Director, Retail Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the director, retail position.

Previously, I was responsible for advice on retail consultancy matters for use in pitches and business development to retail and leisure clients.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Proven experience influencing to drive increased sales and market share
• Prior experience managing financial P & L’s
• Previous experience with reporting and identifying opportunities to work more efficiently
• Sales experience in a retail environment is strongly preferred
• Experience with Revit, AutoCAD, Sketchup, Adobe Creative Suite and other relevant software
• Able to keep clients abreast of all retail related initiatives/concerns
• Accomplished in sales strategies and closing the deal
• Lead the development of new retail concepts, ranging from entirely new store designs to individual zones, fixtures, displays and interactive areas, maintaining design consistency and production integrity across all store types

In response to your job posting for director, retail, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for a broad understanding of Consumer Goods industry business model, deep understanding of business processes (e.g., Make, Move, Sell).

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• This is NOT a Graphic Creative Director or Retail Centers (base building) Design Director Role
• Develops and implements department strategies
• Manages invoicing and payments
• Oversees contractor and supplier process
• Strong financial, analytical and communication skills are critical
• Prior experience with implementing core merchandising systems and creating retail reports
• Previous experience in Fulfillment Center forecasting preferred
• Previous experience in Omni-Channel preferred

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the director, retail position.

Previously, I was responsible for sAP related business direction to facilitate the adoption of an optimized business process and/or the implementation of the SAP applications to support the execution of that process.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Capable of facilitating (design sessions, conflict resolutions, brainstorming, etc)
• Strong customer and colleague development philosophy
• Solid knowledge of mutual funds and investment solutions particularly in the retail market
• CMFAS Modules 3 and 5 are essential
• Applies business context
• Displays integrity, manages deliverables well and acts as a company advocate
• Strong starter who can quickly get up to speed on new markets and products
• Proven history of leveraging and growing existing client base

Please consider me for the director, retail opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for detailed financial analysis to drive consistent and transparent financial and business processes across business units, regions and brands.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experience presenting NetSuite product to customers
• Strong knowledge of the Retail industry and the e-Commerce space
• Previous experience hiring and building a pre-sales team
• Able to demonstrate strong project management skills in order to run programs to increase skillset of SC team
• Deep experience as a sales leader within the private label, food service, and branded CPG arena
• Business development expertise across multiple classes of trade including managing the customer pipeline, customer prospecting, qualification, presentation, persuasion and contract negotiation
• Account management expertise including category management, financial management and account administration
• Experience partnering, forging, and maintaining strong strategic alliances with both internal and external partners and multi-functional organizations that support customer acquisition and maintenance objectives

Please consider me for the director, retail opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for recommendations to leadership to address current and future business models and business objectives based upon the regulatory environment.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Detail-oriented professional with business processes aptitude
• Collaborate with Global Education to develop and implement retail training programs to support all aspects of sales, including customer service, sales behaviors and coaching across channels that will drive exceptional sales growth in North America
• Provide strategic direction and leadership to the North America Retail Education team
• Partner with VP Retail and Education team to plan and execute events that drive sales growth
• Update existing retail training programs for NA channels to focus on Aveda experience, customer service, product knowledge and selling skills
• Establish efficient communication channels between Retail Education and Sales to ensure awareness of retail training schedule (who, what, where, when) and conduct follow up as needed
• Conduct market reviews to understand retail trends within the competitive business landscape and make recommendations for North America
• Constantly scout for new retail trends inside and outside of the industry, inspire management with insights to leapfrog and adjust for success