Director of Operations Retail/Truck Stop – Open to Relocation

Candidate: #174406
Current Position: Director of Retail Operations
Industry: Retail, QSR, CPG, Private Equity, Petroleum
Education: BS Business Management, NACS’s-Executive Leadership Program Graduate
Experience: 20+ years
Relocation: Open

Scope:
This top-tier Director of Retail Operations has over 20 years of C-Store and QSR experience. The candidate has operated branded and proprietary restaurant concepts in addition to well over 100 C-Stores. We highly recommend that you take a look at his full profile to gain more insight into this candidate’s background.

Accomplishments:
Responsible for operational and merchandising directives at over 120 stores in both the franchise and corporate structure.
Led a team of 12+ district managers generating sales exceeding $255M and over 105M gallons.
Developed budgets and strategic business plans resulting in YOY growth of 8% in 2019 and 11% in 2020.
Worked collaboratively with Construction, Real Estate Development and Franchising in the coordination of new site growth, remodels, and store openings.
Piloted Armed Services Veteran to Civilian development transition program.
Developed and promoted a Regional Director, two Category Managers, and a Digital Specialist.
Provided 2-year profitability growth of 7%+ in retail locations and 8%+ growth in restaurant locations.
Operated Wendy’s, Subway, Little Ceasar’s, Popeyes, Starbucks, Dunkin, D’Angelo’s, Honey Dew Donuts, McDonald’s, and other proprietary food service programs in conjunction with C-Store operations.
Competencies include Trendar, Mudflap, PDI, NCR, SMG, Aloha, SBO Net, Zenput, as well as New Product and Process Implementation, inventory and COG Management.
Additional competencies in Franchising, Travel Centers, Gas Analysis and Gas Pricing.

Haskel Thompson & Associates:
Since our founding in 1979, we have been the go-to recruiting firm within the Retail, QSR, CPG, Private Equity, and Petroleum industries to bring your organization top-tier talent. With our proprietary and extensive vetting process, you can rest assured that you will be adding highly educated, knowledgeable, and qualified candidates to help grow your organization.

For more information about this candidate, please contact Robert Hurt at 239-302-3569 or robert@haskelthompson.com