Jason L Arididon
Liberty,IN
Summary
Highly motivated and hardworking professional seeking a management position where I can apply my experience to lead employees and achieve organizational goals. Effective leader with excellent communication skills, a customer centric focus, and ability to develop and manage relationships.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager
Sherwin Williams
05.2021 - 02.2024
- Attaining and surpassing sales budget of $4.8 Million by 18% by capturing add on sales.
- Developed and maintained customer relationships.
- Training Sales Representatives proper quotes to increase sales profit from 38% to 45%.
- Supervised staff to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Developed processes to improve both operational quality and team efficiency.
- Managed supply chain operations to achieve accurate and timely delivery of goods.
- Led hiring, onboarding, and training of new hires; both internal employees and external installers.
- Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers.
- Attended exclusive training programs from vendors to increase product knowledge.
Owner/Operator
Self-Employeed
05.2010 - 05.2021
- Build customer relationships with expert product knowledge to give good, better, best options to satisfy their needs.
- Maintained excellent communication, cleanliness, and safety standard to projects to achieve 100% customer satisfaction rating.
- Analyzed market trends to establish optimal pricing and increase sales opportunities.
- Hiring and training employees to increase work efficiency.
Freight Flow Manager
Dicks Sporting Goods
09.2014 - 05.2017
- Built relationships with retail customers and managed accounts (i.e. local schools, intramural teams) to drive revenue and profit.
- Coordinated visits and briefed VIP's to increase awareness of operational activities, programs, and new initiatives.
- Managed staff and scheduling to achieve production goals of 2 hour unload times.
- Utilized my problem-solving abilities to analyze and optimize operations.
- Collaborated with multiple department leaders to establish tracking mechanisms and processes to improve and create clear internal communication.
Receiving Manager
Home Depot
06.2007 - 05.2010
- Managed the receiving department, overseeing training, work schedules and assignments.
- Enhanced performance of the team through coaching and continual training.
- Improved inventory accuracy through a systematic review of documentation and conducting thorough inspections; contacted vendors to resolve discrepancies.
- Worked with vendors to resolve damaged shipments and item shortages, protecting the company interests, and reducing financial loss.
- Organized inventory storage to optimize efficiency of material movement and reduce labor hours.
- Elected to be the stores Safety Team Lead; responsible for the store safety standards to protect the customers and the employees.
Store Manager
Tractor Supply Company
06.2003 - 05.2007
- Achieved 115% of annual sales goal of $6.5 Million.
- Coached sales associates in product knowledge, sales incentives and selling techniques.
- Set effective schedules to meet forecasted customer levels to ensure employees were staffed to meet customer service requirements.
- Managed inventory control, sash control, store opening and closing procedures.
- Maximized sales and minimized shrink through adherence to standard practices and excellent customer service.
- Led weekly store meetings to discuss sales promotions, new inventory, and offering a platform for all employees to voice concerns.
Operations Manager
Lowe's Home Improvement
03.1994 - 05.2003
- Oversaw day-to-day operations, including supervising a 150-person team. Boosted team performance through coaching, training, and enhanced employee evaluation processes.
- Reviewed financial reports daily, investigated variances with accounting staff to maintain accurate records.
- Developed, implemented, and monitored processes to increase profit levels and boost long-term business success.
- Established daily operations plans such as delivery routes, employee assignments and promotional strategies.
- Implemented policies and standard operating procedures for continuous improvement, identified unsafe or ineffective practices by inspecting production areas regularly.
Education
High School Diploma -
Union County High School
Liberty, IN06.1993
Skills
- Sales / Relationship building
- Team Leadership
- Talent Recruitment
- Strategic Planning
- Risk analysis and Management
- Operation Management
- Scheduling
- Order Management
- Customer Relations
- Supply Chain Management
- Inter-department Collaboration
- Product knowledge
Timeline
Operations Manager
Sherwin Williams
05.2021 - 02.2024
Freight Flow Manager
Dicks Sporting Goods
09.2014 - 05.2017
Owner/Operator
Self-Employeed
05.2010 - 05.2021
Receiving Manager
Home Depot
06.2007 - 05.2010
Store Manager
Tractor Supply Company
06.2003 - 05.2007
Operations Manager
Lowe's Home Improvement
03.1994 - 05.2003
High School Diploma -
Union County High School
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