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| Desired Industry: Entertainment |
SpiderID: 11448 |
| Desired Job Location: birmingham, Alabama |
Date Posted: 2/26/2007 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: march 2007 |
| Desired Wage: open |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Executive (President, VP, CEO) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, More Than 75% |
| Highest Degree Attained: MBA |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
Professional Qualifications:
Accomplished and respected business leader, with the abilities to build successful management teams that drive the profits companies desire.
Experience:
Work Experience:
Production Group Financial Advisor: 1982-2007
CFO of Non-Profit ascap supported Artist track development company
Worked 30 years as an artistic development executive. Recruited talent and brokered talent to major music labels.
Musicland Group Manassas: Virginia 4-2004 / 5-2005 Area manager
Area sales and merchandising manager for 6 DC suburb Sam Goody stores.
Implementing policy and procedure, training and developing staffs, financial planning and evaluations. Developing financial plans and strategies for success. Conducting presentations, workshops, expos, and more.
Barnes and Noble: Music Department Manager, Birmingham, Al. March 2000 - December 2003
Responsible for staffing, scheduling, assigning duties, training and evaluating music staff (8-10 music sellers).
Consistently increased sales. My first year with Barnes and Noble, we increased music sales $400k from the previous years sales. For the past 3 years we have surpassed the previous years sales and the planned sales set by corporate. Worked closely with product buyer in New York, evaluating department productivity and turnover percents as to ensure inventory was always peak.
Assisted with new store openings. Our store was a pilot location for many new corporate programs due to our strong sales. Conducted all product changeover monthly (new releases changed weekly), did all department paperwork monthly, attended Monday management meetings regularly, in charge of department inventory quarterly, attended merchant meetings regularly.
WEA: Warner Music Group Birmingham area, based out of Atlanta, Ga. Beginning in 1976 - 1992
Label sales representative based and trained at Oz Records, area assistant for 3 stores in Birmingham area. 1976-1980
Area sales manager for new product buys, area included 14 stores in the southeast region from 1980 until 1985. District sales representative for new product, east coast, 45 stores in my territory from 1985-1992. Set and maintain sales projections and establish purchase budgets for my district.
Education:
Education:
Auburn: BS 1979
UAB: MBA 1982
Affiliations:
Catholic Horizons Diocesan Bookstore: Birmingham, Al. 1994 - January 2000
Book and media buyer. Responsible for all store operations and staff hiring and training.
Planned and conducted all outside sales events for schools, churches, and organizations.
St. Barnabas Catholic Church: Director of Youth Ministry, Birmingham, Al. Fall 1993 - Oct. 2000
Director of youth programs for grades 5th - 12th, and also facilitated Ambassador Programs for post graduate youth. Conducted and attended retreats, conferences, workshops, prayer groups, visitation committees, outreach programs, community service projects, such as meals on wheels.
With various fundraisers, we made the youth program financially independent; we no longer needed financial assistants from the Parish. Our program was also able to give a percent of money raised back to the Parish.
Help start up a community based ecumenical council. This program benefited so many young people in our community. It was a tremendous success.
Skills:
SUMMARY
Current Career Level: Business owner and Executive level experience
Years of relevant work experience: More than 15 Years
Work Status: US - I am authorized to work in this country for any employer.
Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations
Arts, Entertainment, and Media
Executive Management
Operations Management
Management and Holding Companies
Reference:
Avaiable upon request.
Candidate Contact Information:
| Name: pamela johnson |
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| City: bham |
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| State: Alabama |
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| Zip: 35242 |
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