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Michael Douglas

Dayton,OH

Summary

Team oriented manager with dedicated loyalty to top tier company to provide results, using management and business analytics to improve processes for companies. Hardworking and motivated with 5 years of experience and record of success in commercial industry. Solid history balancing team performance, customer service targets and business objectives. Dedicated to working closely with employees to maximize productivity and optimize procedures. Decisive leader with good planning and organizational skills.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager

Kroger
Dayton, OH
06.2023 - Current
  • Coached, mentored and trained 160 team members in order to improve their job performance.
  • Conducted regular meetings with staff to discuss progress and identify areas of improvement.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty by reviewing secret shopper scores.
  • Monitored budgets and expenditures to ensure cost-effectiveness while maintaining quality standards.
  • Resolved conflicts between employees by providing guidance on company policies and procedures, during exit of leadership.
  • Provided leadership during times of organizational change or crisis situations as co-managers were assigned new tasks on LOA.
  • Assessed team member's skillsets and assigned tasks accordingly for optimal efficiency to meet in-store inspections.
  • Ensured compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, industry standards food safety, store maintenance, and OSHA laws.
  • Managed vendor relationships by negotiating contracts and ensuring timely delivery of goods and services for merchandising.
  • Monitored staff performance and addressed issues.
  • Assigned tasks to associates to fit skill levels and maximize team performance to be under OT goals.
  • Leveraged leadership skills to identify deficiencies and opportunities to improve policies, procedures and controls.
  • Maintained adequate staffing to meet objectives within budget.
  • Accomplished financial objectives by forecasting requirements, scheduling expenditures and preparing annual budgets, quarterly.
  • Established and managed yearly budgets of up to $25 million.
  • Analyzed business performance data and forecasted business results for upper management, sales, safety and overall store metrics.
  • Proposed and received approval for modifications to project plans to hit sales percentage of 3% to 7% ID sales from previous year.

Multi-Unit Manager

Block Advisors
Columbus, Ohio
- 04.2023
  • Built 3 corporate offices, from 8 staff members to 35 employees, managing 3 office managers, tax advisors and office staff
  • Coached and developed customer service professionals to become office leaders to manage staff and develop offices
  • Hired and processed new office personnel for all offices and retained talent for leveraging higher revenue clients
  • Negotiation pay and benefits for new hires and scheduling staff while maintaining 'green schedules'
  • Bringing back retired, enrolled agents for staffing offices and building relationships to close knowledge gaps
  • Developing timelines for hitting goals for proper certification of new tax agents and meeting demands from IRS
  • Determining how to leverage talent to close revenue gaps to meet $700,000 revenue goals
  • Following all protocols for managing staff and adherence to company policies and regulations
  • Eliminating any client's disputes and finding resolutions to help create better understanding of payment plans back to IRS or negotiating additional pay from IRS to clients
  • Creating schedules, checking time cards, reviewing pay and hourly rates and maintaining proper time to avoid time fraud
  • Collaboration with district manager to maintain all offices and keep proper marketing material displayed during tax season
  • Moving one office location to new office building and coordination with operations to meet office opening timeframe
  • Following Ohio hiring guidelines and rules and regulations to protect worker's rights and safety
  • Meeting demands of clients during stressful financial obligations and negotiations with IRS disputes and lawsuits
  • Managing grievances of top employees passing away during tax season and keeping staff morale high during tough times
  • Influencing my team to trust me and develop strong reports for keeping conversation open for higher integrity within offices.

Key Holder and smb

Verizon
Beavercreek, Ohio
05.2017 - 10.2022
  • Managed 5 store locations, over 5 years, to help exceed sales quotas and staff to obtain top 15 stores in Eastern district
  • Top 100 employee out of 10,000 for sales quality, volume and treating of customer and business clients at 96%
  • Developed strategies for marketing consumer insights and data implementation for customer drive and retention
  • Strategized new market initiatives to maximize money, for employees during pandemic, by 50% in 1 year
  • Phone Insurance Claims and processing via Assurion
  • Created highest percentage of new accounts and revenue, for low volume corporate store, in 2021
  • Review Consumer Credit application and finance, strategize and maximize customer and business accounts at 150%
  • Conflict resolutions skill for account development and customer retention
  • Management initiatives for rotating to struggling corporate store locations to drive performance and metrics by influence
  • Identify system errors and issues to lesson financial burdens on customers and maintain loyal crm
  • Utilize PEAK to identify areas of weakness to create opportunities for growth and success for the team, strategic sales
  • Uphold moral and dedicate time to discuss advancement and benefits for employee retention and professional growth
  • Coach team members on how to be their best on a daily basis to drive over 90% customer satisfaction and ratings
  • Actively attend meetings with management to engage new strategies to increase market capture and growth opportunities
  • Negotiate with clients for contracts for account growth and retention for shareholders and investors within 3 years time.

Account Executive

Media General
Dayton, Ohio
02.2016 - 05.2017
  • Territory Management in Dayton Market for Advertising and PR campaigns
  • 75,000 in advertising revenue generated through new business development in last quarter
  • Project managed 15 accounts, for business development and client retention, for commercial enterprises and local business
  • Deliver projects on time and within client budgets by active time management within less than 1% error
  • Maximized and closed multiple advertising campaigns for a Dayton Mercury Award for new advertising executive
  • Help local businesses achieve desired goals through client analysis, business meetings, market insights and financials.

