DENNIS HOWARD 95 ABERDEEN AVE, ISELIN, NJ 08830

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Executive Profile
Experienced, goal-oriented individual with a progressive background in retail management and
operations. Ability to utilize knowledge in areas of shrink control,training and developing
managers to motivate team members to meet and exceed established goals.
Experience
Dollar Tree Stores Inc., Central New Jersey 2007 to 2010
District Manager
Oversaw retail operations for 10 stores throughout central NJ and NY.
Directed recruitment and retention of managers and staff of 240 employees
• A proven record in shrink control and increased profit margin.
• Reduced the shrink in the district from 2.20% to 1.27%.
• Increased district cash contribution from 11.5% to 19.04%
• A proven capability to build teams,coach and develop managers and staff to achieve company
goals.
• A consistent record in achieving sales goal and budget control.
• Annual sales of 20 million up 10.5%
• Won top gun sales award for 2007.
Dollar Tree Stores Inc., Union NJ 2006 to 2007
Store Manager
Supervised 3 assistant managers and a staff of 18 employees.
Store ordering of general merchandise and frozen food.
Control payroll
• Top Gun sales award every month.
• 20%Frozen food sales # 2 in company.
• District store manager trainer.
• Promoted 2 assistants to store manager and 3 associates to assistant manager.
A.C.Moore, Staten Island ,NY 2005 to 2006
Assistant store manager
Train and coach department merchandisers in ordering and merchandising.
Increased sales in the 7 departments under my supervision.
• Trained and developed receiving manager on shrink control.
Odd Job / Amazing Savings, Multiple Locations 2002 to 2005
Store Manager
Reduced shrink from 4.76 to .0012.
Annual sales from 2 to 5 million
Achieved sales increase in each store.
Achieved payroll bonus in each store as manager.
Manager trainer for district.
Education
Plainfield High School, Plainfield,NJ
H.S