Iman Erbach

Iman Erbach

Department Manager/ Workforce Trainer at NEXCOM Navy Exchange

Bethesda, MD
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Summary

Experienced Manager with over 10 years experience in the field of hiring, training, coaching, and performance management.

Experience

2012 Jul - Present
Department Manager/ Workforce Trainer
NEXCOM Navy Exchange / Bethesda, MD
  • Assures all daily work is completed within established timelines and all customers receive prompt service
  • Assist the general manager in ensuring accurate inventory management and achieve shrinkage goals
  • Be all about the team by recruiting, hiring and training, as well as developing and motivating employees. Leads by example on how to deliver amazing customer service every day
  • Coordinates and implements departmental promotions and sales events with store operations, visual merchandising, and merchandise procurement associates. Provides post-promotion feedback to Buyers, Store Manager, etc. - Supervises, trains, and motivates assigned sales associates. Ensures subordinate associates are aware of sales goals, sales events, sales incentive programs, store policies, etc
  • Maintain a strong working relationship with management team and other department managers, to maximize proper allocation of resources
  • Ensuring store routines, policies and guidelines are met to assist in loss prevention and safety in the store
  • Analyzing historical occupancy, schedule adherence, volume, and AHT trends, at an individual, team and site level, providing business recommendations and inputs to enhance and improve the Workforce Management cycle
  • Creates and maintains an environment that encourages input from team members, continually improving the forecasting and scheduling projections across all contact channels
  • Manages/develops performance of direct reports including coaching and performance reviews
2014 Oct - 2018 Feb
Inventory Control Specialist (Part-Time)
Sterling Jewelers / Rockville, MD
  • Apply and execute leadership responsibilities within the team or group
  • Assign items select slots based on the strategy of achieving retail and distribution operational productivity while ensuring the safety of associates and product
  • Assist in processing of inventory for customers and vendors
  • Make recommendations for modifications to procedures or processes impacting their work group or distribution center that will maximize efficiency, productive, and reduce costs
  • Perform quality control and auditing responsibilities
  • Assist with interviewing and hiring new employees and ensure training and performance measures are met; provide manager with information when necessary
  • Assists Manager in development, implementation, and communication of projects
2009 May - 2012 Jul
Operations Manager-Fine Jewelry
Saks Fifth Avenue / Chevy Chase, MD
  • Analyzed daily operational metrics to monitor operational efficiency, equipment utilization, performance and profitability
  • Assessed the quality and completeness or delinquency of team member activities
  • Diagnosed and improved processes and procedures to ultimately improve performance and profitability
  • Assists in developing and executing long and short term strategic operational goals
  • Develop and manage the division's operating and capital budgets
  • Develop cost strategies to maintain expenses at or below budget
  • Ensure adequate staffing levels are in place to assist and co-lead administrative and operational support with focus on margin
  • Interfaces with Directors and other business leaders in areas of personnel, finance, budget and research administration
  • Lead, conduct, and make recommendations on the division's budgetary and financial goals and policies
  • Ordering and inventory of collateral and office supplies
  • Oversee and manage all aspects of day-to-day administrative and operational functions
2006 Aug - 2009 May
Merchandiser
Saks Fifth Avenue / Chevy Chase, MD
  • Analyzes sales and customer trends and make adjustments to maximize the business
  • Assist management with costing inquiries throughout seasonal development
  • Assisted in interpreting open-to-buy, sales plan changes and markdown events
  • Collaborated with all levels in the organization
  • Delivered educational materials to the store for training new employees
  • Developed and built cooperative working relationships
  • Maintained aisle cleanliness and shop-ability so that merchandise is accessible
  • Maintained, ordered, and installed material/signage
  • Manage special projects assigned by the eBusiness Merchandising manager
2006 Aug - 2007 Feb
Executive Assistant
LB-J & Associates / Washington, DC
  • Assist the CEO with managing the budget for the department, including preparing and processing invoices and expense reports
  • Assist with recruitment of midlevel providers and manage student workers
  • Assists in coordinating the agenda of senior management team meetings and off-sites
  • Consistently deliver high quality work within established time frames; willingly assist peers and management
  • Drafting, producing, and proofreading business correspondence for the CEO
  • Event Management, once a year to assist with managing yearly event to engage clients
  • Manage physical and network-based files and documents
  • Manage team rosters, and support various employee management procedures, such as performance management

Education

2015 - 2017
University of Maryland University College
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Graduated with a 3.2 GPA. Courses emphasized business operations, program management, global development, human resources and marketing

2004 - 2008
University of Maryland
Bachelor of Science

Graduated with a 3.5 GPA. Courses emphasized psychology, and behavioral sciences

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