Sally BeautyVice President Operations
Jan. 2004 - Jan. 2017Promoted to open new markets and to revitalize the growth of underperforming markets in 14 Central US states to accelerate revenue and profit growth. Leads strategic business planning, human resources, store operations, store design and merchandising, sales, shrink reduction, process improvement, and employee retention, training, and development. Directs 3,115 employees. Full authority for $333M P&L.
• Designed retail stores and merchandising plans for 560 stores, increasing sales from $260M to $333M.
• Recognized as #1 region eight of the last 12 years for sales growth.
• Boosted net income from 24% to 27%, contributing $2.75M to the bottom line.
• Partnered with the training team and other operations executives to develop professional six-module training programs for 500+ assistant managers and area managers annually, as well as amulti-year leadership development program for 20 high potential district managers. • Successfully reduced manager turnover from 40% to 22%.
• Increased in-store procedural compliance scores from 92% to 95.2%.
• Reduced shrink from 1.7% to 1%, saving $2.7M annually.
• Developed and opened first prototype store to access real estate sites with 35% less footprint. Redesigned every plan guide to maximize return-on-investment, achieving higher sales per square foot than standard vanilla box stores. Increased sales per square foot 31%, from $357 to $468.
• Pioneered a pro-referral program to boost sales from professional salon clientele, leading to the purchase of an internet start-up that is now generating $4.5M incremental revenue annually.