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Todd Grissom

Jonesboro,AR

Summary

Tenured Store Manager with 22 years of experience in retail management including sales, marketing and leadership. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

General Manager

R&R Farm Equipment And Camo Shop
2019.01 - Current
  • Manage 3 different businesses including sales to payroll
  • Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
  • Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
  • Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.

District Manager

Hastings Entertainment Inc
2012.03 - 2018.10
  • Supervised 13 locations to enforce high-quality standards of operation.
  • Located, developed, and promoted talented employees to cultivate collaborative and hardworking leadership team.
  • Modeled best practices for sales and customer service.
  • Coordinated with other district managers to actualize performance improvement strategies.
  • Built positive and productive relationships with store and field leadership.
  • Exceeded sales targets with well-developed sales strategy and empowering team coaching.

Store Manager

Hastings Entertainment Inc
1997.08 - 2012.03
  • Manage the store by supervising and executing corporate plans and actions as well as creating a positive team atmosphere, and increasing sales by utilizing company financial reports
  • Responsible for day-to-day store operations to achieve targeted productivity, sales and profitability goals, control staffing and turnover levels with the store, actively mentor and develop Managers in Training, maintain awareness of competitors and their promotions and offerings, ensure associates keep store clean, well organized, and properly maintained.
  • Maintained proper product levels and inventory controls for merchandise and organized backroom to facilitate effective ordering and stock rotation.
  • Set effective store schedules based on forecasted customer levels, individual employee knowledge, and service requirements.

Education

BBA -

Arkansas State University

Skills

  • Employee Development
  • Conflict Management
  • Store Management Training
  • Running Multiple Stores Simultaneously
  • Labor Cost Controls
  • Risk Management

Timeline

General Manager

R&R Farm Equipment And Camo Shop
2019.01 - Current

District Manager

Hastings Entertainment Inc
2012.03 - 2018.10

Store Manager

Hastings Entertainment Inc
1997.08 - 2012.03

BBA -

Arkansas State University
Todd Grissom