Store Manager Retail

GRANT TELFORD

• **** Vista Del Lago Ave. Land O’ Lakes, FL

• Cell: 352-***-****

• *********@*****.***

Professional Summary

A highly experienced Fortune 50 retail store management professional with 30 years of successful big-box leadership. Consistently delivers sales and profit expectations in economically challenged communities. Demonstrated ability to plan, execute and lead key business initiatives through talent selection, strategic business analysis, store merchandising/presentations, inventory management, loss prevention, risk management, and daily operational cost control. Champion of people both employees and customers alike. Delivers a high level of servant leadership.

Skills

*Results Driven

* Strategic planning

*Ability to lead change

*Relationship Driven

*Inspirational Leadership

*Comfort with ambiguity

*Inventory Control

Work History

Store Manager, 06/2017 – current

Tractor Supply- Brooksville, FL

• Successfully staffed and opened a new ground up location.

• Oversaw the remodel and modernization of and aged location.

• Rolled out company initiatives of interconnected retail and a new delivery program to all district stores.

• Current leader of the District Learning Center training all newly hired or newly promoted management within the district.

• Exceeded sales goals by 20+ percent year over year. Store Manager, 11/1991 to 04/2017

The Home Depot – Zephyrhills, FL

• P&L responsibility for Home Depot locations ranging in volume from $16M to $40M.

• Supervised 12-20 direct reports, 90-160 non direct reports.

• Responsible for sales and year over year growth of 11 merchandising departments ranging from $3M-$8M each in annual sales.

• Strategic planning to drive sales and enhance customer base in 4 ancillary businesses: Installation Services, Tool Rental, Pro Sales and Interconnected Retail.

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