Jim Nolan
Urbandale,IA
Summary
District Manager with demonstrated experience managing company assets and developing people for future growth. Strategic planner talented in seeing multiple options for improvement, operational streamlining and potential growth. Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
District Manager
Caseys General Stores Inc
08.2021 - Current
- Held meetings with director to identify techniques to overcome sales obstacles.
- Worked diligently to resolve unique and recurring complaints, promoting loyalty, and enhancing operations.
- Located, developed, and promoted talented employees to cultivate collaborative and hardworking leadership team.
- Supervised 11 locations to enforce high-quality standards of operation.
- Met deadlines by proactively managing individual and team tasks and streamlining processes.
- Built positive and productive relationships with store and field leadership.
- Coordinated with other district managers to actualize performance improvement strategies.
- Developed sales strategy based on research of consumer buying trends and market conditions.
District Manager
Dollar General
06.2014 - 06.2021
- Located, developed, and promoted talented employees to cultivate collaborative and hardworking leadership team.
- Worked diligently to resolve unique and recurring complaints, promoting loyalty, and enhancing operations.
- Supervised upwards of 22 locations to enforce high-quality standards of operation.
- Modeled best practices for sales and customer service.
- Met deadlines by proactively managing individual and team tasks and streamlining processes.
- Generated financial and operational reports to assist management with business strategy.
- Introduced cost-saving initiatives to reduce losses and increase profit margin.
- Optimized in-store merchandising and monitored inventory availability to increase sales.
- Achieved sales goals and service targets by cultivating and securing new customer relationships.
- Managed revenue models, process flows, operations support and customer engagement strategies.
- Maintained financial controls, planned business operations and control expenses while identifying and pursuing opportunities to grow business operations and boost profits.
Education
Associate of Science - Business/Health
Trinity College
Dublin, IrelandToastmasters
San Francisco, CASkills
- Territory Management
- Compliance Monitoring
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Management
- Leadership Development
- Consulting
- Budget Management
- Staff Management
- Staff Development
- Team Development
- Team Leadership
Affiliations
- Toastmasters
Additional Information
I am also the CEO for Projecttwofive, a non-profit organization I started in Africa. Projecttwofive has locations in South Sudan and Arua, Uganda. The project was started in 2011 to provide trade school education for locals. Since moving to Uganda, the services we offer has expanded to include, medical services, child education housing.
Timeline
District Manager
Caseys General Stores Inc
08.2021 - Current
District Manager
Dollar General
06.2014 - 06.2021
Associate of Science - Business/Health
Trinity College
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