Branden Griffin

Experience

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  Big Lots Stores

  Sept 1997 - Aug 2001

  Regional Loss Prevention Manager

  - Span of control comprised of eight districts, managed eight District Loss Prevention Managers, which included 85 stores covering Arizona, Southern California, Nevada, and New Mexico, with a sales volume of $170 million.- Responsible for the reduction of all inventory and profit losses for the region. - Identified, developed, and conducted multiple investigations of losses attributed to both employees and customers. Analyzed shrinkage history and trends to identify and develop actionable and applicable loss prevention plans. Show less

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  Kiddie Kandids

  Sept 2001 - Mar 2007

  Regional Operations Manager

  - Span of control comprised of ten districts, managed ten District Managers, which included 80 stores covering the Midwest and East Coast states, with a sales volume of $120 million.- Kiddie Kandids merged with Babies R Us. This grew the company store count by 150 stores. Collaborated and led the construction, training, and real estate departments to open 80 stores in 10 different states. - Successfully met sales and new customer growth goals each year. Worked closely with marketing and training departments to improve the customer experience. This directly led to comparable sales increases each year.- Partnered with the District Management in the evaluation of operational disciplines that included scheduling, labor control, truck production, planogram sets, SKU integrity, merchandising, cleanliness, customer service, and safety. Show less

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  CVS Pharmacy

  Apr 2007 - Aug 2018

  Senior Regional Loss Prevention Manager

  - Senior Regional Loss Prevention Manager of the Los Angeles, CA market from 2015-2018. Span of control comprised of two regions, managed eight Regional Loss Prevention Managers, which consisted of 400 stores covering Southern California with a sales volume of $1.5 billion.- Responsible for the integrity and analysis of all financial aspects of the company. This was inclusive of all financial reports, budgets, and sales/profit forecasts.- Regional Loss Prevention Manager in Phoenix, AZ from 2007-2015. Span of control consisted of 60 stores in Arizona, managed ten store investigators, with a sales volume of $210 million.- Responsible for the integrity and analysis of all financial aspects of three districts. This was inclusive of all financial reports, budgets, and sales/profit forecasts.- Created programs that improved the company’s financial status on all levels. This included the creation as well as the training that was needed to analyze or follow through with the company's directives. Show less

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  Cintas

  Mar 2021 - now

  Operations Manager