Business Developement Manager

Tim Hart 581 Country Club Road Cheshire, CT 06410 (Hm) 203-699-8461, (Cell) 203-804-6691 Education: B.S. Business Management, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Experience: J.C. Penney Company People oriented leader and Results oriented Manager from a major national retail industry leader. Extensive and in depth experience in Stores, Operations, Huma n Resource, and Project Management, Strategic and Financial planning, Merchandis ing, Recruiting and Employee relations and development. 02/02/ - 02/10 Store Manager, Milford, CT Successfully achieved 2009 Department Store Sales Plan $13,700,000 2009 EBIT Beat Plan +29.0%. Managed all controllable expenses to exceed profit plan objective. Developed a proactive selling team that delivered a shopping environment that e xceeded customer expectations. Executed company merchandising and marketing plans and managed inventory turnov er objectives. 2009 Shrinkage 1.6% - a 50% improvement. 02/01 02/02 Regional Human Resources Manager, J.C. Penney Headquarters, Dalla s, TX Coordinated Human Resources activities for 300 stores to ensure stores met sala ry cost objective. Coordinated Human Resource activities for store openings and closings. Worked closely with corporate lawyers. Developed a Human resource task force team to improve and implement company pol ices and procedures. 02/98 02/01 Regional Operations Manager, J.C. Penney Headquarters, Dallas, TX . Coordinated store operational activities for 300 stores including financial pla nning budgets and expense control programs, catalog and styling salon programs a nd shrinkage control programs. Coordinated store openings and closings working closely with corporate operatio ns team. Improved store shrinkage results through better communications and training wit h Company Loss Prevention Team. 09/96 02/98 Store Manager, Tiffin, OH. Managed a $7 million Store. Responsib le for all Merchandising, Human Resource, Operational and Marketing activities. Completed a successful remodel to exceed stores environmental standards. 02/91 09/96 Assistant Store Manager, Fairfax, VA. Managed all merchandise act ivity for Mens, Womens and Home Divisions to include merchandise assortments, fl ow of merchandise, floor plans and shrinkage control. 09/89 02/91 Operational/Human Resource Manager, Gaithersburg, MD Managed and supervised all Human Resource and Operational activities in the store. Successf ully coordinated and managed a $5 million store remodel to include the timelines and scope of work and expense management.