Clint Winterhalter Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, OH, US

Dayton Metropolitan Area

I'm pleased to announce that I am now a SCORE Certified Mentor.For those that don't know, SCORE (Senior Core Of Retired Executives) was started by the Small Business Administration in 1964 to provide free advice for Small Businesses. As a volunteer SCORE mentor, I work with people looking to start a new business or improve an existing one. Score is a great.

Cincinnati Metropolitan Area

I'm pleased to announce that 01/15/2024 was my last day with Emery Jensen Distribution.I am now officially "Semi-Retired." I've been a road warrior for 33 years and had a BLAST doing it!I have a servant's heart and a passion for helping small businesses succeed!I'm the type of person that needs to be challenged and stay busy. To that end, I am available.

Ohio, United States

South Western Ohio / Northern KY / South Eastern IN

I consult with 39 independently owned True Value Hardware Locations to improve Sales, Profits, and Customer Experience.* I conduct a 4-wall evaluation of each location, identifying sales/assortment opportunities.* Helps store owners focus on projects/products that have the quickest sales growth potential/ ROI.* “Retail is Detail” uses True Values extensive.

• Managed merchandise assortments, purchasing, presentation and promotional activity for 56 company-owned locations. At its peak before the December 2009 bankruptcy filing, Ames operated 125 company-owned.
• Standardized/documented the process the company uses to open stores. Introduced bin-tickets to improve in-store efficiencies.
• Developed the company’s first “Core Assortment” to focus on the top selling items to increase sales, improve… Show more Managed merchandise assortments, purchasing, presentation and promotional activity for 56.
• Developed the company’s first “Core Assortment” to focus on the top selling items to increase sales, improve inventory turns and profitability. Created the first complete set of store plan-o-grams to provide a.
• Consolidated the vendor pool to leverage the companies buying power, reduce inventory, freight costs and increase Rebate / Co-Op performance. Established quarterly vendor meetings to evaluate item performance and.
• Aggressively reduced store inventories by focusing on underperforming products and store manager purchasing behavior. Tightened controls on purchase orders to ensure the managers generated PO’s that supported their.

• Managed a mix of company-owned stores and franchise locations throughout Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Western Pennsylvania.
• Brought operational excellence to the region/company. Standardized store operations. Introduced the company’s first standardized store filing system to ease new employee training and location auditing.
• Moved the managers from a passive approach to a structured documented selling method used to target business. Wrote the company’s… Show more Managed a mix of company-owned stores and franchise locations throughout.
• Moved the managers from a passive approach to a structured documented selling method used to target business. Wrote the company’s “Open House Best Practices” to standardize the method used to host an open house.
• Completed hands-on resets/reorganizations in each location, greatly improving the consistency of store operations/presentation. The exercise gave me the opportunity to evaluate each manager’s selling and operational.
• 41% Comp-store sales increase

• One of 10 people selected nationwide to develop and implement the process used to set up the new consolidated large format Gap stores. I managed 2 locations in Cincinnati when I wasn’t traveling the country as a New.
• Developed 5 assistant/associate managers to the next level.
• Gap Kids / Baby Gap location named “Best of Cincinnati 2000” by City Beat Magazine.

• Promoted to District Manager in 1991, I managed stores in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Opened the 3rd large format store (20K SQ. Ft.) in the country in Exton PA during the early 90’s. Recruited.
• Implemented creative end-cap, bulk stack and sidewalk presentation programs to drive sales.
• Focused on Product Knowledge / Selling Skills training to ensure customer satisfaction and generate sales.
• Conducted extensive P&L training with management teams to raise business acumen and increase store profitability.
• Developed 5 store managers to district manager level.Sales & Revenue Growth Results:
• 20% Comp-store sales increase

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