Iman Erbach
Department Manager/ Workforce Trainer at NEXCOM Navy Exchange
Bethesda, MD
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Experienced Manager with over 10 years experience in the field of hiring, training, coaching, and performance management.
Experience
2012
Jul
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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2008
University of Maryland
Bachelor of Science
Graduated with a 3.5 GPA. Courses emphasized psychology, and behavioral sciences