Mike Herndon

About Mike Herndon

Highly accomplished, profit focused leader with history of driving regional sales to achieve optimal revenue, gross margin and performance growth. Passionate and motivated executive with the ability to effect dramatic turnarounds by building effective teams that deliver high performance results. Superlative record of consistently achieving top performance in sales, profit, customer service and credit solicitation. Keen strategist, adapt at analyzing business and creating / implementing bold marketing plans to ensure market dominance. Hands-on, detail-oriented manager with broad experience in all aspects of retail leadership. Responsibilities have included Divisional Credit Champion Chair in 2011 & 2007 (#1 results in company), Customer Service Committee Chair in 2008 (#1 results in company), Big Volume Events Committee Chair in 2009 (#1 results in company) and in 2010 Focus Stores (EBIT Deficit Stores) Committee Chair (#1 performance in company). Dedicated to achieving both short and long-term corporate directives.

Experience

1. VP Regional Credit Sales Manager

   Synchrony

   Aug 2011 — Present · Columbia, SC, US

Education

• University of South Carolina

  BS, Business

  1983 — 1987

• University of South Carolina

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

• Profit Focused Leader
• Driving Results
• Income Statement
• Market Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Store Management
• Inventory Management
• Leadership
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Forecasting
• Retail
• Visual Merchandising
• Sales Management
• Profit
• P&L Management
• Leading Groups
• Merchandising
• Sales
• Building Winning Teams
• Account Management
• Team Building
• Management
• Sales Operations
• Customer Service
• Marketing