Sonya Wilson

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About Sonya Wilson

Visionary leader, trusted advisor, and strategic problem-solver offering vast executive oversight experience and solid business acumen coupled with a progressive track record of successfully spearheading profitable growth, strengthening organizational presence, and promoting and managing change within highly competitive markets/settings. I possess a proven ability to navigate a large corporation, thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and multi-cultural business environment, cultivate constructive relationships and teams with a broad group of cross-functional business partners, and establish a cohesive climate across multiple departments/divisions/locations to facilitate alignment, deliver improved outcomes, and boost revenues for maximum ROI.For the last 16 years, I have worked at Citi Trends, an American retail clothing chain, in several senior key contributor lead roles including Regional Vice President (2013 - Present) and District Manager (2007 - 2013). In my current position, I lead the day-to-day activities of 1,500 personnel across 188 locations generating $230M in annual sales. Prior to joining my current company, I was a District Manager at The Shoe Department for 7 years - 2007), where I oversaw 22 stores/250 employees across three states with an annual sales volume of $20M.Specialties: • Multi-Unit Location Management • Operations Planning/Management • Sales/New Business Development • Staff Recruitment/Hiring/Retention • Employee Mentoring/Development• Influencing/Foundation Building• Cross Functional Collaboration • Strategic Direction/Innovation• Organizational Transformation• Growth & Marketing Strategies• Brand Building/Brand Identity• Customer Success/Excellence• Project/Program Management• Data Analytics/Insights/Tools • Team/Department Line Management• P&L/Budget/Reporting Management• Performance Management/Appraisal• Process Improvement/Enhancement• Internal & External Communications• Procedure Development/Compliance • Sales/Revenue/Profit/Goal Attainment sonyawroberson@gmail.com