Leading HR for Dollar General Division 6, which includes 10 regions and 2,400+ stores in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas. Support all HR functions, including staffing, retention, development, succession planning, performance management, and culture for 17,000+ team members. Support 1 Division Vice President, 10 Regional Directors, 10 Regional AP Managers, and 103 District Managers.

Lead 12 District Managers and 200+ Store Managers and support all areas of stores including operations, loss prevention, property management, staffing, talent development and team culture.

Multi unit leader for 11 store units ($100 million in sales). Developed strategy, talent, and provided leadership to achieve sales, operational, and guest related goals. Collaborated with HQ partners to develop store specific growth strategies to meet the needs of local customers. Partnered with store visual team to redesign departments for current and long term growth and collaborated with vendor partners to devise plan to gain market share and drive additional sales. Developed and promoted 4 managers.

Multi-unit leader developing strategy, provide leadership, and P&L responsibility for $400+ million in sales for 10 stores, 10 Store Managers, 71 Department Managers, and 1,500+ team members that supported all areas of stores and specialty business areas including Human Resources, Healthcare, Assets Protection, Facilities Management, and Food in the areas of talent management, development, employee relations, team culture and staffing. Collaborate with District, Group, and HQ partners to provide support and feedback. Develop Store Managers and Department Managers to achieve sales, operational, and guest related goals.

Developed strategy, held P&L responsibility, and provided leadership for 200+ team members that supported all areas of store and specialty business areas including Healthcare, Assets Protection, Facilities Management, and Food in the areas of talent management, development, employee relations, team culture, and staffing. Responsible for all aspects of store performance: services, sales, margin, profitability, payroll, shortage operations, financial management, productivity, logistics, loss prevention, risk management, executing difficult timelines and ensuring proper merchandising of the sales floor. Created a fast-paced, energetic environment that delivered a consistent brand experience for team members and guests.

Directed daily operations of a 200+ team members to help maintain a brand and profitable store. Hired, trained, developed, promoted and managed performance of team members and team leaders to develop a knowledgeable and friendly team. Drove profitable sales through strong instocks, superior service, and consistent payroll and expense management. Created a fast-paced, energetic environment that delivered a consistent brand experience for team members and guests. Opened a new $45+ million Super Target in first assignment. Turned over a red sales floor work center to green in second assignment in a $40+million Super Target. Achieved Golden Contribution for exceeding sales and payroll goals and best in class Best Team Survey Engagement results in both stores.

Led 50 operations managers in strategic staffing and production planning, communication, and operational performance initiatives for 700+ team members in a 1.7 million square foot distribution center servicing 90 Target Stores. Analyzed weekly staffing plans and trends for 4 major operational departments. Translated daily trends into strategic decision-making to reduce overtime. Drove budget accountability and awareness by daily, weekly and monthly communication of performance results. Educate executives on building and network-wide impacts to results. Worked closely with senior team to set building strategy and maintain alignment on key priorities. Functioned as a building liaison with HQ Business Partner team to adopt new network initiatives. Ensured commitment to all OSHA and food quality standards in Distribution processes. Inventory management responsibility to ensure accuracy of receipt and supply management to ensure minimal shrink and markdowns. Inspired team to deliver superior execution to best practices to drive quality, accuracy and efficiency in supply chain process. Established a strong culture, collaborative partnership and open communication. Supported leadership growth of executives. Selected as Community Captain and led the distribution center to deliver 1,596 volunteer hours #1 in the company Distribution pyramid.

Hired, trained, and led 50 team members through daily Warehousing operations while following best practices and safety procedures in a fast pace distribution environment. Managed flex reporting system to ensure profit maximization. Collaborated with department and building peers to improve operations productivity collectively. Appropriately prioritized and drove continuous improvement by proactively leveraging tools, reports, and peers to meet or exceed budgeted goals. Effectively built a team centered on teamwork that is consistently productive (highest performing team in Warehousing department and in the entire building), who are happy and believe in our Distribution Mission (Green Turnover, Green Best Team Survey and highest team engagement score in the building) and continue to exceed common expectation to date. Trained, developed, or mentored over 10 new in role Group Leaders in various departments throughout the distribution center.

Developed and implemented financial planning strategies for high net worth clientele using insurance and investment vehicles to maximize risk management and wealth accumulation goals. Coordinated with specialist groups within the firm with commercial and institutional clients to address business development, exit strategy/succession, and group benefit planning. Responsible for independently developing, maintaining, and maximizing client relationships through targeted prospecting and referral networks. Achieved ‘Pacesetter 40’ award from company for excellent performance after only six months of activity with the company.