throughout the corporate site.
 Conducted site visits to New York office to administer mail distribution and routing.
Career Highlight: Promoted from mailroom clerk to assistant facilitiessupervisor within one year.
PROFESSIONALORGANIZATIONS
 PRSM (Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association) - Committee member
 Boys and Girls Club of America - Head Basketball Coach for the 6-8 year old Division.
TECHNICALSKILLS
 Siterra: Real Estate lease
management program.
 Web based Facility Management
systems and programs
 Microsoft Office suite (Word,
Outlook, Access, Excel,
PowerPoint)