Scott Blasingame

Experience

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  Saks Fifth Avenue

  Jul 2000 - Apr 2013

  Group Manager of Operations – Dallas and Plano, TX • Recruited and built a team of support associates who were functionally cross-trained for additional work, increasing group flexibility and associate confidence.• Directed merchandise opportunities, set merchandising standards and evaluated results.• Managed logistics operations through efficient use of technology and processes.• Participate on consulting team for development and testing of new pilot systems for the Saks Fifth Avenue operations team, promoting team work and cost management.• Established and maintained constructive and on going communication with store leadership team, distribution center management and corporate buying office to ensure on gong positive relationships. Enhancing vendor relationships through professionalism, integrity and follow through.• Collaborated with corporate and regional loss prevention to ensure an accurate and timely inventory, minimizing loss of merchandise to accomplish less than 0.2% inventory shrink annually. Manage the flow of $30 million of merchandise for the Dallas store. • Prepared and administered annual performance reviews, addressing all personnel issues, initiating corrective action and employee discipline in a timely manner.• Assisted with new store openings and closings. Providing management and logistical support to the store team and associates. Show less Assistant General Manager – Plano, TX• Motivated employees to improve customer service, resulting in a record high customer loyalty score for the store, and exceeding the planned goal for new charge accounts.• Responsibilities included promoting and overseeing a profitable store through customer focus, sales generation, inventory management, budgeting, P & L, profit and shortage control, payroll control and safety.• Provided comprehensive coaching, training and team-building to store leadership and associates, driving sales, service and profitability.• Participated in annual budget process by establishing sales goals for department managers and individual sales goals for sales associates within set payroll guidelines.• Managed the sales support teams: General Office, Shipping & Receiving, Merchandise Processing, Housekeeping, Alterations and Asset Protection.• Performed month end closing and general ledger account reconciliation. Show less • Strategically focused on developing sales and profitability by identifying key trends and growth opportunities, and consulting with managers on business issues that impact daily performance.• Mentored department managers in the new store and gave oversight in the training, coaching and motivation of all associates. Providing direction, leadership and effective solutions to business issues.• Minimized expenses by directing the appropriate level of staffing, maintaining the building with expertise, and leveraging staff talents in new ways.• Appointed to a task force to develop a new Corporate Gift sales program. Directed the program at the store level, adding more than 3 million dollars to overall store sales. Show less

  • Operations Manager

    Apr 2006 - Apr 2013

  • Assistant General Manager

    Feb 2004 - Apr 2006

  • Senior Manager of Operations

    Jul 2000 - Feb 2004
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  Neiman Marcus

  Apr 2013 - Jul 2017

  Operations Manager - Neiman Marcus Last Call Division

  Corporate Manager of Store Operations – • Provides comprehensive coaching, training and team building to store leadership also including talent acquisition of all Store Management.• Supports and maximizes brand profitability through effective store communication• Partners with brand leadership to identify and resolve common operational or sales issues• Supports stores with timely and accurate issue resolution• Lead the NMGOne Omni Chanel merchandising system implementation, which includes but not limited the life cycle of a product.• Review business with store management teams and discuss action plans that enhance the luxury brand and yield positive results• Manage the P&L for all Last Call Store locations including annual and seasonal sales and expense planning• Research suppliers based on several requirements including manufacturing excellence, reputation and service history i.e. housekeeping, store maintenance and construction contractors.• Obtain competitive quotes for all specifications and developing preliminary budgets for approval.• Maintain costs, deliveries, product performance, and inventories.• Risk assessment and avoidance Show less

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  Self-employed

  Feb 2018 - Feb 2020

  Senior Operations Manager
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  Texas Health & Human Services

  Feb 2020 - now

  Financial Officer