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Florence, South Carolina, United States

• Optimize workflows within a dynamic trade area by offering visionary leadership, relaying objectives, and upholding quality standard. Drive sales and profitability through effective merchandising, product assortment, and customer service. Lower expenses by implementing budgets and identifying cost-saving opportunities. Emphasize the importance of enhancing shopper experiences, leading to an increase in business retention. Mitigate the depletion of items through timely inventory management… Show more • Optimize workflows within a dynamic trade area by offering visionary leadership, relaying objectives, and upholding quality standard. Drive sales and profitability through effective merchandising, product assortment, and customer service. Lower expenses by implementing budgets and identifying cost-saving opportunities. Emphasize the importance of enhancing shopper experiences, leading to an increase in business retention. Mitigate the depletion of items through timely inventory management, logistics coordination, and restocking. Lead efforts to minimize shrink and reduce the chance of shoplifting by integrating strict security measures. • Maximize efficiency and accelerate results by providing ongoing coaching and mentorship for 15 Store Managers, as well as dozens of support leadership employees and over 600 associates. Equip them to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and instruct them on consumer-facing processes. Reduce employee turnover by streamlining open communication and cultivating a positive environment. Support a high-performing team by assessing their techniques and offering constructive feedback. Show less

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

• Fostered guest-centric culture by empowering and assisting leaders to ensure stewardship of business and prioritize client needs. Lead and trained store directors to ensure teams' well-being and delivered exceptional customer experience.• Drove long-term sustainable growth and maximized shareholder value by implementing robust strategic plans.• Ensured operational excellence and business success by driving up to $250M in sales and providing leadership to team of over 1400 members•… Show more • Fostered guest-centric culture by empowering and assisting leaders to ensure stewardship of business and prioritize client needs. Lead and trained store directors to ensure teams' well-being and delivered exceptional customer experience.• Drove long-term sustainable growth and maximized shareholder value by implementing robust strategic plans.• Ensured operational excellence and business success by driving up to $250M in sales and providing leadership to team of over 1400 members• Awarded President’s Club Award 2015, 2019 Show less

Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Beaufort, And Hilton Head Island, Sc

Manage the Asset Protection program for 33 grocery stores in Myrtle Beach, Charleston, and Hilton Head Island, SC.Conduct investigations of reported theft and resolve appropriately through interviews that ultimately result in prosecution or Civil Restitution in an effort to restore lost funds.Perform all lock maintenance on doors, lock boxes, safes, and 3rd party tenants. Conduct camera surveys for new CCTV system installations and manage the installation process and… Show more Manage the Asset Protection program for 33 grocery stores in Myrtle Beach, Charleston, and Hilton Head Island, SC.Conduct investigations of reported theft and resolve appropriately through interviews that ultimately result in prosecution or Civil Restitution in an effort to restore lost funds.Perform all lock maintenance on doors, lock boxes, safes, and 3rd party tenants. Conduct camera surveys for new CCTV system installations and manage the installation process and training of all employees.Conduct awareness and accountability meetings with store management regarding shrink initiatives and performance to budget.Manage 3rd party security vendor performance and effectiveness.Provide support to all areas of store operations.Conduct a wide array of compliance audits in stores to gauge follow-through on prevention policies as well as the level of risk the store operation poses to shrink results.Contributed meaningfully to the development and roll out of a company wide Loss Prevention awareness program that was designed to provide tools to reduce shrink and increase shrink awareness among store staff which resulted in a one year shrink savings of over 6 million dollars. Act as facilitator of the Myrtle Beach CLEAR Organization which is a coalition of law enforcement officers and Asset Protection professionals that meet monthly to discuss Organized Retail Crime solutions in the coastal South Carolina region. Show less

A Director for a large grocery store with an annual volume of 16mm and a seasonally fluctuating volume that spanned from $200k to $660k weekly.Experienced in both seasonal and traditional markets from affluent clientele to rural settings.Managed a staff of 70 to 120 employees. Identified and developed high potential candidates for future career growth.Managed company marketing plans through effective delegation and consistent follow-through with direct reports.Exceeded… Show more A Director for a large grocery store with an annual volume of 16mm and a seasonally fluctuating volume that spanned from $200k to $660k weekly.Experienced in both seasonal and traditional markets from affluent clientele to rural settings.Managed a staff of 70 to 120 employees. Identified and developed high potential candidates for future career growth.Managed company marketing plans through effective delegation and consistent follow-through with direct reports.Exceeded company cleanliness and sanitation guidelines through communication of high expectations and a “zero tolerance” policy towards unsanitary conditions.Managed all departments through proper staff selection, excellent communication of expectations, and consistent follow-through, which resulted in our store achieving the highest 1 week sales in the company for 3 consecutive years. Deeply entrenched in the community through strategic participation in local events and service through a local civic organization. Show less

Associate, Business

Business Administration

Attended core classes in BA program.