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MARTINA HRUSKOVA

Carshalton,Sutton

Summary

Driven professional with leadership and strategic planning skills, coupled with strong background in team management and operational efficiency. Skilled at fostering team collaboration and implementing process improvements. Focused on driving growth and achieving organisational success. Empathic Leader with strong people approach, growing succesful and engaged teams. A highly motivated professional with expertise in payroll & scheduling, effective time management, and the ability to work under pressure. Demonstrates strong skills in conflict resolution, project management, and interpersonal leadership. Proven track record in brand activation, campaign management, and retail inventory management. Adept at fostering team-oriented environments and driving successful outcomes. Career goals include leveraging extensive experience to lead impactful projects and enhance organisational efficiency.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work history

General Manager, Flagship store

Alo
London
05.2024 - Current
  • Opened Regent Street Flagship while looking after King Road store (multisite Manager for 6 months)
  • Working closely with senior stakeholders across business and participate in senior leadership meeting with HQ partners in LA to drive new strategies, initiatives and visions
  • Regularly reviewed performance data, driving continuous improvement efforts. Drive sales, profitability and overall business growth.
  • Organise in store events to reinforrce Brand's presence and exclusivity - Regular instore community events - Serenity Sundays, VIP events, Alo was offical wellness sponsor of LFW - activations around LFW in London.
  • Recruit, train and retain top talent to uphold brand standards. Led, inspire and develop high performing team (16 internal promotions across all levels of leadershp from leads(supervisor) to Store Managers and Field Managers.
  • Foster strong team culture, ensuring motivation and engagement
  • Conduct regular performance reviews and set clear goals
  • Ensure exceptional client journey with focused on personalised service. Launched and piloted clientelling app for region
  • Led efficient operations, Working with RFID for daily recovery and replenishment. Weekly RFID Invetory counts above 96%
  • Maintained compliance with industry regulations at all times.
  • Key Achievements:

- generated 500k during opening weekend

- delivered 1mil in 1st week of trade

- In 2024 (Aug-Dec) delivered $11mil (+14% vs plan)

- In 2025 projected to do $27mil, finished on $33.5 (+24% vs plan; +70% vs LY), grew conversion by 1% from 12% to 13%

-introduced Team Sweats - monthly team bonding sessions out of store (classes, yoga, meditations, sound bath...)

- working collaboratively with community manager and marketing manager to curate and drive all activations across London, Currently partnering with Rowbits, Barry's, BXR Studio Marleybourne, Soul Studio and Nobu Pilates

Store Manager

Canada Goose, CG
London
05.2021 - 04.2024
  • Responsible for all Store`s KPIs:
  • Store Financial Performance: Grew the business YoY by 42% (from £12mil in first year post covid to £17mil. and then maintained LfL the year after. P&L - 40% contribution.
  • Working closely with planning and visual merchandising team to ensure right product is available at right time; close cooperation with marketing team in driving traffic into store through instore events
  • People Management & Engagement: Led the team of 45 off peak and 85 during peak. Ensured all procedures are being implemented and adhered to, creating a positive store environment and brand loyalty amongst team. People management through Performance Action Plans, Development plans. Employee engagement from 75% to 90%
  • Customer Experience: Ensure highest level of customer experience in store, validated through NPS at 90+. Coached team on Service excellence, implementing new customer service journey (12 steps of Goose journey), in the moment coaching on overcoming objections, building longterm relationships.
  • Operational Efficiency: Working closely with Retail OPS Team to maintain accurate inventory. 1.3% shrink. Monitored inventory levels consistently to avoid stock shortages or overages. andled cash transactions accurately, minimising financial discrepancies at the till. Partner with LP partners to ensure all loss prevention procedures are followed and where not investigated promptly. Payroll is managed effectively without overspending, budgets being adhered to. Effienct timely schedules.


Head Coach - Senior Store Manager

Niketown London, Nike
City of London
12.2019 - 05.2021
  • Areas of responsibilities:
  • BRAND - Responsible for Seasonal activations and Campaign Launches on Ground floor including their planning and execution
  • Collaborating with Brand team, VM team and Key City Buyers
  • GLOBAL VISITS - Leading global visits in store, providing detail business and consumers insights
  • PRODUCT CALL OUTS - reaching out to allocation and buying team to ensure have good depth of products ahead of campaigns
  • REPORTING - building reporting system to monitor floor performance and its contribution to store`s revenue, reacting to business needs, reviewing top and zero sellers and calling out to re-merchandise where necessary
  • CRM MEMBERSHIP - created leading team when it comes to recruiting new members, downloading Nike App and digitally engaging with consumers
  • Monitoring daily membership KPIs and designing training programs to improve team's performance
  • PAYROLL & SCHEDULING - Developed weekly schedule per payroll guidelines while accounting for employee and store needs
  • Community outreach - working closely with People`s team in driving volunteer work in local communities to ‘Make Kids Moving'
  • LP - working closely with internal LP team on reducing shrink
  • TEAM - Managing and developing team of 45, offering mentorship and driving engagement
  • During national lock-downs it included creating calendar of activities and upskilling team on retail excellence
  • RECRUITMENT - Identifying external talents to join Nike team as well as internal for promotions
  • DIVERSITY & INCLUSION - creating safe environment for team to speak up and share their experiences which directly relate to injustice in world

