Brian Johnson
Guthrie,Oklahoma
Summary
Customer-oriented Store Manager offering over 20 years of experience in retail management, sales and service, team leadership and profitability strategies. Organized and skilled at prioritizing daily tasks and following through to achieve performance and productivity goals. Recruits, trains, develops and manages team of store associates and assistant managers.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Outside Sales, Purchasing, Assistant Store and Retail Store Manager
ACE Hardware
01.1992 - Current
- Spearheaded True Value to ACE Hardware conversion, Garland, Texas
- Coordinated ground-up “Grand Opening” of 33,000 sq
- Ft
- Vision 21 ACE Hardware store to include: Store Mapping, Layout and Merchandising Sets
- Mandated store safety policies, rules, regulations, employee handbooks, manuals, etc
- Which set forth the ground rules for maintaining the retail store
- Maintain day-to-day operations of the Retail Store for profitability, cost controls, and preserving the assets of the Company
- Establish policies, procedures to be followed by subordinates, and ensure that these are followed
- Evaluate assigned personnel according to established company policy
- Monitor and ensure that employees’ activities are scheduled in a manner that makes the most cost-effective use of their time and talents
- Assign overtime or change in schedules, as needed
- Ensure that all retail sales and operation budgets are met
- Recommend capital expenditures to the Chief Operating Officer
- Ensure that all operations of the store are in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and statutory requirements.
Manager
Easton’s ACE Hardware
Lawton, Oklahoma
01.2001 - 01.2009
- Maintain day-to-day operations of the Retail Store for profitability, cost controls, and preserving the assets of the Company
- Establish policies, procedures to be followed by subordinates, and ensure that these are followed
- Evaluate assigned personnel according to established company policy
- Monitor and ensure that employees’ activities are scheduled in a manner that makes the most cost-effective use of their time and talents
- Assign overtime or change in schedules, as needed
- Ensure that all retail sales and operation budgets are met
- Recommend capital expenditures to the Chief Operating Officer
- Ensure that all operations of the store are in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and statutory requirements.
Drill Instructor
U.S. Army
01.1986 - 01.1996
- Maintained multi-Channel communications networks (96 channels) for Division level uses for Patriot and Hawk missile attack systems during Operation Desert Storm
- Training of subordinates in the proper conduct of a soldier
- Counsel subordinates on behaviors that are unacceptable
- Planned, implemented and maintained Radio-to-Cable Conversion, Radio and Cable Communications for the Division Level Communication Stations and Relays
- Responsible for up to 250 subordinates to include: safety standards and issues, training, accountability, discipline, coaching, health & welfare to include all combat training contingencies
- N.C.O.I.C
- (Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge) of communications for United Nations Joint Security Command Detachment, Panmunjom, South Korea
- Implemented A.S.V.A.B., O.C.S
- And W.O
- Candidate acceptance testing at the Oklahoma City, Okla
- M.E.P.S
- (Military Entrance Processing Station)
- Drug enforcement N.C.O.I.C
- (Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge) – Oklahoma City M.E.P.S
- (Military Entrance Processing Station) No Tolerance policy.
Education
B.S. - Business Administration with Emphasis in Management
Cameron University
Skills
- Supply Inventory Measuring
- Demand Forecasting
- Vendor Management
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Cost Reduction
- Product Procurement
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Problem-Solving Capabilities
Timeline
Manager
Easton’s ACE Hardware
01.2001 - 01.2009
Outside Sales, Purchasing, Assistant Store and Retail Store Manager
ACE Hardware
01.1992 - Current
Drill Instructor
U.S. Army
01.1986 - 01.1996
B.S. - Business Administration with Emphasis in Management
Cameron University
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