Drive the execution of multiple business plans and projects for 9 stores within the Northern New Mexico/Southern Colorado territory through daily self-guided store tours. Collaborate with Market, Region, and Central Operations leadership teams to drive consistent over target sales and above company target waste reduction stores. Routinely identify customer and operational needs while developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; provide resources; identify performance standards; measure progress and adjust performance accordingly; develop contingency plans; demonstrate adaptability and support continuous learning. Provide supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting, leading on-the-job training; mentoring; assign duties; build a team-based work environment; establish performance expectations and conduct regular performance evaluations. Provide recognition and rewards; coach for success and improvement and ensure diversity awareness. Drive quality, inventory, and presentation for fresh products and initiatives by executing strategies for item shortfalls, dynamic pricing, seasonal changes, and demands to fulfill financial obligations; analyze trends and patterns to determine root cause of opportunities and identify solutions that address these trends; evaluate and provide daily feedback on processes and procedures. Work directly with local suppliers to identify store of the community item assortment. Determine and implement store of the community buying and assortment decisions. Determine product distribution while monitoring sales and evaluating product integrity throughout the supply chain; driving waste reductions; and establish and communicate store inventory priorities.

Consistently drove fresh talent through One Best Way team teaching and training while maintaining 18-20% to sales during the first eighteen months of new store operation. Insured a solid Store of the Community presence through community research of culture and demographics of the surrounding areas. Celebrated daily successes and created step changes through the opportunities with consistent follow-up teaching and training with a commitment to company expectation while being a change advocate in a consistently evolving business.

Transformed a membership department’s staffing and culture while driving sales and membership retention over 104% to plan. Organized multiple large-scale business events to secure Sam’s Club’s partnership within the community while partnering closely with area Chamber of Commerce teams, leading hotel chains, and partnering with the Myrtle Beach Pelican’s Baseball Team to create and implement area’s largest All Access Event for area Chamber and Grand Strand Community businesses.

Hired, built, trained and directed a diverse team of 200+ associates to create and sustain a deep member base in two new market Sam’s Clubs. Developed and executed training plans and coordination of material to ensure consistency of company message, quality of delivery to drive and exceed business goals and establish continued sustainability. Drove new membership base beyond company expectation by selling an unprecedented 12,000 memberships before Club grand opening.

Member Service Assistant Manager Club #6353Overnight Assistant Manager, Club #6353Acting Fresh Manager, Club #8283Acting Membership Assistant Manager, Club #6452Acting Overnight Manager, Club #6463Overnight Team Lead, Club #6452

Led associates directly or through intermediate managers includingstaff placement, development of training quality of product andservice including documentation and analysis of business operations.Daily responsibilities included conducting management meetings,company policy and individual employment performance. Facilitatedweekly employee meetings to drive training, performance standardsand disciplinary procedures and opportunities. Set daily and weeklygoals to drive performance and execute results of 880,000 sq. ft. facilityincluding all material handling equipment.

Grocery ManagerPerishable ManagerNight Manager