District Manager Store
Resume:
Bryan T. Smith
Kokomo, Indiana ****2
317-***-**** Cell Phone
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Experience
District Manager- Ruler Foods, Kroger Company
February 2020 - present
Oversee 6 locations throughout Northern and Southwest Indiana
Driving double digit sales growth, with total sales over $37 million
Lead, develop and train over 100 associates, including shift managers and store managers
Leading company in payroll control, limiting overtime spend, and retention
Rolled out and trained company programs for in stocks, Handheld equipment changes, and workforce management program
Developed store manager into district manager, continual development of managers and associates at all levels to ensure succession planning
Store teams engagement scores above company goal of 95%
Drives controllable categories to ensure profit goals are exceeded
Resource for other District Manager peers
Store Manager- Lowe’s
September 2015- February 2020
Overseeing $40 million in sales with 160+ associates
Driving results for Market Director in 7th location, with a high ability to assess, resolve and plan long term results
Drove sales culture in multiple locations, hitting $50 million for first time in Bloomington location
Driving profit and sales and hitting team bonus
Developed and promoted talent to newly organized management structure
Established a clear culture of performance driven feedback, training, and merchandising to drive sales and profit
High ability to communicate clear expectations across all levels of leadership and associates
Maximize relationships across all tiers of leadership to drive company focuses
Recognized at National Sales meeting for volunteer efforts with Lowe’s Heroes Project
Exceeded company service goals and I am a leader in the district for service
Store Leader- JC Penney
November 2013 – September 2015
Responsible for 100+ associates and 7 hourly managers and 2 salaried managers
Driving annual sales over last year, strong cost control that exceeds budget and last year
Recruited and developed new management talent, developed associates to understand and drive business priorities
Positive turnaround of bottom performing store within 6 months, managed talent, and drove company standards with core standards and expectations
Elected to District “Warrior” by district manager for being great with communicating to large audiences, able to influence peers, and the ability use creativity to drive results across 22 district stores, including recognition, District goals, and engagement with benchmarking to drive sales in bottom performing categories
Area Coach
Yum Brands, Taco Bell
September 2011-November 2013
Multi-unit restaurant supervisor, overseeing 7 locations and 11 million dollars in sales throughout the Indianapolis area
Monitor and drive profitability, teamwork, staffing, sales growth and human resource functions for over 200 team members and management
Execute company programs and roll outs at a high level of expertise
Recruit, train, develop and engage teams at all levels
Excellent communication with senior leaders and headquarters personnel
Store Team Leader-Target
September 2008 –September 2011(3 years 1 month)
Increased sales over previous year 3 years running, 16%, 8%, and 11.5% consecutively
Supervise and develop an executive staff of 7+ and a staff of 140+ team members
Responsible for all aspects of big box retailer including sales forecast, profit controls, HR measurements, and Logistic planning
Decreased shortage every year, more than $20,000 the first 2 years, and $50,000 my last year through training and controls
Food Operations Specialist-Target
May 2004 –September 2008(4 years 5 months)
Instrumental in replenishment, communication, vendor partnerships, food safety and training for 76 Target stores, including 76 Store Team leaders and over 500 Executive Team leaders across Indiana, Missouri, Kansas and southern Illinois
Drove strong food sales results and company initiatives including: Green Food Safety results, same store sales increases in dry grocery over last year, 2.3%, reduced shortage in perishable departments by more than $600,000, and increased vendor scores from red to green across the group, in turn driving comp vendor sales by 4.1%
Developed and trained all new Executive and Store Team Leaders across the group, totaling more than 200, in food focuses, sales driving, food safety and creating vendor partnerships
Promoted to Store Team Leader at recommendation of Group Director
Senior ETL Food-Target
January 2003 –May 2004(1 year 5 months) Avon, Indiana
Responsible for all profits, training, and development of grocery staff in a $50 Million Super Target Store
Increased food sales by more than 15% over previous year by developing staff to order accurate, provide superior guest service and create a fun, accountable working atmosphere
Reduced “B”: markdown waste by 28%, while increasing sales and profit in payroll, sales, and team turnover
Promoted to Food Operations Specialist at recommendation of District Team Leader
Executive Team Leader Human Resources-Target
June 2001 –January 2003(2 years 1 month)
Reduced turnover in hard to staff store by more than 40%
Turned store from focus store to training store for all Executive Team Leader positions
Responsible for district training of Executive Team Leaders and Hourly Team Leaders in all areas of company required training, as appointed by District Team Leader. Moved training completion percentages from Red to Green
Executive Team Leader Logistics-Target
November 1999 –June 2001(1 year 8 months)
Excelled in freight management for low volume, payroll focus store
Moved store from payroll focus, to green productivity standards within first 6 months
Drove in stocks to move store from negative sales verse last year, to a positive comp of more than 2% for the last 20 months of my 24 month time period in role
Became district trainer for logistics Executives and Team Leaders due to excelling in productivity, morale, and location accuracy percentage
Education
Indiana Wesleyan University
BS, Business Management
2005 – 2008
Herkimer County Community College
A.A.S., Applied Science, Mortuary Science
1987 – 1989
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