Barry Niesen

Experience

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  Aeropostale

  Apr 2002 - Oct 2008

  Store Manager/Training Store Manager

  - Meet or exceed sales plan and profit plan.- Meet or exceed all company standards relative to customer service, merchandising, personnel, operations and inventory control.- Recruit, hire, train and develop staff to Company expectations.- Travel and open stores nationwide, ensuring that stores passed building inspections, fixtures and inventory were set to standard and new hire orientations were completed.- Facilitate training classes to Assistant and Store Managers that covered the topics essential to running a successful operation (i.e,: hiring, payroll control, merchandising and human resources) Show less

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  Champs Sports

  Nov 2008 - Apr 2012

  Store Manager

  - Oversaw four stores in the market and ensured standards were met visually, operationally and that selling programs were being adhered to.- Created a selling culture that made associates passionate about hitting sales goals and reaching the various selling metrics that were key to driving results.- Hiring, training and development of employees and future Store Manager Candidates.- Daily auditing of sales media and investigating high risk transactions.- Processing of shipment within a 24 hour window and ensuring that merchandise placement ,et visual standards.- Computing and creating schedules with Staffworks and ensuring that payroll control was monitored on a daily basis. Show less

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  Old Navy

  Apr 2012 - Jul 2013

  Store Manager

  - Made strategic business decisions based on long and short term objectives while exercising independent judgment and discretion in establishing business objectives and in driving and delivering results.- Developed business strategies and delivered results or the store through managing merchandising, visual, operations, finance and human resource initiatives.- Developed store strategy for Old Navy credit card and created a culture that ensured the customer was the focus of all activities.- Created total store schedules to ensure they support business needs while meeting the payroll budget.- Executed all activities related to Risk Management& Safety and ensured store met all Store Compliance Audit requirements.- Stimulated growth and invested time in people development through coaching, training, and development conversations to nurture growth for team as well as for self. Show less

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  Goodwill Industries

  Jul 2013 - Feb 2014

  Operations Manager

  - Assist the Store Manager in overseeing all store production and donation center activities to advance the Goodwill mission and brand.- Assist in meeting established revenue goals while optimizing the level of production within budgeted expense levels.- Provide supervision, coaching, development and training to all employees. Ensure the highest level of customer service and donor service and professionalism are attained.- Oversee all store operations in manager's absence and provide leadership and training to store team.- Audit all Loss Prevention and Financial functions of the business (i.e.: safety, cash handling, hazmat control, marketing and pricing). Show less

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  Walmart

  Jul 2014 - now

  Assistant Manager

  E-commerce Manager - May 2018 - Present. Fresh Manager March 2016 - May 2018. Apparel/Homelines Manager July 2014 - March 2016