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Brian Lohse

Milwaukee,WI

Summary

Dynamic Store Manager with a proven track record at Dicks Sporting Goods, excelling in strategic planning and team leadership. Achieved highest sales comp in the district while fostering employee engagement and retention. Recognized for maximizing profitability and enhancing customer satisfaction through effective training and development initiatives.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Store Manager

Dicks Sporting Goods
Brookfield, WI
10.2013 - Current
  • Spearhead operations management and develop strategic planning and execution to continually enhance profitability, productivity, and efficiency throughout operations
  • Establish and direct the management of policies and procedures that ensure exceptional service to customers, cost-effective practices internally and team motivation to generate higher workflow optimization levels
  • Utilize company tools and programs to align staffing with business needs and payroll targets; as well as to facilitate growth and change
  • Attract, select, reward, and retain talent at all levels
  • Coach and develop employees and leaders to excel and grow with company
  • Proactively interact and communicate with employees
  • Research employee relation concerns in partnership with Human Resources
  • Ensure the business, store employees and equipment meet all state and company compliance regulations
  • President’s award top achiever 2024
  • President’s Award winner two quarters in a row in 2023 and 2024
  • Highest sales comp in district for 2023 and 2024
  • Managed store off company “trouble store” list in 2022 to top profitability in district in 2022

Store Manager

Dicks Sporting Goods
Rockford, IL
01.2017 - 01.2021
  • Managed the hiring, planning and execution of a relo store opening where sales, profit and customer satisfaction all exceeded company goals
  • Associate engagement survey was highest in the market
  • Developed ASM to fill SM role when I was transferred
  • Had highest customer satisfaction score in the market by ensuring associates were recognized for doing an excellent job and feedback from customers was communicated to management and team
  • Third most credit applications of all Neighborhood Markets in company by establishing challenging but realistic goals for the team and celebrating their success

Bench Manager

Dicks Sporting Goods
Naperville, IL
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Helped lead 3 Assistant Managers and 70+ associates to improved sales, appearance, expenses, and service in store by communicating expectations, holding employees accountable to higher standards, and driving the execution of company initiatives
  • Led remodel of apparel to new company concept the focused on a more personalized boutique shopping experience

ASM

Dicks Sporting Goods
Lombard
01.2013 - 01.2016
  • Took store FW department from underperforming in many areas to a top performing store in the group by communicating clear priorities, coaching, managing the performance and recognizing the team
  • Recognized by peers for driving highest comps out of the largest sales volume store in the district

Education

Associate of Applied Business -

Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove, IL
05-2003

Skills

  • Business / Retail Operations
  • Operations management
  • Strategic planning
  • Maximizing profitability
  • Human Resources Management
  • Training / Development
  • Employee Relations
  • Team Building, Leadership
  • Payroll / Benefits
  • Profit Maximization
  • Staffing / Retention

Timeline

Store Manager

Dicks Sporting Goods
01.2017 - 01.2021

Bench Manager

Dicks Sporting Goods
01.2016 - 01.2017

Store Manager

Dicks Sporting Goods
10.2013 - Current

ASM

Dicks Sporting Goods
01.2013 - 01.2016

Associate of Applied Business -

Waubonsee Community College

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