1. [Street Address] [Hours] (xxx) yyy-yyyy
GAIL W. MEDINA
GLENDALE, CA.
818-396-2603
GailMedinaDM@yahoo.com
PROFILE
• Core competencies include customer relations, employee supervision, staff retention, training,
operations, sales promotions, and P&L accountability.
• Experience in managing multiple retail stores as a District Trainer and District Manager.
• Possesses talent in recruiting top employees and associates who have gone on to becoming top
sales managers.
• Track record of consistently meeting and exceeding customer expectations and company goals.
• Demonstrates the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Has the ability to be proactive, resourceful and flexible.
• Has knowledge of inventories, orders, receiving, storing, monitoring and control.
KNOWLEDGE
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook
MAC/PC
POS, Quicken, Quickbooks, Quickbooks Online
EMPLOYMENT
Fashion Nova, Inc. – District Manager, May 2013 – July 2014
• Provided necessary supervision to all aspects of operations for 7 retail stores.
• Took necessary actions for opening new stores with the due procedure for hiring and recruiting
supportive associates along with the required training.
• Provided important research for every aspect of business operations such as pricing, selections
and sales.
LA Balloons / Conwin Carbonics – Store Manager, April 2011 – February 2013
• Responsible for every phase of day-to-day store operations.
• Established sales goals, managed budgets and devised sales forecasts.
• Maximized sales and profitability of assigned areas through execution of company programs.
• Interviewed, hired, trained, mentored, coached and evaluated hourly associates.
• Responsible for personnel management, merchandise selection and presentation.
Naartjie Kids – Store Manager, January 2010 – April 2011
• Handled sales tracking and reporting, inventory control and employee payroll.
• Managed all aspects of merchandising, window displays and stocking.
• Ensured excellence in customer service and resolved all problems at the store level.
Solstice Sunglass Boutique/Safilo USA – District Trainer, July 2007 – September 2009
• Manage store level operations, including staff hiring, training, evaluations and work schedules.
• Handle budget planning and tracking, accounting and payroll
• Coordinate inventory control, receiving; merchandising (plan-o-grams) and store maintenance.
• Direct loss prevention initiatives, successfully reducing shrink by $1300 per week.
• Led store to rank in top 100 locations from a national region of 1200 locations.
• Achieved the highest sales growth in region; store was chosen as a district training store for
new managers.
EDUCATION
Bachelors Degree
Suffield University, May 2003
Associates Degree
Southwestern College, 2001