Lamount Curry
Union
Summary
Professional leader with comprehensive experience in driving operational excellence and strategic growth. Proven track record of fostering team collaboration and achieving impactful results in dynamic environments. Skilled in navigating complex challenges, optimizing processes, and cultivating positive workplace cultures. Known for adaptability, effective communication, and strong decision-making abilities.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager
Petco
06.2021 - Current
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
- Managed a diverse team of professionals, fostering a positive work environment and high employee satisfaction.
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
- Cultivated strong relationships with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure long-term success and loyalty.
- Managed budget development, forecasting, and financial reporting processes to track progress towards organizational objectives accurately.
- Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
- Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
- Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
- Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.
- Managed a 3.9 Million dollar retail store with services including grooming, dog training and veterinary clinic services.
- Led team to exceed sales targets, implementing motivational incentives and comprehensive training programs.
- Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
- inventory control thru cycle counts, weekly audits and yearly self scan inventories
- shrink reduction thru proper receiving of product, weekly report review of trends and training of leadership team.
Assistant Store Manager
Walmart
10.2019 - 06.2021
- Overseeing day to day operations of a 100 million dollar store with a staff of 175 direct reports and 4 supervisors. Individually in charge of customer service desk, frontend checkout, self checkout, curbside pick-up, on-line shopping, cart pushers and store maintenance team. Inventory control, cash handling, deposits, change orders, scheduling,hiring,coaching,salesfloor presentation. Plan-o-grams.
Store Manager
Dollar General
01.2016 - 10.2019
- Directly responsible for day to day operations of 4 million dollar retail store. Focus on strong customer service and building community relationships for growth. Directly responsible for ordering, price changes, plan
- Grams,seasonal sets,vendor deliveries shrink control, in-stock inventory levels,payroll,staffing hiring,scheduling, all safety policies and enforcement of local ordinances. Promote an open door environment with positive and corrective feedback to associates of 15 to 20.
Store Manager/Operations Manager
Harbor Freight Tools
01.2012 - 12.2016
- Provide day-to-day leadership to build strong customer relationships and support growth to enhance profitability of a 5 Million Dollar store and company. Direct responsibility for store operations in regard to cash handling, front-end, warehouse and sales floor. Managing stock levels and making key decisions regarding freight flow from the warehouse to sales floor and proper professional merchandising. Ensure proper guidelines and procedures are followed at the front-end and cash office. Maintains and implements safety conditions and training to adhere to procedures and statutory regulations. Promote and supports workplace diversity initiatives and manage by providing positive and constructive feedback to associates in order to reward, coach, correct and motivate a staff of 25 associates.
Retail Store Manager
Pep Boys Inc
01.2007 - 12.2011
- Responsible for all aspects of 2 million automotive store and its retail sales, productivity, profitability, work environment, commercial business, visual presentation standards and operational compliance.
Retail Store Manager
Eckerd Drug Company
01.1997 - 12.2007
- Responsible for day-to-day operations of a 5 million dollar store, including front-end, pharmaceutical, express photo Lab and J.C. Penney Catalog center services. Supervisory duties over 39 employees. Promoted a pleasant shopping atmosphere, including quality customer service initiatives and prompt resolution of customer complaints. Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory control, shrink control, payroll, staffing and daily preparation of management candidates for placement in new stores. Maintain relationships with all vendors and inventory warehouses. Monitor payroll budget, as well as overall operational budgets. Addressed all store repairs and building issues.
Education
High School Diploma -
Cheyney University
Cheyney, PA01.1993
High school diploma - undefined
Lock Haven University
Lock Haven, PA01.1991
Skills
- Recruiting
- Business Development
- Human Resources
- Merchandising
- Forecasting
- Profit & Loss
- Customer service
- Accounts Receivable
- Management
- Events Management
- Loss Prevention
- Store Management Experience
- Cash Handling
- Retail Management
- Sales Management
- Supervising experience
- Leadership and team building
- Operations management
Timeline
General Manager
Petco
06.2021 - Current
Assistant Store Manager
Walmart
10.2019 - 06.2021
Store Manager
Dollar General
01.2016 - 10.2019
Store Manager/Operations Manager
Harbor Freight Tools
01.2012 - 12.2016
Retail Store Manager
Pep Boys Inc
01.2007 - 12.2011
Retail Store Manager
Eckerd Drug Company
01.1997 - 12.2007
High school diploma - undefined
Lock Haven University
High School Diploma -
Cheyney University
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