Christian Nielsen

About Christian Nielsen

Store, Area, District, and Regional Sales, Operations, and Human Resources management experience in premium and luxury specialty boutiques, department stores & high volume outlets. Experienced in Retail Operations, Apparel and Fine Jewelry Operations, Multi-Unit Management, Strategic Thinking, Sales, CRM, E-commerce, New Sales Generation, Client Relations, Sourcing, and Development, Buying, Merchandising, Merchandise Planning and Analysis, Visual Merchandising, and Human Resources (union and non-union) at such companies as Ralph Lauren, Hugo Boss, Bloomingdale\'s, Prada, Nordstrom, Strawbridge & Clothier, The North Face, and Koslow\'s. Direct experience includes:* Luxury apparel, Couture, Designer, Fur, leather, luxury textiles, outerwear, and fine jewelry * Lead and manage retail field operations to achieve sustainable sales and profit, growth, increase ROI, and minimize shrinkage * Skilled in vendor negotiation, 3PL, logistics, distribution, and supply chain maximization.* E-commerce customer service, multiple fulfillment site product supply chain, digital sales coordination with brick and mortar, customer & product analytics.* Analyze, formulate, and incorporate strategies that will enhance and provide an exceptional customer service experience, optimize profitability and reinforce the overall brand identity.* Attract, recruit, develop, and promote new managers to full potential. Succession Planning and training to develop and promote internal associates.* Provide training and development to all levels of the store team, Experienced in new store openings, remodels, turnarounds, leased negotiations * Motivate and drive store(s) to exceed goals and institute strategies to maximize sales and achieve profit objectives through client sourcing, development, and relationship selling.* Establish and monitor performance related to sales, product assortment, revenue, wages, shrink, margin, and budget.* Experience in Workers Comp, FMLA, and Benefits enrollment and administration. Recruitment, hiring, onboarding & training.* Coordinate with Visual on initiatives and new floor sets & reinforce the brand message.* Evaluate existing competencies against current and projected level of business to determine new tools, systems, skills needed to keep pace with the business and consistently deliver a compelling experience for the customer * Implement and monitor internal operating policies, procedures and standards to ensure that the stores are operated efficiently and consistently in accordance with “best practices” * Microsoft Office

Experience

1. Assistant Store Manager

   The North Face

   Dec 2021 — Present · Castle Rock, CO, US

Education

• St. Mary's University

  MBA

  1994 — 1996

• Texas Tech University

  BA

  1977 — 1981

• Texas Tech University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA