Richard J. Van Vranken

**** ****** **. ************, ** 37127

Phone: 615-***-**** Email: adnyob@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

United States Navy Seal Veteran seeking employment opportunities with a growth-oriented, well managed, and demanding team that strives on offering great customer service, friendly teammates, and a high regard for customer satisfaction. 30 years of experience in the grocery industry and 22 as a salaried manager. Operations expert in all areas of the business. Excellent communication and leadership skills. Experience

Store Director- Rouses Supermarket New Orleans, LA 2016-Present

• Operate a 70K square foot store with weekly sales ranging from $450,000 - $900,000.

• Generating annual sales of $30-46 million with average Gross Profit of 28%.

• Oversee and manage 10 perishable department managers.

• Schedule and labor control over 100 associates.

• Evaluate weekly sales projections/merchandising plans to achieve and exceed company goals setting high expectations.

Store Director- Winn Dixie Navarre, FL 2013-2015

• Operated a 60K+ square foot store with weekly sales ranging from $200,000 - $400,000.

• Directly managed all supermarket operations, with annual sales up to $18-20 Million.

• Accountable for achieving and exceeding company’s goal, staff development, EBITDA, and sales.

• Effectively communicated store expectations and operations to employees.

• Mastered complete understanding of processes to obtain and sustain the highest standards in center store and perishable departments

Territory Manager- Kroger Kellogg’s/ Keebler Nashville, TN 2010-2013

• Directly responsible for 12 stores (Walmart, Food Lion, and Publix).

• Oversaw orders of all Kellogg’s products with average weekly sales of $40,000.

• Managed all sales managers and account merchandisers for the proceeding locations. Store Director; Regional GM/ HBC Merchandising- Bi-Lo GA, SC, TN 1992-2010

• Over 16 years of experience, operated in several different formats with weekly sales ranging from $200,000 -

$475,000.

• Trained and developed store managers and store personnel for 27 stores to increase sales/profits.

• Created regional GM/HBC training program for company.

• Responsible for all seasonal buying and overseeing sales/merchandising. Daily operations of 27 stores in SC &GA.

• Managed customer service operations in a superstore facility with annual sales in excess of $22 million; trained and supervised 80 cashiers/service clerks/office personnel and scan coordinators. Assistant Co-Manager of Drug Department- Albertson’s San Antonio, TX 1989-1992 Communications and Intelligence Specialist- US Navy Seals Team 1982-1989 Education

• Oliver Wendell Holmes High School San Antonio, TX Graduated 1981

• Central Missouri State University 1981-1982

• Naval Special Warfare Leadership Training

• Albertson’s Career Advancement Leadership Program

• Over 20 instructional and leadership courses

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