aaron laughlin

principal

About

Proven Retail Sales Management professional with 20+ years experience with several Fortune 500 Corporations. Recognized for exceptional leadership skills and astute understanding of business operations and performance drivers that has led to unprecedented sales revenue and profit growth. Talented visionary with the determination and skills needed for high-level, revenue-building strategies and tactics. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ CORE SKILLS Tactical and Strategic Planning ♦ Inventory Management ♦ Profit & Loss Management ♦ Cost Control Strategies ♦ New Market Development ♦ Cross-Functional Communication ♦ Strategic Market Planning ♦ Staff Development & Training ♦ Competitive Product Positioning ♦ Market Industry Knowledge ♦ Performance Management ♦ Team Building and Motivation

Country

united states

City

santa clarita

Industry

management consulting

Skill

inventory management, retail, merchandising, p&l, p&l management, leadership, sales, profit, forecasting, store management, driving results, leadership development, profit maximization, training, hiring, store operations, customer satisfaction, multi channel retail, big box, sales operations, strategic planning, loss prevention, inventory control, performance management, pricing, shrinkage, associate development, customer engagement, retail sales, customer retention, marketing, visual merchandising, staff development, financial analysis, profit margins, cold calling, planograms, district management, new store openings, digital printing, multi unit, multi unit management, people development, thought leadership, innovation management, inspiring leadership, technical product sales, income statement, new store development, assortment

Experience

general manager

staples

2006-2 - 2009-2 · 3 yrs 1 mo

* ● Responsible for running $5.5M Flag Ship store * ● District leader to new store openings in the Chicago Market * ● Designated Trainer to incoming General Managers * ● District Manager Assessed in February of 2007 * ● Mentor to District General Managers * ● Operations Manager Captain to District * ● Designed and executed critical paths for company sponsored re-merchandising remodels

store manager

office depot

2003-1 - 2006-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

* ● Store Volume - approximately $7M annually * ● Supervised 35 exempt and hourly employees * ● Oversaw all marketing and execution of ad planning and merchandising * ● Complied with federal and state laws regarding employment, hiring, OSHA and workers compensation * ● Responsible for store operations - training and development, inventory, safety, P&L, and in-store marketing * ● Special Team leader for new store expansion of company stores in Northeast. * ● Executed construction roll out, merchandising and plan-o-gram integrity * ● Managed an integrated team that launched 6 store locations in 90 days * ● Organized job fair for hiring of all new stores as well as trained new employees

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leadership charlotte

2016-8 - Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

principal

cliftonlarsonallen

2018-7 - Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

district manager | regional trainer for general manager leadership at staples

staples

2009-2 - 2015-7 · 6 yrs 6 mos

* ● Responsible for operations in the central California District including 14 business units employing up to 350 Associates and sales of $70 million+ * ● Ranked in the top 20% of District Managers * ● Assisted in developing a Profit and Loss course for General Managers to gain comprehension of P/L’s and execute sound financial acumen in each of their businesses * ● Influential Manager that leads by developing behaviors that turn into results * ● Implemented creative strategies to drive revenue and fulfill corporate initiatives * ● Established succession plans for top talent to maintain store growth * ● Developed tools that assisted in decision support and monitored results at the district level * ● Mentored newly promoted General Managers by facilitating bi-annual critical development courses that included the following topics: * Performance Management * Leading Managers * Managing Customer Service * Behavioral Interviewing * Succession Planning * Driving Profitability

category manager

king soopers

1999-1 - 2003-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

* ● Responsible for price assignment and margin controls * ● Maintained pricing program to ensure competitive market share * ● Worked as a liaison from corporate to stores, to ensure compliance * ● Planned inventory forecasts * ● Maintained Vendor relationships and quality compliance * ● Approved new products * ● Assigned new products to categories * ● Developed ad program to support new products