Suzanne Schweiss

About Suzanne Schweiss

Leadership focused on Organizational Behavior and Process Improvement. My career depicts years of success accelerating profitability, improving operations and maximizing employee performance. I am adept at leading large-scale projects from inception to completion; aggressively resolve all issues to maintain positive customer relations and possess a solid track record of recruiting and developing top-performing teams.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Restored profitability to a multi-million-dollar, multi-unit organization that had suffered continuous losses over past several years • Managed highest sales volume for Kmart Stores in the continental US while GM at the New York City 34th St. location • Achieved corporate ranking of #5 in profits ($5.5M) for Super Centers and #7 in sales ($60M) out of 2,200 stores worldwide• Received Highest Annual Sales Award as District Manager in Kmart’s Northeast Division with sales over $205 million • Developed Assistant Managers to be successful General Managers at Target, Kmart and Barnes & Noble • Awarded Store Team Leader of the Year at Target for Guest Experience • Graduated Target Corporation’s Advanced Development Program; Certified for District Leadership• Led store through a $13M capital improvement project, recognized as the most successful remodel in the assigned district that year• Recognized in New York News Day’s “Women’s Wear Daily,” as the “new store manager” for “turning around operations”• Recognized for hosting successful events with Rusty Wallace, Brian Kilmeade, Marcus Luttrell, Jason Redman and General Anthony Tata• Spearheaded the grand opening of a prototype square foot, 24-hour Super Center; worked relentlessly with regional HR staff to hire and train my team of 500 associates including 23 salaried managers • Organized and executed the largest fashion show for Kmart-Long Island and New York City for a 400 Business participant Expo • Crafted initiatives to improve waste/shrink by two full percentage points, continued year over year shrink improvement• Served as a Regional Coordinator for over 300 stores during a major department conversion • Earned several awards for merchandising a women’s apparel display that won Best in the Region

Experience

1. General Manager

   DICK'S Sporting Goods

   Jun 2025 — Present · Virginia Beach, VA, US

Education

• Tilley's Threads by Tilley Hanson

  Social Media Marketing, 2017 Virginia Beach Town Center Training series on Social Media

• West Virginia University

  Management Seminar sponsored by Kmart Corporation

  1994 — 1994

• Wayne State University

  Leadership Seminar sponsored by Kmart Corporation

  1998 — 1998

• Shop Talk with Margie Johnson

  Customer Service Training, 2016 Virginia Beach Town Center Training Series

• Duquesne University

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management

• Advanced School of Real Estate

  Real Estate Salesperson Licensed in Virginia, Real Estate

  2020 — 2020

Skills

• Merchandise Planning
• People Development
• Accountability
• Multi-Unit
• Performance Management
• Employee Training
• Planograms
• Profit
• P&L Management
• Customer Experience
• Multi-Unit Management
• Human Resources
• Profit Maximization
• P&L
• Retail
• Store Operations
• Customer Service
• Cpfr
• Training
• Customer Satisfaction
• Visual Merchandising
• New Store Openings
• Big Box
• Distribution Center Operations
• New Store Development
• Merchandising
• Recruiting
• Multi-Channel Retail
• Loss Prevention
• Talent Management
• Shrinkage
• Store Management
• District Management
• Team Building
• Personnel Management
• Assortment
• Talent Developer
• Pos
• Driving Results
• Operational Excellence