David Platz Email & Phone Number

United States

Retail District Manager

Greendale, Wisconsin, United States

Dicks/Golf Galaxy Store Manager; P&L responsibility for both stores. Staffing, development, merchandising, inventory management, sales growth, selling culture, community, and succession planning.

Region 5; GA, FL, & AL

STAPLES; Seventeen store market in Atlanta GA 2021/23, Twenty-one store market in Tampa FL/northern FL, Alabama 2019/21 -Fourteen ATL stores selected for complete reimagining and remodeling in 2023, largest Metro market selected company wide. -Top market performance; comp sales, operating profit, OP Rate of Sales, payroll, shrink control, low turnover..

Milwaukee, Fox Valley, UP Michigan

• OFFICEMAX/DEPOT, District Manager 2006-2019 (March 15)
• Manage a 17-store market consisting of Milwaukee, central/northern Wisconsin, and U.P Michigan.
• Provided leadership for six successful store grand openings including new store concept opening (March 2013) and a Store of the Future (June 2017).
• Execute and consistently achieve P&L plan based on strong sales, margin, payroll, operating expenses, and shrink reduction management.
• Apply performance management tactics to increase profits for low-performing stores to align with profit plan.
• Implemented leadership development initiatives to promote three district managers, market level managers, and internal store managers.

Midwest, Northwest US

• BEST BUY, District Manager/Store Manager 1993-2006
• Managed a 12-store market in the Northwest U.S. and Alaska that generated $450M in sales and earned several district and category sales awards.
• Led six successful store grand openings, responsible for planning and development of the first overseas store and first small concept store.
• Drove profit to plan and execution for all years at the store and district level, with payroll, shrink, and operatingexpense performance exceeding expectations.
• Oversaw a test market for customer segmentation and store concept development.
• Executed a leadership development plan to effectively promote four district managers, several district staff members, and internal store managers.

Texas, Michigan

Store/Assistant Manager/Store Associate – Highland Superstores, 1988 to 1993

Texas, Alaska, Montana

Non Commissioned Officer - Security Police