Sales Manager

Holly Doncaster E HolliD_36@msn.com 4101 Holly Dr P 214-545-8282 Mckinney, TX 75070 PROFILE Professional and articulate; qualified for customer/personnel interaction at all levels. Career committed. Energetic, with proven stamina (long hours, heavy workload). My foremost goal is to be a productive member of a forward-moving organization. In addition to this, I hope to further enhance my skills and contributions in a growth oriented, cultivating environment with a career path for advancement. • Dedicated to providing a high-quality performance for a high quality company. • Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and leadership skills; effective communicator. • Ability to fit into an organization and be productive immediately. • Results oriented. • Fast comprehension of complex concepts to apply them efficiently and effectively. • Unmatched ethics with a commitment to building a better company. • Friendly and outgoing personality. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Dillard’s (August 2006 - Present) Plano, Texas Area Sales Manager • Promoted five times since starting at Dillard’s. Excelling at each position by increasing sales and productivity. Departments include Children’s, Junior’s, Men’s and Shoes. • Lead Men’s Department to a 245% increase over LY revenues before most recent promotion to ASM of Shoes • Turned Junior’s inventory from a negative to positive • Continuous increases of revenue in the Children’s department • Responsible for developing sales associates • Leading by example and role modeling to associates • Interviewing and hiring of associates • Administering monthly performance reviews of associates highlighting performance and areas of development • Team leader • Ability to revitalize a department and increase the associate’s moral and productivity • Customer retention and loyalty • Visual merchandising and maintaining selling floor standards • Achieving corporate directives Art-A-Rama Inc. (1991-2006) Frisco, Texas Owner, CEO Owned and operated my own business for fifteen years. Created the concept and taught children’s art classes. Designed to teach the fundamentals of fine art. • Responsible for all business activities from marketing, hiring, accounting, and teaching • Coordinated daily classes, parties and personal instruction lessons • Promoted the business to the community • Developed effective training skills for all types of personalities • Contributed through all stages from concept to realization followed by growth of multiple locations Motivating the children to express their creativity and bring out their abilities. Masaco Graphics (1990-1993) Gr. Barrington, Massachusetts Sales and Designer EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Fine Arts and Education Graduated Spring 1992 Adelphi University, Garden City, New York References supplied upon request

Sales Manager

Mckinney, TX