20 examples of LinkedIn profile headlines for retail leaders

7/12/2013

The most common profile headline I see on LinkedIn is “Retail Professional”. If you’re job searching, I encourage you to provide a bit more detail - this doesn't really say much. Here are 20 examples of possible headlines that might better summarize your experience and showcase your talents:

10+ years of store management experience with Target, Best Buy, and CVS Caremark
6 years' experience as a top regional director with Home Depot and Lowe's
5 years' experience as a top-performing district sales manager in specialty retail
3 years' experience as a retail district manager; 8 years as a store manager
8 years' experience managing big box stores with $30 to $60M in sales volume
11 years of retail management experience with Walmart - promoted 7 times in those 11 years
Assistant Store Manager with 3 Years of Big Box Experience ($50M+)
Furniture retail executive with 10 years of senior leadership experience at IKEA
10+ years as a department store executive leader with Macy's
Senior Store Manager | District Manager Candidate
Top-performing store manager; ranked in the top 10 on every key metric with Toys 'R' Us
Retail store manager ranked 1st in the country (275+ stores) for total store performance
Top-ranked store manager with a history of turning around broken stores
Retail turnaround expert - led an American Eagle store from last to 1st in the district in 1 year
Drove a $15M Old Navy store from 55th to 4th in the country on the performance scorecard!
Expert in retail store development - opened 100+ stores in 4 years for Dollar General
Fashion retail leader | 10+ years of multi-unit experience with Zara and H&M
5 years' experience as a top assistant store manager - increased sales in 3 different locations
Retail loss prevention director with 15+ years of multi-unit management experience
Regional operations manager with 12 years of progressive experience in the retail industry

I hope these examples give you ideas for your own LinkedIn profile headline!

Cheers!