Professional Manager

Bill Winkler

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Lewis Center, Ohio 43035

SUMMARY

I have over 30 years of Marketing/Management experience with a solid background in all phases of retail marketing including budgeting and all aspects of financial and inventory control; strong leadership and people skills, supervised up to 385 employees including professional and hourly personnel, excellent communication skills, and can interface well at all levels of organization, including senior management. I am a strong seasoned professional Manager with numerous years multi unit experience and numerous years as a Training Manager developing future leaders.

WORK HISTORY

08/2007-Present Kmart Corporation, Sears Holding Corp Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Store Manager

Responsibilities include day to day operations of the store, overseeing 90 employees both hourly and salary, currently managing the Regional Model and Training store. Also work directly with Corporate recruiting department for on campus recruiting of interns and management personnel.

4/2005-8/2007 Gabriel Brothers, Inc Beavercreek, Ohio

Store Manager

Responsibilities include day to day operations of the store, overseeing up to 150 personnel both salary and hourly. Duties also includes training store manager responsible for overseeing training of store managers and assistant managers with the Ohio market. Also part of inventory committee responsible for the implementation of sku based inventories.

6/2002-4/2005 Lowe’s Home Improvement Columbus, Ohio

Store Manager

Responsibilities include day to day operations of the store, including budgeting, P&L and overseeing 150 personnel both salary and hourly, Annual sales volume of $43.0 million. Big box warehouse size of 114K. Supervised store during complete remodeling phase which lasted 17 weeks.

10/2000-6/2002 Dillard’s Department Stores Mentor, Ohio

Store Manager

Responsibilities included day to day operations of the store, including budgeting, P&L and overseeing 275 personnel both hourly and salary. Annual sales volume of $40.0 million. Oversaw all Human Resource aspect for the store. Department store 2 building complex 350K square feet.

3/1999-10/2000 Dick’s Sporting Goods Mentor, Ohio

General Store Manager

Responsibilities include day to day operations, all financial and Human Resource aspects. This included P&L, budgeting and overseeing 75 personnel, both salary and hourly. Annual sales volume of $12.5 million. Specialty store box size 80K.

4/1997-3/1999 The Home Depot Brooklyn, Ohio

Store Manager

Responsibilities included day to day operations, all financial and Human Resource aspects. This included P&L, budgeting and overseeing up to 385 associates, both salary and hourly. Annual sales volume of $73.0 million. During my tenure with Home Depot I opened 3 new stores, requiring constant contact with General Contractors, Vendors and Merchants to insure timely openings. Also directly in charge of mass hiring and training of new associates in new markets. Big box warehouse of 120K size.

6/1989-4/1997 D.I.Y. Home Warehouse Valley View, Ohio

District Manager

Progressed by promotion from Assistant Store Manager to Store Manager with responsibilities of day to day operations, P&L and budgeting. Ran 4 new store locations, then promoted to District Manager with 7 store responsibility, then promoted to Project Manager. Responsibilities included working with senior Management and General Contractors on site locations and all phases of construction. Responsibilities included working with vendors and merchants on receipt flow and Planogramming, also including budget preparations and overseeing all aspects of hiring and training of new associates. Duties also included all blueprinting of new and remodel layouts and all operational buying for the company. Worked with MIS department to implement new hardware and software systems when company converted to the AS400 system. This included training of all store merchants and store staffs. I was involved in 14 new store openings during my tenure with D.I.Y. Store big box warehouse size of 80K.

6/1983-6/1989 May Department Stores Cleveland, Ohio

Buyer, Area Sales Manager

Various responsibilities included electronics, house wares, silver tabletop, trim a home, china, men’s clothing. Developed and implemented financial goals semi annually, operated and promoted up to an $8.0 million business through negotiating with vendors on pricing and merchandise selection to effect profitability. Also worked with all phases of advertising, inventory and financial control. Worked with Senior Human Resource Management in recruiting and training of both executive and hourly personnel.

8/1977-6/1983 Radio Shack Canton, Ohio

Area Manager

Responsibilities included day to day operations of store to include inventory, financial and personnel. Oversaw 7 stores in respect to all financial, purchasing hiring and training of personnel along with visual presentation. Maintained ongoing communications between regional offices and store locations.

EDUCATION

7/1977 University of Maryland Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

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