Niketown Assistant Head Coach

Nike
11.2018 - 11.2019
  • Preparing store for re-opening and ensuring COVID safety measures are in place
  • Managing queues, store capacity and quarantine of returned products
  • Men`s Running, Training and Football categories) at Nike, City of London,
  • Creating Service first environment
  • Driving performance through KPIs
  • Leading team of 60
  • Coach and develop Athletes, Leads and Coaches
  • Creating winning team delivering consistent service KPIs
  • Managing schedules
  • Driving Operational excellence on 1st floor - stockroom standards, space planning for deliveries, RTV, RFID display compliance
  • Visual merchandising - partnering with in store VMS and Product flow Specialist to grow business
  • MOD duties - responsible for running store, point of contact in emergencies, evacuations, escalations
  • HR - ensuring all Nike policies are followed, and promptly address matters which need to be investigated

NTL Operations Coach

Nike
City of London
08.2016 - 10.2018
  • Responsible for rolling Nike App at Retail from operational lens - Landing RFID in Nike town - Leading Project from NTL side - Leading most visits when it came to RFID or anything Operations related - Planning in deliveries, working closely with MPO (Marketplace Operations) team to ensure deliveries arrive to store on time, especially launch product - Managing space planning, replenishment, footwear service - Leading store Inventory counts (including RFID count) - Training whole store on RFID (350+ employees) - Minimizing losses by ensuring LP procedures are followed - Looking after facilities and maintenance of store - Cashing up - SOD and EOD - Coach and develop athletes, creating winning team (leading team of 60) - Ensuring all policies are adhered to and managing failure to comply - Chosen to be part of Leadership Development Scheme by AHC

NTL Lead at Nike, City of London

Nike
City of London
10.2015 - 07.2016

• Monitor and record athlete`s attendance and lateness – action RTW, provide feedback on athlete`s performance

• Assist coaches to coach athletes

• Point of contact

Athlete - sales associate

Niketown
City of London
02.2014 - 09.2015

• Women Services Ambassador – by ensuring our bra fitting services and gait analysis are being offered and provided to our female consumer

• I was chosen to be responsible for BOH tasks – training the team on mismate process, ensuring process is followed

• Representative for Women floor – listen to the team, represent team’s views and speak officially on behalf of them to leadership

PM Assistant

IBM
Bratislava
04.2007 - 03.2010
  • Assisting PMs in their daily tasks - arranging meetings, conference calls
  • Booking travel, accommodation and organising finance
  • Preparing contracts for signatures, releasing invoices on PM`s behalf
  • Working in high paced environment

Education

Paneurópska Vysoká Škola, University of Law
Fakulta, Bratislava
07.2009

High School Diploma -

Bilingválne Anglicko, Slovak Grammar School
Milana, Sucany
07.2006

Skills

  • Payroll & Scheduling
  • Effective Time Management
  • Ability to Work Under Pressure
  • Highly Motivated
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Project Management
  • Interpersonal Leadership
  • Brand Activation
  • Campaign Management
  • Team-orientated
  • Retail inventory management

Interests

HOBBIES , Skiing, Running, Hiking, Tennis

Timeline

General Manager, Flagship store

Alo
05.2024 - Current

Store Manager

Canada Goose, CG
05.2021 - 04.2024

Head Coach - Senior Store Manager

Niketown London, Nike
12.2019 - 05.2021

Niketown Assistant Head Coach

Nike
11.2018 - 11.2019

NTL Operations Coach

Nike
08.2016 - 10.2018

NTL Lead at Nike, City of London

Nike
10.2015 - 07.2016

Athlete - sales associate

Niketown
02.2014 - 09.2015

PM Assistant

IBM
04.2007 - 03.2010

Paneurópska Vysoká Škola, University of Law

High School Diploma -

Bilingválne Anglicko, Slovak Grammar School
MARTINA HRUSKOVA