Colin McCole
Cherry Hill
Summary
Strategic leader that finds success through building and developing teams. Garners the ability to adapt to perpetually changing environments. Takes analytical approach to diagnose problems/ opportunities, while leveraging intuitive leadership skillset to bring strategies to life.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Dispensary Director
Curaleaf
03.2023 - Current
- Mange Dispensary with annual sales of 40M+.
- Oversee Staff of over 100 employees with 15 members of management.
- Took struggling location with Google Rating of 3 stars to 4.4 within a year.
- Collaborate with buying/ allocation team weekly to meet product needs for customer/ patient base.
- Collaborate with Marketing team weekly to strategize ways on driving footfall and revenue.
- Led executive level travels covering areas such as revenue, marketing, product, human resources etc.
- Traveled market frequently amongst peers as part of Area Manager training, conducting site visits etc.
- Launched successful delivery program serving southern New Jersey residents.
- Optimized in-store operations such as line flow/ pick and pack set ups to improve customer experience.
- Promoted over 15 employees within one year to leadership positions supporting home dispensary as well as surrounding facilities.
Senior Area Manager
Finishline/ JD Sports
02.2022 - 03.2023
- Responsible for Senior level Area that covered Philadelphia, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
- Achieved sales plan increase of 3% while facing steep traffic declines as a result of the challenging "Post-Stimulus" sales environment
- Corrected poor service behaviors, bringing net promoter score from a region low to a region best
- Improved in several key loss prevention metrics from year prior, resulting in region leading shrink control
- Increased overall Area headcount by more than 30% over last year
- Identified and developed future leaders in the Area including 2 Area Manager in Training candidates
- Identified product issues across several locations and leveraged partnerships with the product team to remedy those issues
Area Manager
Finishline/ JD Sports
02.2021 - 02.2022
- Responsible for Area that covered Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and Yonkers
- Led Area to sales increase of over 10% in FY22
- Conduct weekly documented store visits covering service, P&L, growth progression, visual merchandising, etc.
- Provide daily/ weekly communication via email/ spreadsheets to keep teams sharp with business acumen and up to date with compliance pieces.
- Conduct Area conference calls and touch bases frequently to establish communication and accountability.
- Lead executive travels including Home Office personnel up to the C level that cover business acumen, in store merchandising, real estate inquiries, etc.
- Partner with Store Managers to create internal growth pipeline, allowing Area "bench" to remain full with top tier talent.
Area Manager in Training
Finishline/ JD Sports
02.2020 - 02.2021
- Promoted to Area Manager in Training program
- Worked alongside Area Manager to learn role and responsibilities
- Served as first point of contact and mentor for Store Management team
- Assisted in the coordination of 2 new store openings
- Conducted monthly documented store visits to assess and improve daily operations
- Led weekly conference calls including our Store Management team and Assistant Management team to cover area results and align on the most current company directions
- Built relationships with many members of the home office and leveraged those partnerships to serve the area
- Conducted region wide recruiting campaign to help build talent pipeline
- Pioneered a product reservation system that was adopted by the region, assisting in fair and safe product launches for our guests
Store Manager
Finishline/ JD Sports
03.2016 - 02.2020
- Manager of the Year 2019.
- Achieved over 2 Million in Comp Sales increases over 4 Years.
- Achieved Comp sales increase of 40% over 11 month period.
- Achieved highest dollar gain as well as highest dollar profit throughout entire chain(over 600 locations).
- Led teams of over 40 employees including 6 members of Management.
- Recruited, trained and promoted over 20 members of Management within New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Market including 6 Store Managers, 5 Store Managers in Training and more than 10 Assistant Managers within 24 month period.
- Remedied inventory issue in neighboring store that led to prevention of over $24,000 in shrink.
- Reduced inventory loss in troubled location by 96% in 12 months and then was able to maintain that result for next 24 months.
- Finish Line Youth Foundation District Captain, responsible for leading and motivating fellow stores in District to drive donations. Raised roughly $20,000 within 12 month period.
Physical Therapy Aide Manager
Pro Care Physical Therapy
01.2010 - 01.2015
- Oversight of office aide personnel which included 6 part time employees.
- Office care offerings included Physical Therapy, Chiropractics, Massage Therapy and Acupuncture.
- Implemented strength and mobility training protocols developed by DPT team amongst patients.
- Administered modalities including electric stimulation, moist heat and ice.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Biology
College of Staten Island of The City University of New York
Staten Island, NYSkills
- Multi Unit Management
- Sales Growth
- Budgeting
- P&L
- Emotional Intelligence
- Full Cycle Recruitment
- Strategic Planning/ Forecasting
- CRM Platforms
- Inventory Control
- G Suite
Additional Information
- New Jersey Real Estate License
Timeline
Dispensary Director
Curaleaf
03.2023 - Current
Senior Area Manager
Finishline/ JD Sports
02.2022 - 03.2023
Area Manager
Finishline/ JD Sports
02.2021 - 02.2022
Area Manager in Training
Finishline/ JD Sports
02.2020 - 02.2021
Store Manager
Finishline/ JD Sports
03.2016 - 02.2020
Physical Therapy Aide Manager
Pro Care Physical Therapy
01.2010 - 01.2015
Some College (No Degree) - Biology
College of Staten Island of The City University of New York
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