Justin Blanton

Accomplished management professional with 16 years of operational experience, including 13 years experience in retail management through the Publix Bakery department. Managed 9 bakeries across three divisions with up to $1.6 million in annual revenue. Core competencies include Process Improvement, Project Coordination, Expense and Cost Management, Inventory Management, Leading Teams, Budgeting, Operational Management, and Data Analysis. Educational credentials include MBA from Louisiana State University - Shreveport with a specialization in project management.

Operational & Process Improvement

• Assisted in opening over 20 bakery departments across three states, including multiple brand new markets
• Surpassed annual gross profit goal of 66% by tailoring inventory and product mix to customer demand
• Improved revenue growth over prior year to 24%, surpassing the corporate goal of 11% by aligning bakery processes
• Decreased unnecessary department shrink by 87%
• Created structured processes that increased inventory accuracy to 95%
• Gave presentations to groups of up to 115 people, totaling over 8,000 participants per year
• Increased average associate pay by 8% annually, without a corresponding drop in net profit
• Raised associate satisfaction survey for the department up to 96%
• Improved associate training and development completion percentage by 17 percentage points to 95% in 10 months

• United Way - Volunteer and Contributor
• International Justice Mission - Annual Contributor
• Feeding Tampa Bay - Volunteer