John Davis
Mattoon,IL
Summary
- A challenging career that I can gain professional and personal growth.
- Proficient in the use of various software packages including Microsoft Office, Google Documents, AS400.
- Excellent skills of communication, multitasking, conflict resolution, and resource management.
- Demonstrated effective leadership skills.
- Skilled at encouraging others and developing rapport.
- Ability to work under a constantly changing business.
- Proficient in a wide range of enterprise applications, efficient in learning and applying newly acquired skills effectively
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
District Manager
Walgreens
Champaign, Illinois
08.2025 - Current
- Oversee operations across multiple stores within the district, ensuring compliance with company policies, laws, and regulations.
- Analyze district-wide financial and performance data to develop strategies that drive customer satisfaction and profitability.
- Lead, mentor, and coach store managers, pharmacy managers, and assistant managers to achieve operational excellence.
- Direct district recruiting efforts for pharmacists, assistant managers, and interns by building strong relationships with universities and career fairs.
- Implement strategic initiatives to improve customer care, employee engagement, and overall district performance.
- Manage budgets for payroll and expenses across all stores, ensuring efficiency and growth.
- Serve as the primary liaison between corporate leadership and district-level operations.
Store Manager and District Recruiter
Walgreens
Mattoon, IL
08.2002 - 07.2025
- Manages all store operations, including the front end and pharmacy.
- Analyzes financial and key performance data; and develops action plans to build the customer experience
- Identifies sales opportunities to ensure the growth and performance of the store and district, and manages budgets for expense and payroll control to ensure the growth and performance of the store and pharmacy
- Manages operations of assigned location including strict compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations
- Recruits area Assistant managers, pharmacists and interns, by building relationships with area Universities and career fairs and job search engines
- In charge of store hiring, promotion and termination decisions, and coaches/manages team members performance
- Manages team member performance by assigning responsibilities, setting goals and expectations, observing performance, providing feedback and giving recognition
- Manages employee career progression
- Addresses issues and disciplines store team members when appropriate, develops employee performance plans and follows up according to deadlines
- Monitors, analyzes, coaches, trains, and develops team members for improvement in delivering Extraordinary Customer Care for improvement in both retail and pharmacy
- Also resolves customer complaints and helps respond to special needs
- Promotes open communication between team members and management
- And helps drive employee engagement for our customers
- Supports other stores in the area through mentorship to store managers, pharmacy managers, and assistant managers by coaching and training them and their team members
Shift Manager
County Market
Mattoon, IL
03.1994 - 08.2002
- Inventoried, stored, priced and restocked merchandise displays in retail store
- Executed nightly closing operations of store
- Directed and supervised employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, and in performing services for customers.
Education
B.A. Economics - Minor Business Administration - Business Economics
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL01.2002
Associates: Business Administration -
Lake Land Community College
01.1999
Accomplishments
- Helped deliver and train store managers on Walgreens new Frontier initiative.
- District lead for all store managers in my region to mentor and train all existing and new managers.
- District and Area Recruiting for pharmacist, Assistant Store Managers and interns.
- Built good relationships with area schools for recruiting to build a pipeline of talent.
- Support and Training lead for store managers in interviewing and hiring decisions.
- Increased pharmacy script volume by 15% in Effingham since taking over in December of 2015.
- Effectively relocated and opened Charleston Walgreens store.
- Consistently led district with the least amount of unaccounted shrink.
- Was involved several phases of Carle and Christie Clinic acquisition (closing, relocating, consolidating, re-opening).
References
Excellent professional references available upon request.
Timeline
District Manager
Walgreens
08.2025 - Current
Store Manager and District Recruiter
Walgreens
08.2002 - 07.2025
Shift Manager
County Market
03.1994 - 08.2002
B.A. Economics - Minor Business Administration - Business Economics
Eastern Illinois University
Associates: Business Administration -
Lake Land Community College