John Aguilera

About John Aguilera

I am a District Leader with a proven track record of putting people first. An adept entrepreneurship professional with extensive expertise in Coaching, Sales, Store Management, Customer Satisfaction, and Team Building. Committed to fostering growth and excellence in every team and driving exceptional results.

Experience

1. District Leader

   EILEEN FISHER, INC.

   Sep 2013 — Present

   As the District Leader of the Southwest it is my responsibility to lead the teams through the EILEEN FISHER mission, practices, and core values. Success manifests by revenue growth across the district, proactive engagement with customers to the best possible customer experience, and focused development of both store leaders and store teams.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Drive Sales, Profitability and Margin Growth- Know and effectively manage the business by proactively using weekly and monthly reports, assessing current trends and identifying themes consistently across the district.Identify key opportunities around product assortment.Ensure that all associates and Leaders are current and up to date with product knowledge, current key messages, and wardrobing tools.Interpret key store metrics.CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT:Sets high expectations that all store associates warmly welcome, engage, inspire and delight each customer by providing outstanding and seamless customer experiences on a consistent basis.Ensure each store has a 12 month business plan to reach is highest potential in revenue, customer development and community outreach.Strive to differentiate store environments and in store experiences in each market.Recruit and retain top talent. MERCHANDISING:Implementing company\'s visual presentation and merchandising standards including store windows, interior messaging, and product placement on the selling floor.Collaborate with key Retail Partners to advocate for unique needs in the district and to provide feedback based off of what is happing in the markets.INVENTORY AND STORE OPERATIONS:Ensure compliance of all systems and procedures with regards to inventory flow.Work with Store Leaders to identify and minimize loss prevention situations.To meet or be under Company\'s annual shrink benchmark.Monitor and balance stock levels

Education

• Orange Coast College

  Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Visual Merchandising
• Employee Training
• Event Planning
• Store Management
• Inventory Management
• Coaching
• Marketing
• Merchandising
• Trend
• Window Displays
• Sales
• Store Operations
• Recruiting
• Customer Service
• Pos
• Succession Planning
• Team Building
• Training
• Customer Satisfaction