Scott Adams

Experience

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  Walmart

  Jan 1991 - Jan 2002

  Store Management

  Totally responsible for successful and profitable management, supervision and operation of 122,000 sq. ft. $49 million dollar WALMART mass merchandised discount store. *Employed 6 salaried exempt executive managers and approximately 250 non-exempt associates. *Brought the store to top 10 in entire WALMART chain in percentage of sales increase over prior year.

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  Lowe's Companies, Inc.

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2006

  Store Management

  *Successfully directed and built a strong management and associate team that Grand Opened a new store in a new market for the company and achieved double digit sales and profit above company expectations.*Was promoted and looked upon as a “fixer” within the ranks, therefore, was relocated to a struggling Lowe’s location. Turned store around and got going in the right direction from a sales, profitability, employee turnover, customer service perspective. *Successfully pivoted a store and fought off competitor incursion. Show less

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  S&H Transportation, Inc.

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2020

  Director Of Operations

  Manage day to day operations, legal, insurance, and HR of a $45M company. *Increased revenue and profitability - By increasing the efficiency of truck usage/hours from the 60’s to the 90’s the trucks were continually running at full capacity.*Focused on reducing Driver turnover - Industry avg. close to 90%. *Our company averaged 30%-35%.*Researched what drivers wanted and developed a program that incentivized good driving behaviors and coached drivers (lessons learned) on being held accountable for poor driving behaviors.*Reduced w/comp injuries - In our Valparaiso division determined the number one cause of injuries, foot/ankle. Implemented high top steel toe shoe program, and saw a 60%+ reduction of foot/ankle injuries.*Updated the training & development of employees - By listening to the voices of internal employees and understanding what they felt they needed to learn to be successful and build longevity with the company. Show less

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  Pilot Freight Services

  Dec 2020 - Oct 2021

  Director Of Operations