Ben Giesecke
Pickerington,OH
Summary
Dynamic District Manager with a proven track record at Public Storage, excelling in financial analysis and team leadership. Successfully drove revenue growth through strategic operations management and talent acquisition, fostering a high-performance culture. Recognized for enhancing compliance adherence and operational efficiency across multiple locations, consistently surpassing business targets.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
District Manager
Public Storage
Dublin, Ohio
04.2020 - 05.2025
- Conducted regular store visits to ensure compliance with company policies, standards, and regulations.
- Managed all personnel matters within the district including recruitment, hiring, performance reviews, disciplinary actions.
- Regularly communicated updates regarding changes in corporate policies or procedures down through store level employees.
- Analyzed financial data for each store in the district to identify areas of improvement or growth potentials.
- Coached, developed and motivated team to achieve revenue goals.
- Worked with direct reports to develop and implement action plans, improving operating results.
- Established ambitious goals for employees to promote achievement and surpass business targets.
District Manager
GNC Franchise
08.2014 - 08.2019
- Instill company culture, policy, and procedures amongst management team, and subsequently sales associates.
- Oversaw 4 stores with a weekly audit of KPI and follow up with an action plan for improvement.
- Weekly report of individual stores P/L to Owner.
- Responsible for weekly store orders and inventory.
- Ensure customer satisfaction through in store programs and survey results.
Senior Store Manager
GNC
09.2008 - 08.2014
- Worked with store managers to recruit, hire, train, educate, terminate, and review sales associates.
- Oversaw 30 or more employees across multiple locations.
- Budget stores payroll for workload efficiency.
- Ensure stores' compliance with company marketing, KPI, and sales directives.
- Held a weekly review of stores and individuals' progress on KPIs.
- Work with associates to go above and beyond to create a better customer experience.
- Participated in weekly regional training conference calls and followed up with role-playing exercises with employees.
- Trained new staff members on policies, procedures, product knowledge and selling techniques.
Education
Bachelor's - Actuarial Science
Otterbein University
2006
Skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Inventory control
- Talent acquisition
- Financial planning
- Sales expertise
- Schedule coordination
- Operational oversight
- Payroll administration
- Conflict resolution
- Motivational team building
- Compliance adherence
- Strategic operations management
- Financial analysis skills
- Action-oriented planning
- Leadership growth initiatives
- Data-driven analytics
Timeline
District Manager
Public Storage
04.2020 - 05.2025
District Manager
GNC Franchise
08.2014 - 08.2019
Senior Store Manager
GNC
09.2008 - 08.2014
Bachelor's - Actuarial Science
Otterbein University
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