Rick Pittsonberger
Divisional Operations/Finance Director at Sears Holdings Corporation
- Role
- Divisional Operations & Finance Director other Positions at Sears
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rick Pittsonberger
RETAIL INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE Store Operations / District & General Management /…
Experience
Divisional Operations & Finance Director other Positions
Jun 2003 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US
Divisional Operations/Finance Director − Sears Holding Corp.(2003 to present)Divisional VP Store Operations − Kmart/Sears Holdings Corp.(20••••03)Regional VP − Kmart Corp, NC, SC, TN Manager Kmart Super Centers − Kmart Corp, VA, NC, SC, GA, TN Manager − Kmart Corp, Virginia Beach, VA (19••••94)Store Manager − Kmart Corp, Salisbury, NC (19••••91)Co-Manager/Merchandise Manager/Asst. Manager/Store Design (19••••87)Promoted through a series of increasingly responsible positions; leadership responsibility has progressively increased since 2003 (from 1 to 4 regions). Currently serve as Operations Finance Leader for Kmart Southeast, Kmart Offshore, and Sears Offshore regions (265+ stores). Selected responsibilities and accomplishments:* Train and develop Store and District Managers, lead project teams, develop high-impact processes/strategies, and collaborate with cross-functional leaders.* Improved domestic and offshore EBITDA, saved significant revenue, recommended strategic cost reduction and efficiency improvement initiatives, and decreased distribution cycle.* Opened multiple satellite Home Appliance stores in 2012/2013 (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands).* DVP Store Operations. Oversaw operations for 900+ Kmart stores.* Partnered with cross-functional leaders (IT, Compliance, Store Operations, Internal Audit) to facilitate organizational goals and business objectives.* As Regional Vice President, responsible for all areas of 127 operating locations; 11 direct reports (350 Managers, associates).* Ranked #1 in customer satisfaction index 7 consecutive quarters. Improved YOY EBITDA.* Mentored Store Managers promoted to District Managers and District Managers promoted into corporate leadership roles.
Skills
- Inventory Management
- Inventory Control
- Store Management
- Sales
- Hiring
- Retail Sales
- Loss Prevention
- Operations Management
- Forecasting
- Visual Merchandising
- Big Box
- Retail
- P&L
- Team Building
- Store Operations
- Customer Service
- Profit
- P&L Management
- P
- Merchandising
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