Lila Vlahidis-Castagna

About Lila Vlahidis-Castagna

Strategic experienced leader in the retail industry. Known for leading complex units, and developing diverse talent across the organization. Multi - unit experience in sales volumes ranging from $32M-$90M with full responsibilty of P&L leveraging. Confident, focused and resourceful professional with a community presence and committed to success.Specialties:> Sales Forecasting > Competitive Profiles/Consumer Market Research> Financial Management & Control/ P&L > Emergency Response > Public Relations and Event Planning> Internal/External Customer Service> Product Launch Planning/Marketing Strategy Development> Vendor and Outside Sales Partnerships> Cross-Functional Team Leadership> Develop / Implement Process Control

Experience

1. Net Retail Operations Captain Hc

   Nike

   Jan 2017 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury

  B.S., Business Administration

  1991 — 1995

Skills

• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Multi-Unit
• Recruiting
• Customer Retention
• Store Operations
• Customer Service
• Forecasting
• Profit Improvement
• Multi-Unit Management
• Profit Maximization
• Training
• Customer Satisfaction
• New Store Openings
• Store Management
• Driving Results
• Income Statement
• Profit
• P&L Management
• Performance Management
• Profit & Loss Management
• New Store Development
• Merchandising
• Developing Talent
• Associate Development
• Strategy
• Greek
• Merchandise Planning
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Leadership
• Shrinkage
• People Skills
• Operations Management
• Loss Prevention
• Planograms
• Hiring
• P&L
• Retail Sales
• Merchandising Strategies