Jeremy Eades
Evansville,IN
Summary
Dynamic Operations Manager with a proven track record at W.W. Grainger, Inc., excelling in team management and process improvement. Achieved sales revenue goals while enhancing operational efficiency and employee development. Skilled in expense monitoring and fostering a collaborative environment, driving success through strategic leadership and innovative solutions.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations (Store) Manager
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Evansville, IN
08.2022 - Current
- Oversee a team of employees with authority to hire and performance manage the team by ensuring goals are set and monitored. Create an environment where team members are engaged, empowered, enthusiastic, and committed to the success of the company by encouraging diverse thoughts and ideas.
- Balance operating expenses with higher level of service, while looking for ways to improve processes and remove non-value added activities. Monitor controllable expenses to achieve the assigned expense target.
- Understand competitive landscape. Create and employ appropriate growth, productivity, risk mitigation and governance strategies to address market, regulatory, and company-specific requirements.
- Communicate and implement a sound strategy to team members that embraces change management.
- Build partnerships and collaborate at all levels of the organization (up, across, and down)
- Achieved Sales Revenue plan the first two full years in role
Co-Manager
Hobby Lobby
Evansville, IN
02.2022 - 08.2022
- Store Manager on-boarding program
- Lead this high-volume store in absence of the Store Manager
- Assist directly in the daily operations of the store including customer service
- Execute daily directives
- Drive sales and profit. Currently exceeding sales plan and profit goals
- Develop team members to help maximize their potential and to promote within
Retail Sales Merchandiser
The Hershey Company
Evansville, IN
07.2021 - 02.2022
- Responsible for Sales Territory of 129 accounts in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois
- Sell annual Growth Accelerated Program (GAP) contracts to independent C-stores to improve sales
- Maintain and sell 100% distribution of all authorized Hershey Items in assigned territory
- Ensure flawless retail execution of Sales and Merchandising Plans with various retailers
- Achieve all merchandising objectives through the effective use of Permanent Secondary Displays and other display vehicles established within the Retail Execution Plan
- Reporting of weekly activity, expenses, competitive activity, account changes, promotions and all administrative functions within assigned territory
- Reporting of daily activities using tablets, submitting upon completion of each day
Store Manager
Dick's Sporting Goods
Evansville, IN
03.2002 - 03.2021
- Led a $17M big box store with an average headcount of 100 teammates and 3 ASMs
- Relocated 3 different stores in KY and IN under labor budget and ahead of schedule
- District Training Facilitator for 12 stores
- Drove sales and profitability through customer satisfaction and report analysis
- Effective with Kronos Workforce Management to schedule for the store, develop payroll plans, and monitor payroll daily to ensure the plan was met
- Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, and hiring across the store
- Lead consistent evaluation and development of in-store talent for internal promotions
- Issued appropriate counseling and disciplinary action to employees who failed to meet company performance standard
- Drove shrink results through compliance to all guidelines involved with safety, asset protection, loss prevention, and cash-handling procedures
- Ensured completion of training requirements are met across the store
- Selected, on-boarded, empowered, and developed a highly effective team of individuals
- Defined a clear vision and strategy in order to communicate expectations
- Launched recognition programs in-store to drive employee engagement
- Held all team members accountable to drive results by being available, removing barriers and obstacles, facilitating change, and providing coaching/feedback related to performance
Assistant Store Manager
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Aurora, IN
12.1995 - 02.2002
- Assisted in leading a $100M big box store with up to 300 associates.
- Chosen as the Rising Star Assistant - top assistant manager
- Planned and prepared work schedules, assigning employees to specific tasks.
- Formulated pricing policies on merchandise according to requirements for profitability of store operations.
- Coordinated sales promotion activities.
- Expedited communication between upper-level management and general personnel.
- Prepared and directed workers preparing merchandise displays.
- Researched and recommended new programs at store level to be more efficient.
- Supervised employees engaged in sales work, taking of inventories, reconciling cash with daily sales, keeping operating records and preparing daily record of transactions.
- Prepared and presented reports at departmental meetings.
- Ordered merchandise for replenishment of on-hands.
Education
B.S. - Business Administration with a Concentration in Management
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY05.1999
Skills
- Team management
- Expense monitoring
- Customer service
- Sales strategy
- Operational efficiency
- Inventory management
- Employee development
- Process improvement
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Operations (Store) Manager
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
08.2022 - Current
Co-Manager
Hobby Lobby
02.2022 - 08.2022
Retail Sales Merchandiser
The Hershey Company
07.2021 - 02.2022
Store Manager
Dick's Sporting Goods
03.2002 - 03.2021
Assistant Store Manager
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
12.1995 - 02.2002
B.S. - Business Administration with a Concentration in Management
University of Kentucky