Ash Mohammad
Frisco,TX
Summary
Strategic manager with over 20 years of experience driving sales, while managing financials. Results-oriented professional with a talent for tracking trends, formulating methods to improve customer service and capitalizing on new opportunities. Expert in improving financial performance by conducting inventory analysis, retaining top-talent, and creating strategic operational plans. Superb communication, interpersonal, leadership and problem-solving skills. Highly adaptable and excel in challenging, deadline-driven environments. Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
District Manager
Dollar General
09.2023 - Current
- Entrusted to oversee 2 districts simultaneously, including 39 stores and over 400 employees
- Developed and executed strategic plans to achieve business objectives resulting in a 9% increase in sales, 20% increase in customer satisfaction, while consistently maintaining budgeted labor hours
- Captained a business that produced a revenue of 60 million a year
- Fostered an inclusive environment across all levels
- Controlled shrink with the collaboration of the LP department
- Led the region in sales consistently and even led the chain of 20,000 stores on two consecutive weeks
- Hired and trained high-performing teams, resulting in improved employee engagement and retention
- Established and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and loyalty
- Provided leadership and mentorship to store managers and employees, resulting in improved team performance and morale.
Multi-Unit Manager
BP/Travel Centers of America
09.2022 - 09.2023
- Supervised the management of each profit center manager at site level including C-Store, Truck Shop, Burger King, and Iron Skillet with over 50 employees
- Constantly demonstrate a professional demeanor with a high level of character, honesty and integrity in conducting the business affairs of the sites: Inspire the General Managers, their management teams, and all team members to do the same
- Captained both expansion and remodel of fixed building structures as well as fuel islands and underground storage tanks
- Practiced continual two-way communication and flow of information with PCM’s of each department and encouraged them to do the same
- Forecasted and analyzed financial data in order to meet/exceed EBITDA for each department
- Monitor KPI’s to identify opportunities within the scope of revenue, margin, labor and non-labor dollars: explained and highlighted important budgeted targets to each department manager
- Used proficient planning and analytical skills to help communicate calculations on the P&L coverage ratio, budget and expense reports, etc
- To each department manager in order to achieve positive financial results
- Provide orientation, training, and development for store level leadership
- Reward and recognize leadership
- Audit site location maintenance, cleanliness, and equipment
- Provide recommendations on renovations and capital expenditures
- Was recognized company-wide in TA’s Thursday Times for the positive work atmosphere that I developed at the site.
BURGER KING
- Reduced waste by 2.3%
- Increased margin by 5.1%
- Reduced labor hours on a weekly basis compared to last year
- Exceeded budget revenue and margin each month
- Ensure staffing pars are met for both leadership and hourly employees
- Manage and guide restaurant labor budgets
- Communicate the brand, culture, mission and vision of the company
- Provide excellent experiences and connections with guests.
Truck Shop
- Increased the efficiency of the shop by over 30%, through more efficient staffing based on workforce data of peak periods
- Decreased shrinkage by 4.6%, while performed LP duties that led to the termination of the former shop manager
- Increased revenue by over 30% during my tenure, while exceeding budgeted EBITDA each month
- Had the Kingsville site attain over 50%, 60%, then 65% efficiency for the first time in the site’s history.
District Manager/Owner Operator
Speedcheck Corp
03.2004 - 07.2022
- Champion a district comprising of 5 stores generating 20 million in annual revenue
- Develop the talent pipeline by mentoring 5 employees who became store managers with 1 becoming district manager
- Oversaw the daily and weekly activities of 60 employees
- Responsible for the maintenance schedule of gas-station fixtures such as UST, pumps, canopy lights, coolers, upkeep of parking lots, etc
- Review budget reports with each site manager on a weekly basis
- Managed day to day operations of the full P&L of the business
- Drove sales growth over 12% YOY over a 6-year period
- Captained expansion initiatives which included convenience store build-out including service business which included check cashing and ATM management
- Responsible for the hiring, top-grading and training of employees including compliance laws
- Responsible for balancing of accounts and general small business accounting
- Built long-term relationships with customers, vendors, and community leaders through targeted and strategic initiatives
- Continually created marketing initiatives that directly lead to increased revenue.
Education
MBA -
Weatherhead School of Management - CWRU
05.2000
BA -
Case Western Reserve University
05.1995
Skills
- District Management
- EBITDA Growth
- Strategic planning and inventory control
- Shrink Managment
- Scheduling
- Merchandising
- Profit & Loss
- Team Building
- Lean Management
- Data analysis & reporting
- Time Management
Timeline
District Manager
Dollar General
09.2023 - Current
Multi-Unit Manager
BP/Travel Centers of America
09.2022 - 09.2023
District Manager/Owner Operator
Speedcheck Corp
03.2004 - 07.2022
BURGER KING
Truck Shop
MBA -
Weatherhead School of Management - CWRU
BA -
Case Western Reserve University