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Boardman, Ohio 44512
JOHN J. WILLIAMS
EXPERIENCED RETAIL AND FOOD
SERVICE PROFESSIONAL
About Me have 30+ years of experience in retail management as both a
store and district wide manager. have demonstrated proven
success with training, directing, and motivating individuals within
various store settings.
Experience
American Freight Furniture, Mattress, Appliance
Store Director, 2023- Present
Lead a team of 7 employees to ensure excellency in warehouse
conditions, sales goals, customer retention, and coaching and training
ona daily basis.
Meijer Inc.
Team Lead Manager, June 2023- September 2023
Lead a team of 20 employees overnight to ensure store conditions meet
and surpass requirements for store opening as well as ensuring trucks
are dispersed in a timely manner.
Horizon Management Inc. (Save-A-Lot Food Stores)
ALDI Foods
Store Manager, 2001-2008
Manage daily operations of an ALDI location. Duties include leadership
of staff, inventories, merchandising plans, and hiring and training of
talent.
Phar-Mor Inc.
Regional Manager, 1998-2001
Implemented produce programs in 14 regional Phar-Mor locations.
Produce Manager, 1996-1998
Manage the produce department at a Phar-Mor location.
District Manager, 2012-2023 Responsibilities include leading 8 clerks, training staff, and
Responsible for day to day operations for 2] Save-A-Lot locations. merchandising.
Responsibilities include leadership, weekly and season merchandising
plans, shrink control, ad planning, inventories, and hiring and training of
managerial talent.
Store Manager, 2008-2012
Manage day to day operations of a Save-A-Lot location. Duties include
directing a retail staff of 18 employees, providing leadership on
customer service and merchandising, and the interviewing, hiring, and
training of talent.
Skills Volunteer
e Leadership « Communication Coach
* Customer * Client/Vendor Austintown Girls Softball League,
Service Relation 19 years of service
¢ Staff training and e Attention to
development detail
Boardman Community Baseball
T-Ball, 4 years of service