Strategic Decision Making and Risk Management Certificate

Director, Retail Execution

Top Management

Results driven leader with extensive experience directing all retail operations and staff. Providing leadership and management knowledge in merchandising, developing, analyzing and evaluating merchandise strategies designed to increase sales and share growth.  Implement strategic programs within the scope of the company’s mission and vision that increase profit margins and control expenses.  Ability to identify and resolve merchant issues. Capable of leading effectively, facilitate hiring, training and development of sales teams that promote profitability and share growth.

• Conceived and directed the development of national customer KPI dashboard for field account teams.
• Influenced organization to prioritize their focus on zero sales reporting and execution resulting in a $9MM gap closure nationally.
• Directed product sales and merchandising strategy initiatives resulting in consistent year over year comp sales profits.
• Facilitated development of store teams to slash shrink for one year 74% ($42M total sales).
• Demonstrated ability to lead sales team ensuring productivity, sustainability and company growth.
• Mentored 20 direct and 350 indirect reports in problem solving and driving business results.
• Established strong communication between senior executives across organizations resulting in exceptional collaborations.

Develops and directs execution strategy for $1.5B Walmart US national account by analyzing business objectives and national customer needs.  Provides training content, reporting and communicating performance metrics to national field account teams to support and enhance BBU’s vast US business.  Business development through collaboration with Walmart leadership to grow revenue, profit, and share.

Coordinated operational efficiencies in merchandise execution for a portfolio of $50B in perishable foods. Provided analysis of operations, business objectives, consumer needs and profit/loss margins. Developed and implemented provisions for business policies, plans and practices. Collaborated with regional and divisional merchant teams to provide recommendations on merchandising strategies.

Director, Merchandising Execution

Lead sales team members to achieve maximum store performance.   Integrated new systems resulting in higher productivity and increased sales. Motivated employees through leadership methods and teamwork to ensure high performance. Led portfolio of 63 stores in gross profit margin and Led 10 store district in exceeding sales goals by 6%.

Solved significant challenges in multiple areas of deficit at one of the top five college stores in the company. Comprised a strategic plan for major tactics to drive sales goals. Assisted upper management with hiring employees for the peak months of August and December.  Increased revenues 10% in two years prior to opening of second location in area.



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Chuck Simmons: Director, Retail Execution in Bentonville, AR

Chuck Simmons