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Anna Cox

Charleston

Summary

Personable Sales Manager with a passion for skincare; demonstrating full scope relationship building, training, strong sales competency, event execution, business analysis, organizational and time management skills and store level inventory and merchandising management. Successful career comprising more than ten years.

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Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Store Manager

Gorjana
07.2023 - Current

Oversee overall store performance, ensuring achievement of KPIs, operational execution, and brand stan

- Recruit, hire, train, and develop high-performing team members while fostering a culture of accountability

- Drive sales by implementing effective clienteling strategies, enhancing the customer experience, and max

- Execute brand initiatives, visual merchandising updates, and marketing strategies to maintain a high-leve

- Manage store inventory with precision, ensuring compliance with SOPs and maintaining organization stan

- Lead scheduling and payroll management while optimizing labor costs to meet business needs.

- Address and resolve customer concerns with a focus on satisfaction and retention.

- Ensure compliance with company policies, return procedures, and operational excellence standards.

Co-Sales Manager

Ulta Cosmetics
09.2021 - Current
  • $10MM in retail sales volume
  • Driving top-line sales, interpreting reporting data, managing payroll and controlling expenses
  • Lead hiring, training, and developing with largest increase in hiring minors across the district. Created a higher increase in retention of employment within a year.
  • Established culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management.
  • Anticipated staffing needs, talent plan and recruitment.
  • Expected and enabled your team to stay up-to-date on major promotions, brand launches and events.
  • Worked closely with salon and services manager to develop sales plans with retail and services sales, while driving corporate events and new product launches.
  • Understood business reporting and insights to troubleshoot and follow-up on opportunity areas.
  • Maintained excellent relationships with brand partners and AE's through collaborating with events, and, sales and education training.

Retail Sales Manager

Ulta
07.2020 - 09.2021
  • Lead team of 20-35 Beauty Advisors to deliver strong results in LLC and Credit
  • Taught the sales team how to connect with customers and build long-term, productive relationships
  • Resolved customer complaints regarding sales and service
  • Identified retail sales strategy and opportunities by keeping up with market trends and operational standards
  • Developed, coached, and trained BA's on product knowledge and selling techniques

Brand Operations Manager

Victoria’s Secret
02.2018 - 07.2020
  • Supported operational excellence through visual merchandising, payroll management, inventory control, and delivering on operational standards.
  • Lead a team of 15-25 sales associates and 3 managers to demonstrate and provide coaching to selling behaviors and observations in all zones and building customer loyalty.
  • Made an impact driving culture and talent life cycle through interview selection and performance management.

Lancome Counter Manager

Belk
06.2011 - 12.2018
  • Strategically managed over $125K in retail sales (+10% to LY) including GWP
  • Beat out Texas in regional GWP sales. With over $10K in by Day 1
  • Hosted events around the community, including speaking and doing the makeup for breast cancer survivors in a fashion show hosted by Self Regional Hospital consecutively for 7 years.
  • Possess extensive product knowledge, and personal/department productivity goals
  • Develop and implement business strategies by planning and driving sales events and ensure proper execution to achieve counter productivity goals
  • Review and analyze business performance of daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual sales results.

Education

License of Cosmetology - Esthetics

Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology
Spartanburg, SC
10.2017

Associate of Science - Business Management

Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC
09.2014

Skills

  • Licensed esthetician
  • Hiring and Recruitment Strategies
  • Charismatic team leadership abilities
  • Client Relationship-Building
  • Organizational management
  • Computer: Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and BI logistics reporting, Endear

Affiliations

Junior Leauge Charleston

Timeline

Store Manager

Gorjana
07.2023 - Current

Co-Sales Manager

Ulta Cosmetics
09.2021 - Current

Retail Sales Manager

Ulta
07.2020 - 09.2021

Brand Operations Manager

Victoria’s Secret
02.2018 - 07.2020

Lancome Counter Manager

Belk
06.2011 - 12.2018

License of Cosmetology - Esthetics

Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology

Associate of Science - Business Management

Piedmont Technical College
Anna Cox