Fred Holzum Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States

I optimize daily operations across all retail locations, maintaining top-tier standards for merchandise presentation, operational efficiency, and customer experience. I lead strategic initiatives, promoting collaboration between field teams and corporate leadership to design and implementmeasurable processes. Additionally, I helped enhance reporting and analytics, enabling better decision-making and supporting financial goals.* Designed a preventative maintenance strategy, reducing… Show more I optimize daily operations across all retail locations, maintaining top-tier standards for merchandise presentation, operational efficiency, and customer experience. I lead strategic initiatives, promoting collaboration between field teams and corporate leadership to design and implementmeasurable processes. Additionally, I helped enhance reporting and analytics, enabling better decision-making and supporting financial goals.* Designed a preventative maintenance strategy, reducing vendor costs by over $500,000 annually through in-house performance initiatives.* Achieved annual vendor cost savings exceeding $250K by negotiating competitive bids and vendor contracts.* Created a process in partnership with real estate to hold landlords accountable for repair obligations, cutting company expenses by more than $50,000.* Streamlined facility site checklist, lowering external costs by 8%.* Authored the operations and presentation standards document along with the company's official standard operating manual, improving store consistency, boosting productivity, and driving additional revenue.* Partnered with key business leaders to develop a centralized repository for all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and critical operational guidelines, improving execution and consistency across store operations.* Contributed to the development of a comprehensive new store launch and store closing execution guide. Show less

All Field Operations Across The Country

Senior Project Manager • 2022 to 2024I aligned direct reports, operations, and business partners with project objectives, ensuring consistent execution and successful results. I equipped teams with the necessary tools, training, and ongoing support to promote safe, efficient, and results-focused practices. I conducted monthly site inspections across the region, proactively resolving potential issues and completing detailed assessments to mitigate liability and safeguard company assets… Show more Senior Project Manager • 2022 to 2024I aligned direct reports, operations, and business partners with project objectives, ensuring consistent execution and successful results. I equipped teams with the necessary tools, training, and ongoing support to promote safe, efficient, and results-focused practices. I conducted monthly site inspections across the region, proactively resolving potential issues and completing detailed assessments to mitigate liability and safeguard company assets. Additionally, I managed site decommissioning, overseeing liquidation and property maintenance post-closure in collaboration with the Real Estateteam.• Managed the launch of new and relocation warehouses.• Developed Standard Work for the Site Leader and Regional Manager field positions.• Reduced Damaged & Expired Products by over $600,000.• Managed a network upgrade at warehouses – saving over $1million dollars.Region Manager • 2021 to 2022I progressed from overseeing operations at 21 micro-fulfillment centers to taking full responsibility for managing 42 warehouses. In this expanded role, I focused on improving efficiency, streamlining processes, and boosting profitability across the entire network.• Reduced payroll by 23% and improved the throughput process by 42% -- a $804,960 savings in annual operating expense.• Improved out-of-stock from 10.95% to 4.37% - increasing volume by 3.4%.• Developed 12 team members who were promoted to leadership and corporate positions.District Manager • 2019 to 2021I was actively recruited to develop a high-performance leadership team focused on customer service, process improvement, productive inventory, training safety initiatives, and increase profitability throughout a 21-site district.• Led the district to achieve the annual top performance recognition for KPIs and the upper quartile placement. • Served as the “go to” turnaround specialist to improve underperforming MFCs.• Managed launches of 17 new warehouses. Show less

Wyoming, Colorado, And South Dakota

I was brought on board by this chain of department stores to lead and manage a 17-store district – overseeing and improving expenses, inventory shrinkage, and profit & loss results to ensure each store achieved their established goals. • Consistently improved sales throughout the district by effectively implementing creative local marketing initiatives and developing associates into confident, product-savvy, and service-centric team members.• Exceeded the profit and loss goals by… Show more I was brought on board by this chain of department stores to lead and manage a 17-store district – overseeing and improving expenses, inventory shrinkage, and profit & loss results to ensure each store achieved their established goals. • Consistently improved sales throughout the district by effectively implementing creative local marketing initiatives and developing associates into confident, product-savvy, and service-centric team members.• Exceeded the profit and loss goals by improving operational efficiencies, presentation standards, and add-on sales.• Established an engaged leadership team that drove sales increases, maximized gross margin improvement, controlled expenses, and was proactive in addressing shrink trends.• Conceptualized and launched a campaign to improve customer experience by having associates assist customers throughout the store, increasing product stock options, and creating a faster checkout experience; as a result, improved customer service scores by nearly 6%. • Transformed 8 underperforming stores into high-performing locations.• Recruited, hired, trained, and developed store leadership teams. Show less

San Antonio, Texas Area

As a direct result of an ability to conceptualize and implement solutions to complex and difficult problems, expertise in strategic planning and new process implementation, and skills in managing field operations, multiple units, and cross-functional teams, earned numerous promotions and added responsibilities throughout career with a national retail chain.