John Nishanian

About John Nishanian

Sr. District Manager, Branch Services.SR. Region Director/ District Director Grainger, 2006 to present. 80 Branches in Western Region as a SR Director. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hawaii & Guam as a District Director. HR, sales, expense management. Heavy involvement in company-wide initiatives. Promoted from position of District Director. P&L accountability. District Manager, National Stores, Los Angeles, Feb. 2006 to Aug. Supervise 8 Store Managers and 32 Sales Managers, and serve as Interim District Manager, adjacent area. Control P&L, HR, sales, presentations, ordering and $72M+ budget. District Operations Manager, Sears, Los Angeles, 1996 to 2006. Held P&L responsibility for 16 stores with budgets to $549M. Directed 30 managers and all operations including merchandising, sales, promotions, ordering, inventory, and presentations. Received national Top Five and Top Ten rankings. Accountable for P&L, presentations, and HR. Managed budgets to $549M. Promoted from positions of District Business Manager and Store General Manager. Regional Visual Merchandising Manager, Mervyn’s, Los Angeles, 1989 to 1996. Directed stores and 22 District Presentation Managers. Controlled and implemented effective changes in Staff Development and General Operations. Managed budgets to $25M. Promoted from Store Manager. Operations Manager, Target, Los Angeles, 1987 to 1989. Controlled merchandising and presentation. Supervised four managers and 120 associates. Handled P&L, HR and Facility Management. Monitored expenses, and budgets to $12M. Store Manager, Marshalls, Los Angeles, 1985 to 1987. Responsible for store revenues, expenses, HR, merchandising, display Previous Specialty Experience: District Manager, The Man’s Shop. Managed 7 stores, budgets to $25M. Successfully developed consignment business for Jon Michael’s Shoes (Owner). The Snack Shop (Owner), serviced 9 floor high rise building. Specialties: Enterprising, dynamic leader… Conceptual thinker… … Exceptional motivator… Resourceful problem solver… Convincing public speaker… Seasoned competitor… Respected executive image… Manages well against tight deadlines… Effective communicator… Willing to try new approaches… Calm under pressure

Experience

1. Sr District Manager, Branch Services Sr Region Director District Director

   Grainger

   Aug 2006 — Present

   Sr District Manager, Branch Services. SR. Region Director/ District Director Grainger, 2006 to present. 80 Branches in Western Region as a SR Director. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hawaii & Guam as a District Director. HR, sales, expense management. Heavy involvement in company wide initiatives. Promoted from position of District Director. P&L accountability.

Education

• LA Trade Tec

  Design

  1977 — 1978