DAVID PAOLINELLI
**** ***** ** ( San Mateo, California 94403
650-***-**** (h) / 650-***-**** (c) ( *********@*******.***
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