Rodrigo Silva Bustamante

About Rodrigo Silva Bustamante

I have had the opportunity to work for some of the Largest and most Dynamic Retail Company\'s in the world (Target,IKEA, CarMax, Crate and Barrel, and now Harbor Freight Tools ) in a variety of roles in several major markets.(LA, Miami, San Diego, Detroit,and Chicago)We have delivered consistently great results, had fun developing new managers, and continued to progress on my journey of leadership growth ….being a life long learner continues….My latest adventure has been transitioning into operations leadership in large state of the art distribution centers as my 2 nd career following a 25 + years of in Store Retail Management.I’m ready for whats next? Our kids are grown and are out of college and we are relocatable once again! Let’s discuss how we can Grow together.

Experience

1. Senior Operations Dc and Manufacturing

   Lutron Electronics

   Jan 2026 — Present · Austin, TX, US

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General

• UC Santa Barbara

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History of Ecom

  1985 — 1990

Skills

• Customer Retention
• Customer Service
• Customer Satisfaction
• New Store Openings
• Hiring
• Retail Sales
• Forecasting
• Inventory Management
• Sales
• Business Coaching
• Inventory Control
• Coaching
• Multi-Unit
• Profit
• P&L Management
• Income Statement
• Store Management
• Strategic Planning
• Employee Relations
• Leadership Development
• Leadership
• Merchandising
• Customer Experience
• Purchasing
• P&L
• Business Strategy
• Culture Change
• Performance Management
• Employee Training
• Loss Prevention
• Recruiting
• Pricing
• Team Leadership
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Retail
• Cpfr
• Visual Merchandising
• Big Box
• Succession Planning