Jon Ward

Director of Security - Missouri at Southern Glazer\'s Wine & Spirits

Role
Director of Security - Missouri at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
Location
Lees Summit, MO, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Jon Ward

Experienced Store Manager with a demonstrated history of-Working in the retail industry-Leading and developing people through my organizational leadership while also being well versed in the GROW coaching process-Leading change during our recent field transformation and merger in to a world class organization-Maintaining a top 1% of industry level of store employee engagement which is measured through an anonymous quarterly Gallup survey-P&L review and strategic planning-Customer service oriented through employee accountability and planning and action based on customer feedback-Leading store to 9% FYTD front end sales growth and 14% FYTD pharmacy prescription growth leading to an overall store profitability improvement of 7.9% over previous fiscal year-Using and developing best practices & benchmarking with direct reports to achieve results-Consensus building & teaming during decision-making processes to gather as many ideas for solutions and process improvements as possible-Facilitating pharmacy technician certification classes while developing new facilitators-Developing relationships with our corporately alligned charitable organizations by coordinating events so we have a community presence while allowing employees across the area to become involved through donation of their time, money, or resources

Experience

  1. Director of Security - Missouri

    Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

    Jun 2025 — Present

Education

  • University of Missouri-Saint Louis

    Business Administration and Management, General

    2005 — 2008

  • University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis

    Pre-Pharmacy Studies

    2003 — 2005

  • Fontbonne University

    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business/Corporate Communications

  • Fontbonne University

    Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Corporate Communications

    2009 — 2010

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Team Building
  • Retail
  • Loss Prevention
  • Driving Results
  • Store Operations
  • Customer Service
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Large Group Facilitation
  • Pharmacy
  • P
  • P&L Management
  • Merchandising
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Store Management
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Team Building Facilitation
  • Hiring
  • Retail Sales
  • Time Management
  • Cashiering

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