James Burden
Regional Director - multifaceted Executive with 15+ years’ experience in optimizing growth for industry-leading brands.
- Role
- General Manager at Mitchell Gold Bob Williams
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James Burden
A visionary and performance-driven Regional Director, with proven success exceeding sales goals and revenue targets for multimillion-dollar, industry-leading brands. Key member of the senior leadership team, with demonstrated ability to streamline operations, identify and correct inefficacies and deliver strategic initiatives that improve processes, systems and profitability. Exceptional communication, inspiration and relationship-building skills. Influencer with the ability to build robust and mutually beneficial business relationships at all levels. Expertise Includes Regional Retail Sales Leadership, Store Performance, Customer Experiences, Visual Presentations, Operational Efficiencies, Territory Development, Revenue Growth, Identifying Opportunities, Process Improvement, Operational Efficiencies, Problem Solving and Recruiting, Hiring, Developing & Leading High-Performing Teams. Mission Driven: Passion for creating vision, setting course and aligning people, resources and relationships to deliver operational excellence and world-class retail experiences. Brand evangelist: combining product knowledge, operations leadership, customer relationship building skills, and winning sales strategies to develop brand awareness, increased profit, and a fiercely loyal customer base. Talent Development: Expertise in developing tomorrow\'s leaders, mentoring and training, to create career pathways and professional growth plans. 15+ years’ retail leadership experience: Including oversight of a $255+ million territory with 21 direct reports for the Ralph Lauren Corporation and a proven track record of consistent year-over-year revenue growth. Regional / District Operations Leadership Sales Management Store Performance / Accountability Customer Experiences Revenue Growth / Attainment Sales Plans / KPIs / Forecasting Team Building / Development Territory Development Visual Merchandising Financial Management / Budgets Cost Controls Metrics / Data-Driven Decisions Performance Management Project Management Strategic Planning Continuous Improvement Cross-Functional Collaboration Communications / Presentations
Experience
General Manager
Jun 2022 — Present
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
Marketing
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