Julie Holmes6523 Silverfox Drive

Cincinnati, Ohio513-913-0252

Julianneholmes2@gmail.com

I have an extensive retail management background with concentration on driving sales and profitability thru customer service, people development, and consistencies in visual merchandising and operational efficiency. I am a service based leader and filter all of

my decisions and leadership development strategies through creating the best experience for the customer, as ultimately they determine the success of a retailer.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AND HISTORY

Supervised the highest volume district in the Factory division producing 62 million dollars annually

Facilitated expansion of the Midwest factory district from 10 stores to 27 stores in 5 ½ years

On boarded and mentored multiple District Managers, District Managers in Training and Market Directors in J Crew Factory and J Crew Retail divisions

Responsible for all aspects of opening 17 new factory locations in the Midwest and Canada

Managed the opening of the first 5 J Crew factory locations in Canada Created and owned the Regional personal shopper program in the J Crew Retail

division Promoted from Store Director (retail) to Market Director (retail) to District

Manager (factory) based on positive year over year comparative market/district results and overall job performance.

J Crew December 2003-June 2015

District Manager Factory/ Midwest (August 2009- June 2015)

27 Factory/ Non-Traditional Factory locations in OH, KY, IN, IL, MO, WI, MI, PA, IA, KS and Canada based out of Cincinnati, OH.

Supervised the highest volume district in factory producing 63 million dollars in sales annually

Hired, Developed and Supervised 27 Store Directors /112 Assistant-Associate managers/600+ associates

Promoted two Store Directors to District Managers In Training positions as well as many Associate Managers to Store Director positions across the country

Developed succession plans in all locations and performance managed under performers

Managed district profit and loss performance including payroll and all controllable expenses

Partnered with Visual, Loss Prevention, and Human Resource business partners to drive results in the district

Collaborated with departments in the corporate office to increase overall district profitability

Ensured the customer experience is always protected

Market Director Retail/ Ohio Market (August 2005-August 2009)

7 Retail stores in OH, KY and IN based out of Cincinnati, OH

Supervised 6 Store Directors/23 Assistant-Associate managers and 200+ associates

Ohio market produced 25 million dollars annually

Store Director/Kenwood Towne Center (Dec 2003-August 2005) Increase store volume from 2.6 million to 5.8 million in 5 years Developed two million dollar sales associates in my store, which led me to design

and implement the personal shopper program for the region

Banana Republic August 1993- Dec 2003

Store Manager Supervised all areas of the business in 3 locations in Cincinnati, Ohio, producing a

combined volume of 11 million dollars annually Effectively hired ,trained, developed and supervised 2 Store Managers/12

Assistant-Associate mangers and 65 associates Achieved outstanding results, received leadership excellence awards in 2002 and

2003 based on sales, conversion improvement and people development. Responsible for coordinating the opening of three new stores Promoted from Associate Manager to Store Manager who ran all three Cincinnati

locations individually then supervised the market.

EDUCATION

Ohio University, Athens Ohio

Bachelor of Science, Organizational Communication, Minor, Management.