​​​​Anthony Thomas

May 2019 – Present | MAPCO Inc., Nashville, TN

Manager of Continuous Improvement

 

• Led Operations Support functions

• Pioneered Lead/Lag Measures reporting for Operations

• Managed daily and weekly Operations reporting

• Provided Ad Hoc Reporting for VP of Operations, People & Culture, and Merchandising

• Provided specialized weekly reporting for People & Culture and Merchandising

• Spearheaded Special Projects and Process Improvements

• Facilitated bi-weekly District Manager  continuous education training

• Conducted  bi-weekly DM Virtual Meetings with  support departments

• Administered Smart Sheets, Zenput, Reflexis, CB4, Staples and FSI

• Updating and maintained of Operations Process within the Operations Manual

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Apr 2018 – May 2019 | MAPCO Inc., Nashville, TN

District Manager

 

• Oversaw Eleven Convenience Store

• Responsible for 90 employees with 11 direct reports

• Developed and Ran an Excel based schedule tool for Operations 340 MAPCO locations

• Developed the Initial Company Ride Sheet and supported 340 MAPCO locations

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Jul 2016 – Mar 2018 | Clark Oil Company, Mobile, AL

District Manager

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• Eight Convenience Store locations $15 million inside sales and 16 million gallons

• Responsible for 70 employees with 8 direct reports

• Company Compliance Manager responsible for the development and introduction of        companywide initiatives through the seven Districts, (PIMS-Proactive Inventory Management System, ARM-Audit Result Metrics, Payroll and Scheduling Tool, On the Grill Tool, Zero Sales Day Report, Other Tobacco Build To’s, Automated Cost Audit Process, Company Weekly Ops, etc.)

• Point Person for Statistical and Data Analytics for Operations and Marketing departments, enterprise wide (Sales, Item Movement, Sales Incentive Tracking and Reporting, etc.)

• Top Incentive Sales District every period for FY 2017

• Supply Expense reduction of 40% in FY16 and an additional 20% in FY17

• Merchandise Shrink reduction of 15.0%

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Aug 2014 – Mar 2016 | 99 Cent Only Stores, San Antonio, TX

District Manager

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• Seven individual locations carrying full selection of grocery items, general merchandise, full produce/deli/frozen assortment with annual revenues of $26 million

• Responsible for 130 employees with 7 to 8 direct reports

• Human Resources and Assets Protection oversight with responsibility for all hiring, training, corrective action, separations and theft investigations

• Six consecutive quarters of exceeding financial goals, sales, labor and variation.

• Only district in Texas where all stores realized positive cash flows for FY14 and FY15.

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Oct 2007 – Jul 2014 | Circle K, Sarasota, FL

District Manager

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• Managed between eight to fifteen individual locations with total annual merchandise revenues of $25 million and fuel of 27 million gallons

• Responsible for up to 120 employees with 15 direct reports

• Financial targets sales, labor, and variation achieved 5 consecutive years

• Twenty-two consecutive months District lead the Florida Division (35 Districts) in Plus Sells volume on selected monthly push items

• Implemented Shrink Action Plan that was adopted throughout the Florida Division

• Coordinated and produced quarterly Store Manager Sales meetings presentation for the Region (90 stores)

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Nov 2004 – Jun 2007 | Navy Exchange, Subbase New London, CT

General Manager (Multi-Unit Manager)

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• Eight individual locations with individual P&L’s that rolled up to a Complex P&L. Main Store, Three convenience stores, Service Station, Liquor Store, Furniture Store and Navy Lodge.

• Service operations:  Two Barber Shops, Beauty Salon, Tailor Shop, Laundry Dry Cleaning Shop and Flower Shop.

• Seventy room hotel, received 2006 World-wide Hospitality Award

• Three food operations, concession contracts: Subway, Spikes Junkyard Dogs and Fresh Grill.

• Four retail concession operations: GNC, T-Mobile, Town Fare Tire and H&R Block.

• Two Krispy Kreme operations

• Completed new business development

• Conversion of Service Station into full Convenience Store

• Introduction of full Garden Center: $170,000 in sales 2006 expected $200,000 in 2007.

• Introduction of Full-Service Sushi Bar, first in Company: first 8 weeks’ sales $30,000

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Jan 2002 – Aug 2004 | The Home Depot, San Antonio, TX

General Manager

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• Operated two separate locations, $30 million and $70 million

• Responsible for 150 employees

• Total P&L responsibility

• Selected to Home Depot’s initial Store Leadership Program. Intense two-year structured learning program from in store experience to corporate training.

• Leadership & Development, Process Improvement, Six Sigma, Financial Management, Project Management, Inventory Control, Safety and Employment practices.

• Completed and lead a Corporate Merchandise project for a possible Designer Bath Showroom rollout within the Southwest Division, 200 stores.

• Lead a process improvement team in San Antonio Market on in-stocks position, in-stocks improved from 84% to 93%.

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Jul 1995 – Aug 2001 | Target Stores, Amarillo, TX

Assistant Store Team Leader (Assistant Manager)

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• Operated in all Assistant Team Leader functions, Logistics, Hard-lines, and Soft-lines

• Responsible for total store operations

• Safety Captain

• Inventory Captain

• Additional District responsibilities

• District Trainer

• Merchandise Resource Team

• District Credit Champion, (Motivated Store Team to process over 11,000 new credit applications in 1999. Appointed to the Regional Credit Team 2000

• District Y2K Captain

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Mar 1993 – Jun 1995 | Army Air Force Exchange Service, Albuquerque, NM

Operations Manager

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• Administration of customer and internal support services, Loss Prevention, Custodial, Customer Service, Front End and Logistical functions

• Budgeting, forecasting and planning store sales, payroll and expenses

• Appointed as Lead Certifier of Diversity Instructors

• Diversity Trainer for Desert Mountain Region

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Feb 1990 – Mar 1993 | Army Air Force Exchange Service, Colorado Springs, CO

Operations Manager