Flight Attendant

United Airlines
Chicago, Illinois
04.2015 - 02.2016
  • Lead and manage flights ensure on time departures and maintaining FAR requirements
  • Ensure timely service and deliver upscale services to first class passengers
  • Training and following new rules and regulations developed by FAA
  • Traveled internationally to Japan, Germany and other countries with multiple cultures
  • Work directly with pilots for passenger count and weight balance calculations with aircraft
  • Deliver upscale services to passengers on daily flights
  • Follow all regulations and procedures set by American Airlines
  • Understand personalities and mannerism of individuals from around the U.S.

Education

MBA - Project Management

Strayer University
01.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Arts - Advertising & Public Relations

Xavier University
05-2013

Skills

  • Staff Development
  • Operations Management
  • Performance Management
  • Business Development
  • Expense Tracking
  • Business Administration
  • Policy Implementation
  • Workforce Management
  • Financial Management
  • Performance Evaluations
  • Schedule Preparation
  • Business Planning
  • Staff Management
  • Project Management
  • Cross-Functional Teamwork
  • Sales Management
  • Staff Training and Development
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Team Leadership
  • Time Management

Management Experience

  • 09/2023 - 04/2023, Block Advisors, Multi-Unit Manager, Columbus, Ohio, Built 3 corporate offices, from 8 staff members to 35 employees, managing 3 office managers, tax advisors and office staff, Coached and developed customer service professionals to become office leaders to manage staff and develop offices, Hired and processed new office personnel for all offices and retained talent for leveraging higher revenue clients, Negotiation pay and benefits for new hires and scheduling staff while maintaining "green schedules", Bringing back retired, enrolled agents for staffing offices and building relationships to close knowledge gaps, Developing timelines for hitting goals for proper certification of new tax agents and meeting demands from IRS, Determining how to leverage talent to close revenue gaps to meet $700,000 revenue goals, Following all protocols for managing staff and adherence to company policies and regulations, Eliminating any client's disputes and finding resolutions to help create better understanding of payment plans back to IRS or negotiating additional pay from IRS to clients, Creating schedules, checking time cards, reviewing pay and hourly rates and maintaining proper time to avoid time fraud, Collaboration with district manager to maintain all offices and keep proper marketing material displayed during tax season, Moving one office location to new office building and coordination with operations to meet office opening timeframe, Following Ohio hiring guidelines and rules and regulations to protect worker's rights and safety, Meeting demands of clients during stressful financial obligations and negotiations with IRS disputes and lawsuits, Managing grievances of top employees passing away during tax season and keeping staff morale high during tough times, Influencing my team to trust me and develop strong reports for keeping conversation open for higher integrity within offices
  • 05/2017 - 10/2022, Verizon, Key Holder and smb, Beavercreek, OH, Managed 5 store locations, over 5 years, to help exceed sales quotas and staff to obtain top 15 stores in Eastern district, Top 100 employee out of 10,000 for sales quality, volume and treating of customer and business clients at 96%, Developed strategies for marketing consumer insights and data implementation for customer drive and retention, Strategized new market initiatives to maximize money, for employees during pandemic, by 50% in 1 year, Phone Insurance Claims and processing via Assurion, Created highest percentage of new accounts and revenue, for low volume corporate store, in 2021, Review Consumer Credit application and finance, strategize and maximize customer and business accounts at 150%., Conflict resolutions skill for account development and customer retention, Management initiatives for rotating to struggling corporate store locations to drive performance and metrics by influence, Identify system errors and issues to lesson financial burdens on customers and maintain loyal crm, Utilize PEAK to identify areas of weakness to create opportunities for growth and success for the team, strategic sales, Uphold moral and dedicate time to discuss advancement and benefits for employee retention and professional growth, Coach team members on how to be their best on a daily basis to drive over 90% customer satisfaction and ratings, Actively attend meetings with management to engage new strategies to increase market capture and growth opportunities, Negotiate with clients for contracts for account growth and retention for shareholders and investors within 3 years time
  • 02/2016 - 05/2017, Media General, Account Executive, Dayton, OH, Territory Management in Dayton Market for Advertising and PR campaigns, $75,000 in advertising revenue generated through new business development in last quarter, Project managed 15 accounts, for business development and client retention, for commercial enterprises and local business, Deliver projects on time and within client budgets by active time management within less than 1% error, Maximized and closed multiple advertising campaigns for a Dayton Mercury Award for new advertising executive, Help local businesses achieve desired goals through client analysis, business meetings, market insights and financials
  • 04/2015 - 02/2016, United Airlines, Flight Attendant, Chicago, IL, Lead and manage flights ensure on time departures and maintaining FAR requirements, Ensure timely service and deliver upscale services to first class passengers, Training and following new rules and regulations developed by FAA, Traveled internationally to Japan, Germany and other countries with multiple cultures, Work directly with pilots for passenger count and weight balance calculations with aircraft, Deliver upscale services to passengers on daily flights, Follow all regulations and procedures set by American Airlines, Understand personalities and mannerism of individuals from around the U.S.

Affiliations

  • Paint abstract artwork as a creative and personal outlet

Accomplishments

  • US State Department of Education

Languages

German
Professional

Timeline

Manager

Kroger
06.2023 - Current

Key Holder and smb

Verizon
05.2017 - 10.2022

Account Executive

Media General
02.2016 - 05.2017

Flight Attendant

United Airlines
04.2015 - 02.2016

Multi-Unit Manager

Block Advisors
- 04.2023

MBA - Project Management

Strayer University

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Arts - Advertising & Public Relations

Xavier University
Michael Douglas