DAVID PAOLINELLI

**** ***** ** ( San Mateo, California 94403

650-***-**** (h) / 650-***-**** (c) ( abgw65@r.postjobfree.com

MANAGEMENT: Operations

Pragmatic leader, strategic planner, and visionary operations strategist

with more than 20 years of combined experience impacting the performance of

assets through orchestration of operations, logistics, and optimal business

process re-engineering. Award-winning natural communicator, influential

presenter and effective team builder with a reputation for approachability

and consistent commitment to retail success. Equipped with a keen results-

focused business philosophy with an eye on HR relations, process

improvements, and profits revitalization.

P&L Management ( Operations Management ( Strategic Planning ( Training and

Development

Trend & Market Analysis, Penetration, Assessment ( Best Practices

Benchmarking

Turnaround Management ( Budget Management ( Merchandise Management ( HR

Management

Recruitment & Selection ( Budgeting & Forecasting ( Performance Management

( Employee Relations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SMART & FINAL INC., Daly City, California ( 2010

A retail grocery chain, with 100,000+ employees

Store Manager (2010 - present)

SAFEWAY STORES INC., Foster City, California ( 1986-2010

A retail grocery chain, with 100,000+ employees.

Store Manager (1997-2010)

Chief leadership and management of operations, HR, inventory

control/logistics, merchandising, and labor relations. Supervise and manage

75-125 employees ensuring optimal relations and efficiency. Verify and

ensure compliance and health & safety management. Spearhead all aspects of

strategic planning, resource optimization, sales, scheduling, compliance,

and budget management. Establish goals and outline SOPs and best practices

to bolster efficiency. Assess, author, and deliver inventory and loss

prevention reports. Administer security controls, PLPD control, customer

service controls, and process re-engineering. Oversee P&L management,

forecasting, and overall financial performance. Outline and deliver workers

compensation controls. Cultivate relationships with inspectors and

contractors. Serve as Training Store Manager.

Key Accomplishments:

. Triggered sales exceeding $26M with $2.3M+ in annual profits.

. Championed the seamless remodeling of 3 stores, overseeing complete

project full life-cycle from design, to resource allocation, and process

re-engineering.

. Recruited, interviewed, hired, trained, managed, evaluated and counseled

employees.

. Turned around sluggish performance to a facility with bottom-line

profitability and peak synergy.

. Progressed to role of increasing authority due to excellence in

operations management.

. Winner of numerous merchandising and sales contests.

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Career Note: Early experience as Assistant Manager (1991-1997), Food Clerk

(1987-1991), and Courtesy Clerk (1986-1987) at Safeway Stores.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

B.S. Business Administration - Management

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California

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