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Listing ID #8673

VP of Operations and Food Service – Open to Relocation

Candidate: #180037
Current Position: VP of Operations (C-Store)
Industry: Retail, QSR, Petroleum
Experience: 20+ Years
Relocation: Open to Relocation

Scope:

This individual is a skilled and proven leader across Convenience Store, Truck Stop, and Grocery retail operations. They have a track record of making changes that significantly improve bottom line operating expenses and increase store profitability almost immediately. This candidate also has a strong background in developing talent within their organization and promoting strong operators to larger roles and responsibilities. We highly suggest you further review this candidate to see if there is a fit within your organization.

Accomplishments:

  • Cut overtime from 15% to under 1% after one year of operational leadership.

  • Took organization from $750k behind sales plan to $1.5MM ahead of sales plan after one year including a 20%+ increase in annual revenue and 15%+ decrease in operating expenses.

  • Developed and implemented a management training program, resulting in an 80%+ retention rate for new manager hires.

  • Achieved 25%+ reduction in new store opening costs.

  • Created developmental programs to cultivate 5 new regional managers, with emphasis on both functional and soft skill development.

  • Implemented certification process for restaurants resulting in a significant increase in retention.

  • Launched several flagship NTI stores.

  • Launched employee training and development initiative that led to a 40% increase in employee engagement.

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. Please refer to our website for Top Tier candidates and career opportunities at www.haskelthompson.com.

For more information about this candidate, please contact Nick McQuarry at nick@haskelthompson.com or (239) 302-3588