Senior Operation Executive – Open to Relocation

Candidate: #134605
Current Position: VP of Retail Operations
Industry: Retail
Education: MBA, Finance; BBA Marketing
Experience: 20 years in Convenience, Retail and Foodservice
Relocation: Open

Scope:

This top-tier Bilingual Senior Executive within the Convenience Industry has over 20+ years of experience in Retail Operations, Strategy, Food Service, Merchandising, and Digital. We highly recommend that you look at his full profile to gain more insight into this candidate’s background.

Accomplishments:
Revitalized daily operations to deliver explosive growth – leading 700+ stores, seven regional directors, and 60+ business consultants, with total annual revenue of $3.2 billion, total gross profit of $650 million, and $170 million in net earnings.
Increased merchandise sales by 18.8% to $1.3 billion over two-year period (2020 and 2021) by focusing on cleanliness and driving better product availability by utilizing reports to identify out-of-stock opportunities by Market/FC/Store.
Increased gross profit by 22.1% to $647.3M over two years by shifting product mix, focusing on high-demand and high-margin categories like non-alcoholic beverages.
Led team of senior analysts to monitor economic, regulatory, competitive, and consumer shifts, which impacted 7-Eleven. Collaborated with executive committee on continuous review and adjustment of company strategy map.
Established weekly reporting of quarterly earnings calls for c-store competitors, QSRs, drug and grocery, and surging delivery companies, providing C-suite executives with timely info on sales, customer accounts, and major initiatives.
COVID Task Force, Special Assignment: Identified and addressed daily COVID issues for 4,500 locations across 1/3 of the US—liaising between field operators and store support center to, including quality assurance, merchandising, logistics, procurement, facilities, and asset protection.
Built delivery-only c-store strategy — leading a cross-functional team of 12 managers, including delivery, operations, merchandising, restaurant, real estate, construction, and marketing to identify pilot markets, select and build “dark store” and “ghost kitchen” network, and drive customer awareness through digital platforms.
Streamlined strategic initiatives as trusted partner to CMO—aligning merchandising, marketing, and demand chain senior executives behind cohesive strategies by identifying priorities and defining success metrics.
Managed the complete spectrum of Merchandising and Marketing leadership meeting schedules and content, guaranteeing thorough discussions, timely follow-ups, and effective completion of high-priority matters.

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