Lawrence M. Hoover

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St. George UT. 84770

626-***-**** email – ad2xd7@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE Professional, seeking F/T or P/T Employment in Warehousing, Medical Courier, or Transportation Service Industry

Energetic, enthusiastic and success driven individual with over 20 years progressive retail / Warehouse management experience. Particularly successful at supervising multi-store district, Warehouse / store level operations. Equally effective managing high and low volume stores. Collaborative team player and accomplished leader – proficient at implementing 1ffcorporate guidelines while maintaining high morale. Skilled at establishing a strong sense of organization and structure among subordinates. Confident decision maker – utilize an analytical approach to identifying and resolving problems and address challenges with a positive attitude. Background demonstrates experience and expertise in the following areas:

Warehouse Transportation

· Budgeting · Merchandising

· Profit and Loss · Purchasing

· Opening new retail locations · Advertising and promotion strategies

· Staff development · Problem solving

Personal Achievements Wilding Wall Beds / 2022-2023

Warehousing, Installation and out of state Transportation of Custom Wall

Beds and Furniture.

City of St. George / Leisure Services Parks Dept. 2015-2022

Expanded and Maintained 2 Cemeteries and multiple Parks.

Opened and operated 1st Whole Foods Market / Organic and Natural Grocery store in

the state of Hawaii. Exceeding operational Sales Budget and profitability within the

2nd Qtr. of opening, with annual sales of $19-26 million.

Generated #1 Sales comps (24.65%) within a 41 store Region.

Hired and staffed facility with a Leadership Group of 14, including a Team base of 170

Employees.

Managed and directed all functions related to operations of high-volume, Big box

130,000 sq. ft. Costco warehouse club unit with annual sales of $46-85 million.

Organized, coordinated and supervised all new store opening activities for facilities

in Bozeman, MT (1999), Clovis, CA (1990) and Honolulu, HI (1988)

Directed multiple 10-15 salaried management staffs and supervised 130-180 hourly

employees.

Supervised the development of merchandise presentation via planograms, store

department/layout, and square footage R.O.I. objectives for Gemco Dept. Stores/Lucky Stores Inc. 84 store division.

Coordinated operations, merchandising, remodels, new store openings, and training of

personnel for 16 store district.

Realized a significant revenue increase and improvement of operations of two retail

facilities by analyzing all areas of operations, addressing employee issues, and

implementing corrective solutions.

Generated $40 - $60 million in annual sales of 125,000 sq. ft. department store.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

WILDING WALL BEDS 2/2022 - 12/2023

Transportation, Installation, Warehousing

CITY OF ST. GEORGE 7/2015 - 1/2022

Leisure Services / Parks Dept.

SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET / Natural and Organic Grocery Stores 5/2010 - 4/2015

WHOLE FOODS MARKETS INC. - So. Pacific Region 10/2007 - 5/2010

WILD OATS MARKETS INC.

Store Director

HOOVER CONSTRUCTION CO. – Kalispell, MT 10;2000 - 5/2002

General Contractor (Lic. 52483) – Residential Home Construction.

COSTCO WHOLESALE INC. – Issaquah, WA 3/1988 - 3/2022

Store Director

DAIEI USA INC., HOLIDAY MART DIVISION – Honolulu, Hi. 7/1986 - 2/1988

Sporting Goods / Toy Buyer

LUCKY STORES INC. - Buena Park, CA 9/1980 - 10/1986

Gemco Department Store Division

District Operations/Merchandising Specialist / Lawn & Garden & Sporting Goods

Store Planning Hard Lines Coordinator

Sporting Goods Buyer

Assistant Store Manager

EDUCATION A.A., Commercial Art – Riverside City Community College – Riverside, CA

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