Paul Briglia

Experience

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  Boudin Bakery

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2005

  Catering Manager

  • Responsible for all catering sales and operations for 11 separate locations that operate out of Northern California.• Hired, trained, scheduled and motivated full time and part time catering associates.• Achieved a 30% growth in the first year of taking over the catering department in downtown San Francisco that led to my promotion as catering manager for all of Northern California. • Successfully planned and organized catering for major San Francisco events such as Macy’s Passport, the annual Peak Hike benefiting the Breast Cancer Fund, as well as the X-Games. Show less

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  Sprint-Nextel

  May 2005 - Dec 2009

  • Advised store managers and district managers in areas of focus including operational support, customer satisfaction, driving sales, and store operations including a meticulous review of store merchandising. • Created reporting and procedures designed to support 2009 financial & operational objectives of the Company.• Conducted and reported results to Sprint Corporate of store audits to ensure operational compliance of guidelines and policies. • Planned and executed events, meetings and tradeshows.• Developed and produced all marketing materials for events.• Worked as a leader in the event planning environment to effectively represent the company’s mission while consistently exceeding sales goals resulting in 75% year over year growth.• Orchestrated a variety of high profile events such as Sprint’s retail presence at the California State Fair, the World AG Expo, and the County Fair. • Managed all of the store level day-to-day operations as well as hiring, training, coaching, and development of personnel.• Responsible for inventory control, receiving; merchandising, and store maintenance.• Identified inventory issues and developed loss prevention initiatives and trained store personnel. • Maximized sales and profitability through execution of company programs.Maximized sales and profitability through execution of company programs.

  • Project/Program Analyst

    May 2005 - Dec 2009

  • Event Consumer/Business Liaison

    May 2005 - Dec 2009

  • Store Manager

    May 2005 - Dec 2009
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  MarketStar

  Jan 2010 - Oct 2011

  Senior Territory Sales Representative

  • Responsible for driving sales and product knowledge through one on one training and store meetings with Regional Managers, District Managers, Store Managers, and Sales Consultants in COR locations.• Hired, trained, developed, and coached TR’s in their respective territories (was charged with managing the Desert States). Conducted a ride-along with the TR’s twice a month to assess performance and ensure behaviors were in place for successful store visits.• Met with Owners and Directors of Indirect Dealers to monitor success of our products, introduce new products, and conduct any necessary training to increase Sell Through. Show less

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  AT&T

  Feb 2012 - Apr 2013

  Assistant Store Manager

  • Key Roles and Responsibilities: Assist Store Manager in daily operation of a retail store including execution of sales, service and customer experience initiatives. Schedule employees, maintain inventories, conduct physical inventories, maintain store appearance, and complete day-to-day paperwork.• Drive sales initiatives through supporting, coaching and developing front line sellers and providing direct feedback.• Ensure store is in compliance with daily operations, cash management, inventory control, audit compliance, safety and security management and labor management.• Created a Daily Recap Report that highlighted the days activities in the store so that the entire management team would be in alignment and keep those off that day in the “know”. This was so successful and well received the Area Manager took it to all his stores to implement. Show less

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  Apple

  Apr 2013 - now

  Regional Training Manager