John Langdon Email & Phone Number

Fridley, Minnesota, United States

Currently in charge of sales and service. Also responsible for all human resource functions.

Stillwater, Mn

Cottage Grove, Minnesota

In charge of consumables over 30 million dollars in salesAct as Store Manager when the Store Manager is offResponsible for over 250 sales associatesMentor and train seven department managers

Sell, service and deliver product to over 500 convenience stores weeklyIncreased sales by 33% (Best in the district)Reduced returns from 21% to 13.5% (Best in company)Increased sales for the territory 30% in 2014 (#1 in the company)Increased sales for the territory 27% in 2015 (#1 in the company)Store Manager in Training, Kmart 09/10 – 03/11Managing sales volume in excess of eight million dollarsLeading a group of 60 sales associatesIncreased KPI metric new… Show more Sell, service and deliver product to over 500 convenience stores weeklyIncreased sales by 33% (Best in the district)Reduced returns from 21% to 13.5% (Best in company)Increased sales for the territory 30% in 2014 (#1 in the company)Increased sales for the territory 27% in 2015 (#1 in the company)Store Manager in Training, Kmart 09/10 – 03/11Managing sales volume in excess of eight million dollarsLeading a group of 60 sales associatesIncreased KPI metric new enrollment for shop your way rewards from 4.7% to 9.9%Rated exceeds expectations 2.8 out of 3.0 at the 6 week Store Manager AcademyIncreased store EBITDA by 200,000 versus last yearDistrict Manager Trainee, Speedway SuperAmerica 04/10 – 09/10Convenience storeManaging a high volume storeSales volume in excess of one million per monthOver 3000 customers per day Show less

Specialty retailer selling cards & gifts Reduced shrink from 2.5% to less than .5% at metro locations. Increased profit by $40,000 Reduced corporate store payroll from 12% to 9.8%. Reduced payroll dollars by $300,000Manage 16 retail locations. Review and analyze profit and loss statementsReduced turnover to less than 5% annuallySupervised all new store openings and the remodeling of existing locationsIncreased sales by more than 10% at two new stores we purchased in… Show more Specialty retailer selling cards & gifts Reduced shrink from 2.5% to less than .5% at metro locations. Increased profit by $40,000 Reduced corporate store payroll from 12% to 9.8%. Reduced payroll dollars by $300,000Manage 16 retail locations. Review and analyze profit and loss statementsReduced turnover to less than 5% annuallySupervised all new store openings and the remodeling of existing locationsIncreased sales by more than 10% at two new stores we purchased in 2009Planned and prepared all seasonal store layoutsConduct store audits ensuring compliance to company standards and proceduresImproved the company customer service index 5 consecutive years Show less

Payment processing systems for retailersExceeded sales goal by 31%Sold new technology to link grocery chain verification together. Sale of equipment was $35,000Responsibilities included the development and management of new and existing accountsThe selling process consisted of cold calling, submitting proposals to new clients,conducting sales presentations, and closing the sale

Specialty retailer selling books and related itemsIncreased the corporate average unit sale from $10.23 to $12.50Managed corporate sales and service of 72 retail outlets Mentor District and Area Sales Managers in each facet of the business with emphasis in hiring, training and motivating our sales teamPlanned, coordinated and executed annual sales meetings I also was involved with the pricing strategy and monthly promotions

Blaine, Minnesota

· Off priced big box retailer selling soft lines & hard lines · Corporate sales increase from $2 million to $10 million in less than two years · Corporate debt reduction from $1.8 million to less than $600,000 in an 18 month period · Hired and trained 15 district managers, over 75 store managers and 400 sales associates. · Planned, coordinated, and executed over 100 store openings · Managed sales, marketing and advertising for all stores

Stillwater, Minnesota

· Specialty retailer selling women's, men's, and children's soft lines · Opened over 20 new stores · Hired and trained new Store Managers · 5 consecutive years of profit increase for my district · Partnered with the V.P. of Operations to write and implement a new sales and management training program for Store Managers and Sales Associates