CHRISTINE BOGUS

8285 South Bedford Road Macedonia, Ohio 44056

330-908-0518 cb6920fa@westpost.net
Seasoned, team-oriented professional with a record of significant accomplishment
s in managing wholesale, retail and distribution operations. Ability to troubles
hoot and improve under-performing departments and business units. Demonstrated
ability to train and retain motivated, customer oriented employees.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Profit and Loss ResponsibilityCreative Problem SolvingPerformance Improvement
LeadershipStrategic Planning
Productivity ImprovementOral & Written Communication
Training & DevelopmentTeam Building

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WALMART 2005 - Present
Co-Manager
Managing up to 20 assistant managers in stores of 250-500 employees with experi
ence in managing all departments and as acting store manager.
Increased productivity of inventory personnel by 10%.
Improved communications between Third and First Shift employees by providing no
tes on overstocks, switch-outs, and merchandising concerns.
Maintained zero turnover for three months among third shift employees.
Improved department quarterly audit by 50% in six-month period.

BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY 2003 - 2005

General Manager / Troubleshooter
Took a store that was 8% down from the previous year and turned it around, so t
hat now it is the #2 volume store in the district.
Raised revenues by 10%, and cut shrink in half, taking the store from a deficit
to a profitable status.
Brought shipping and receiving and payroll into compliance with corporate guide
lines.

FLOWER FACTORY, INC. 2000 - 2003

General Manager / Troubleshooter
Created and implemented a strategy to increase sales and profits by assembling
merchandise sets for retail, wholesale and distribution operations. Increased s
ales by 30% annually.
Reengineered warehouse and shipping / receiving teams by developing formal proc
edures and standard forms to improve efficiency and accuracy. Reduced labor exp
enses by 35%.
CHRISTINE BOGUS
FLOWER FACTORY (Cont)
Developed novel approaches to recruiting, training, development, and retention
of staff. Reduced staff turnover by 40%. Implemented a training program to mee
t higher benchmarks for service.
Rebuilt Columbus store and helped to open a new store in Indianapolis.
Directed the sales of an exclusive product line consisting of over 100,000 skus
.
Developed and co-wrote standardized performance evaluations.
 Developed, wrote and implemented corporate-wide training and procedural manuals
as well as a training program.
Launched new stores.
DALLAS WAREHOUSE COMPANY 1996 - 2000
General Manager / Troubleshooter
Created an employee development and training program for all departments, in or
der to improve the staffs performance and enable everyone to accept more respons
ibilities. Reduced employee attrition by 40% in the first year.
Developed a reorganization plan to streamline and redefine jobs and responsibil
ities, in order to increase productivity, order accuracy and on-time shipments.
Resulted in a 20% annual improvement.
Increased profits by a minimum of 15% annually. Reversed prior negative growth
trend and achieved 15% sales growth for two straight years.
PETRIE RETAIL, INC. 1982 - 1996
Store Manager / Troubleshooter / Training Manager 1991 - 1996
Created, implemented and won first place in a company-wide contest for a fashio
n information wall that was rolled out to all 800 locations.
Turnaround manager for under-performing locations.
Recruited and trained all management staff in a tri-state region.
Hired, trained, developed and retained 30+ employees.
Previous positions were Store Manager, Assistant Manager and Sales Associate.

EDUCATION
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio
LAKELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Kirtland, Ohio
Business and Management Courses