TONY MARAKAS

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OPERATIONS STRATEGIC LEADER

Top-performing Leader in developing, inspiring people, and driving P&L results. Combining retail, marketing and business development expertise that drives strategy and delivers substantial revenue growth for high-profile organizations. Adept in assessing risks, forecasting investments and analyzing strategy for new development initiatives. Collaborate with all members of the organization to achieve objectives and coaching for engagement. Instrumental in streamlining and improving processes, enhancing productivity and implementing solutions. Accomplished taking programs from concept to market.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Lead my team of 120 to number one performance in Quality and Productivity while reducing expenses by 20%.

Regional Director of Operations for 4 States, 240 stores, 8 Districts and 8 Pharmacies achieving revenue growth of 1.1 billion sales and managed over 200 million dollars of inventory.

Multi Unit DM Leader of Operations: Lead 45 Retail Drug Stores with gross sales of $350M, $15M in net profit, and managed over $25M of inventory investment.

• Lead 40 full scale Liquor units with over 90 million in gross sales with an average gross of 14 to 20%.

Facilitated and spearheaded change of corporate initiatives for the region as Change Agent.

Lead Region fund raiser for the Moffitt Cancer Center and raised over $250K for diversity fund program in 5 weeks.

Led initiatives that increased profit to over $112M.

Negotiated multiple buyouts throughout the region and launched 28 new stores within 10 years, in addition to opening two new markets.

Developed, coached and trained 14 Store Managers to District Management.

Served on the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society.

Served as the liaison for the City of Tampa Emergency Services-Hurricane Preparation.

Lead exit and reentry strategy for Hurricane Katrina, Ike, and Gustav in New Orleans.

Negotiated leases for pharmacy franchise locations.

$MM Budget Management

Change Management

Forecasting

SOP Developing

Food Manager Safety

Certified

Facilities Manager

Distribution Liason for

Orlando Market

Large Scale Program Management

Competitive Market Positioning

Strategy Implementation P

& L Driver

Proficient Microsoft Office Suite

Change Agent Lead-IT Initiatives

Conduct Investigations

Property manager-Entrepreneur

Supply Chain Facilitator Hurricanes

Leader

Developer POS

Systems

Event

Management

Disaster

Recovery

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MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Completed 12 weeks of Amazon Operational & Leadership development courses and actual training.

Achieve development by streamlining operations and implementing measurable strategies.

Drive initiatives, define project scope, measure results and report on current positioning.

Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.

Draft and submit budget proposals that recommend subsequent changes where necessary.

Set and oversee project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.

Identify and manage project dependencies and critical paths.

Track and analyze performance measurements to develop progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations.

Oversee 200+ staff to adhere to strategy objectives and project timelines.

Head promotional events that create awareness and introduce new developments. WORK HISTORY Family

Amazon Operations II Manager 2021-Current

Benzer Pharmacy

Vice President 2017 - 2021

Subway Owner

2018 - 2020

Family Dollar

District Manager

2015 - 2018

Earth Origins Markets - UNFI

Regional Sales Manager, Tampa, FL 2015 - 2015

Walgreens Company

Market District Manager, Tampa, FL 2009 - 2015

Regional Director of Operations, La, Al, Fl, Ms. 2007- 2009 District Manager, New Orleans, LA 1999 - 2007

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EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Science - Business Management, California Coast University, Santa Ana, CA Florida Retail Masters Program-Graduate

Organizational Leadership, Indiana University-Kelley School of Business MSI-Lean Six Sigma Course

Top Gun Team Leadership Effectiveness Program “Team Top Gun” Extensive Corporate DM Training

Advanced Drug Store Management Course-Graduate

Family Dollar MAP Program Graduate (Regional Director -NC) Amazon Leadership & Operational Strategic Training

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