Gus Stifano

About Gus Stifano

MULTI-UNIT OPERATIONS RETAIL and B2B Sales EXECUTIVE MANUFACTURING & PRINTING OPERATIONS EXECUTIVEDynamic multi-site operations and retail executive with 25+ years’ experience. Expertise in executive retail management, customer relations, team building, and continuous improvement. Proven ability to achieve financial results, implement and maintain high operational and merchandising standards, and ensure excellence in customer satisfaction. Proficient in developing and leading high-performing, cross-functional teams. high-profit, high-performance multi-unit operations is my expertise. Whether challenged to turn around an under-performing operation, launch a startup, or lead a company through expansion and new store openings, I have been consistently successful in delivering sustained growth and profitability despite highly competitive markets. A results-driven pragmatist, I offer a clear-eyed view of business priorities of retail operations and the ability to drive complex initiatives across multi-site units. My key strengths include strategic planning, sales and sales leadership, marketing, merchandising, loss prevention, shrink reduction and operational turnarounds. Energized by challenges, I excel at setting and achieving aggressive goals. A respected manager and leader, I am adept at developing teams to peak performance and professional advancement.Throughout my career, I have used my advanced leadership skills to consistently achieve objectives, maximize performance, reduce costs, increase efficiency, reduce losses/shrink and improve bottom-line profitability. These skills can be easily adapted and applied to the future growth of your organization.

Experience

1. Director of New Business

   Amw Packaging Supply

   Apr 2023 — Present

Education

• Upsala College

  Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

  1989 — 1991

Skills

• Merchandising
• Onboarding
• Hiring
• Retail Sales
• Leadership
• Sales Management
• Sales
• Retail
• Talent Management
• Shrinkage
• Visual Merchandising
• Sales Operations
• Store Operations
• Apparel
• Store Management
• Customer Service
• Multi-Unit
• Profit
• Customer Satisfaction
• Training
• P&L Management
• New Store Openings
• Forecasting
• Strategic Planning
• Employee Relations
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Human Resources
• Operations Management
• Fashion
• Sourcing
• Pricing
• P&L
• Management
• Team Building
• Interviews
• Pos
• Driving Results
• Income Statement
• Time Management