shawn harvey
People leader · OluKai
Placentia, CAIn My Own Words
Results-driven retail leader with 15+ years steering flagship stores for premier brands. Transformed underperforming locations into market leaders by developing talent, streamlining operations, and creating exceptional customer experiences. Built and mentored diverse teams that consistently ranked in top 5% for sales metrics and customer satisfaction. Expertise spans P&L management, market analysis, and cross-functional leadership, with proven success cutting costs while boosting revenue. Known for identifying emerging retail trends and implementing innovative solutions that drive sustainable growth. Track record of exceeding KPIs through strategic planning and data-driven decision making, while fostering an inclusive culture that reduces turnover and increases employee engagement.
Work Experience
Store manager
Hot Topic2012 – 2013
Hot Topic is a young adult retailer specializing in licensed merchandise ranging from television to movies to music. - Ran day to day business (P&L, create schedules, manage LP, recruit, hiring and staffing needs, daily operations, visual merchandising, processing of shipment.) - Created strong relationships with corporate partners as well as district peers - Maintain highest volume store in Orange County District - Increased shipment productivity at a store level - Promoted manager to store manager - Effectively recruited 3 of the top managers in the region - Posted one of the highest volumes YTD for 2012 - Effectively increased ADT for the year
Store manager
Pacific Sunwear2011 – 2012
Pacific Sunwear is a branded Surf/ Skate/ Lifestyle company, marinating the streetwear brands as well sticking to its roots with the companies that helped build the success of the company. With Pacsun I worked my way up from a sales associate up to a store manager. While with the company I completed the following duties: - Maintained store cleanliness and overall presentation. - Created the first Visual merchandising floorset team. - Ran and structured the floorset team. - Effectively completed multiple floorsets for multiple locations. - Maintained daily operations (creating sales goals, handled store LP, effectively ran sales floor through P&L, customer service, shipment processing, create schedules.) - Created strong business and personal relationships with corporate partners as well as district peers. - Creative panel for upcoming fits, styles, trends. - Ranked amongst the highest peers as Assistant manager/ Store manager. - Ran multiple volume/ Client locations. - Ran one of the highest volume stores in Region. - Maintained one of the highest ADS in district. - Recieved multiple awards/ recognition at store level and at personal level for merchandising, sales, overall hard work.
Education
Santiago Canyon College
2009 – 2010
Santa Ana College
2009 – 2010