Lauren Wade

Lauren Wade

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    General Manager - Palmetto Dunes General Store

  • Education

    • Florida State University

      2013 - 2017
      Bachelor of Science - BS Criminology
  • Experience

    • EXPRESS

      Dec 2014 - Feb 2017
      Sales Lead
    • Bath & Body Works

      Mar 2017 - Oct 2017
      Sales Lead
    • Steamboat Resort

      Nov 2017 - May 2019
      Assistant Retail Manager

      Assisted in managing 6 retail stores around the SSRC resort area as well as on mountain. Specifically overseeing day to day productivity in 3 stores, responsibilities included product allocation, visual merchandising, coaching, and promoting sales goals. In this position I assisted in opening a partnership store with The North Face and took the lead on merchandising Steamboat Mercantile after a total rebranding. I worked closely with inventory control systems, retained a vast knowledge of hard lines and soft lines, and worked intimately with major brands including TNF, Marmot, and Burton.While working for SSRC I earned the resort wide award for "manager of the month" as well as "top retail salesman". Show less

    • Bath & Body Works

      Jul 2019 - Dec 2019
      Sales Lead

      Responsibilities include overseeing and planning all visual merchandising in White Barn as well as assisting in planning and execution of floor sets in Bath & Body Works. Also responsible for growing high performing teams and driving top sales results through conversion and customer focused service.While holding this position, alongside the rest of the management team, we successfully led our store to break $100k in sales during Black Friday for the first time.

    • Belk

      Dec 2019 - Jan 2023

      Responsible for managing all customer facing merchandising in a top 43 door; including receiving and placement of new receipts, visual presentation, floor sets and sale sets, customer Omni experience and more to drive store profitability. •Proactively plan for new receipts and anticipate the need to adjust product flow accordingly •Lead dock team in door to floor process to efficiently process new merchandise•Lead merchandising team to present product consistent with visual and merchandising standards•Responsible for driving business results and customer experience through strong leadership of team While holding this position I earned the “Best of Belk” award 2022 and was selected to participate in the High Potential Leader program - graduated in fall of 2022 Show less

      • Merchandise Team Manager

        Jul 2021 - Jan 2023
      • Sales Team Manager

        Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
      • Human Resources Lead

        Sept 2020 - Apr 2021
      • Visual Merchandising Team Lead

        Dec 2019 - Mar 2021
    • Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort

      Jan 2023 - now

      Palmetto Dunes General Store

      • General Manager

        Jul 2023 - now
      • Retail Buyer

        Jan 2023 - Jul 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ServSafe Manager

      ANSI - American National Standards Institute
      Sept 2023