Bobby Hughes

Experience

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  Menards

  Sept 2003 - Nov 2007

  Hardware Manager

  Interview, hire, and train team members. Responsibilities included being a hands on manager; providing exceptional guest service; communication with buyers and analysts; creating purchase orders to transfer product to and from different stores; operating a sit-down forklift to speed up the freight process; analyzing monthly profit/loss worksheets; direct supervision of inventory control; heading disciplinary meetings with team members; scheduling; stocking; cleaning; and all facets of running a department within a home improvement store. Show less

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  The Home Depot

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2008

  Hardware Manager

  Duties include creating purchase orders daily to maintain customer friendly in-stock condition; preparing monthly asset protection plans; working inventory reports to ensure all products have an opportunity to sell or be transferred to a higher volume store; and creating attractive merchandising displays during ad set.

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  ALDI Stores

  Aug 2008 - Nov 2011

  Manage 440,000 sq ft warehouse.Warehouse duties included logistics of sending product to over 60 stores throughout Chicago land; supervising 100+ employees picking product on a given day; demonstrating excellent decision making to limit transportation costs; ensuring OSHA rules are being followed; daily communication with the purchasing team for product prorates to stores; servicing stores with additional product and equipment/shelving. Successful set-up of two brand new locations within one year. Floating manager to 4 existing stores to implement self-created SOP which would increase sales and productivity.Stores level duties included preparing monthly sales budgets; precise daily ordering to meet consumer demands as well as meet productivity goals; training new employees; excellent customer service; stocking; and housekeeping.

  • Warehouse Manager

    Jan 2011 - Nov 2011

  • Store Manager

    Aug 2008 - Jan 2011
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  Mariano's

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2018

  Store Director

  Primary challenge is consistently meeting or exceeding store profit and labor goals, and ensuring consistent quality product is produced. Direct daily activities of 13 salaried managers. Having industry knowledge and technical expertise while coaching 300 + employees to achieve productivity and safety standards. Responsible for providing effective training; development; work direction for store associates; and the ability to encourage individual and group effort toward store objectives.

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  Amazon

  Jun 2018 - now

  • Program Manager

    Oct 2019 - now

  • Senior Retail Manager

    Jun 2018 - Oct 2019