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Drew Grinde

Drew Grinde

Results Driven Leader
Guyton,GA

Summary

Professional Summary

12+ years of results driven experience managing strategic improvement in a supply chain environment. Successful in planning in-bound and out-bound shipments, as well as, customer order fulfillment, while maintaining focus on increased revenues and profitability.. Highly dedicated to consistently executing projects and meeting deadlines, while managing multiple business units in a high-stress environment. Meticulous leader with comprehensive managerial acumen, offering vision and motivational insight to inspire learning, development and advancement.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Facilities Manager

Loves Travel Stops
Garden City, GA
05.2019 - Current
  • Manage Facilities with volumes exceeding $90M +.
  • Interview, hire and train qualified management, maintenance, and staff employees. Successful in planning, staffing and facilitating new store openings.
  • Expert in recruiting and developing talent for Management roles, as well as, mentoring of leaders from within organization.
  • Deliver business strategy and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency to produce positive sustainable growth in existing stores.
  • Responded to building emergencies and managed maintenance repairs.
  • Build supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers.
  • Establish inventory targets, stock level and risk mitigation targets and manage flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.

Manager of Operations

Lowes Home Improvment
Savannah, GA
07.2017 - 05.2019
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines.
  • Integrated financial and operation plans with strategic objectives to deliver improved operational and financial results to boost customer satisfaction, profitability and working capital. Beat Specialty Sales Plan by 127%
  • Established inventory targets, stock level and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.

General Facilities Manager

The Home Depot Inc
Hilton Head, SC
06.2006 - 07.2017
  • Directed all aspects of Warehouse Facilities Operations, $44M + in annual sales.
  • Highly awarded manager with intense focus on recruitment and development of talent and career advancement, as well as, Strategic Planning, and Merchandising.
  • Comprehensive background includes planning and facilitating new store openings and managing existing warehouses by incorporated and leveraged Profit and Loss Statements, Statistical Data and Inventory Management.
  • Multi-Unit/District captainship for Specialty Sales, as well as, Multi-Unit/District captainship for Electrical working directly with Merchant.
  • Supervised 160+ staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, purchasing and customer service duties.
  • Responded to building emergencies and managed repairs.
  • Drove continuous improvement of processes and systems operation. Best Shrink performance (-.15%)

Education

Studied - Mechanical Engineering And Computer Science

University of Delaware +Armstrong Atlantic
Newark, DE

High School Diploma -

Milford High School
Milford, DE

Skills

  • Loss Prevention Strategies and Shrink Control
  • Inventory and Safety Audits
  • Financial Management and Reporting
  • Inventory Supply Level and Goal Management
  • Schedule and Staff Management
  • Shipping and Receiving
  • Six Sigma Methodologies - (Focus on Continuous Process and Operational Improvement and Lean waste for higher efficiency)
  • Commodity Management and Cost Efficiency

Certification

Certifications:

  • Forklift Certified, Home Depot - 20 years
  • OSHA Training - 2019

Awards/Achievements:

  • FY 2017- S.E. Regional Diamond Ring Award - Exceeded Sales and Profit for 24 Consecutive Quarters.
  • FY 2016- Highest SCOP over plan 112%, Highest Pro Sales over plan 114.8%, Highest Tool Rental SCOP over plan 138.7% .
  • FY 2015- Top 3 Regional Sales/Profit. Awarded trip to the Virgin Islands.

Timeline

Facilities Manager

Loves Travel Stops
05.2019 - Current

Manager of Operations

Lowes Home Improvment
07.2017 - 05.2019

General Facilities Manager

The Home Depot Inc
06.2006 - 07.2017

Studied - Mechanical Engineering And Computer Science

University of Delaware +Armstrong Atlantic

High School Diploma -

Milford High School

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