1. Stephen F. Sowders
3906 Links Ln. Round Rock, TX 78664 • 254-855-0877 Cell
email: ssowders1@yahoo.com
Objective
● Seeking a rewarding career with a results-driven company to apply my skills and
training to achieve personal goals and total company success.
Professional Profile
● Highly organized, motivated self-starter, with effective operation/management skills
trained to succeed and excel in any environment.
● Resourceful in building relationships with employees and customers.
● Results-driven in all business aspects with a willingness to adapt to any situation to
achieve success.
● 20+ years experience in retail management, merchandising, and operations with large
grocery corporations.
Areas of Expertise
● Customer Service/business relationships ● Operations management
● Merchandise management ● Inventory control
● All phases of HR management ● Sales
● Budget planning/expense control ● Team building/training
Professional Experience
Store Manager, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Round Rock, Texas
August 1998- Current
Responsible for all operations of the total store
● Budget Planning
∙ Sales, payroll, staffing, markdowns, expense control
● Merchandise Management
∙ Inventory control, feature planning, store presentation, shrink control
● People Development
∙ Hiring, training, coaching for success
Previous positions held: Assistant Manager, Zone manager, Human Resources Manager,
Customer Service Manager
Store Manager/Training Manager, Dollar General Co., Waco, Texas
January 1997 – August 1998
Responsible for total store operation and training/developing current and new store
managers
● Training Manager
∙ Train new managers, develop current managers
● Budgeting
∙ Expense control, sales, payroll, staffing
● Inventory Control
∙ Ordering, merchandising, shrink control
● Staffing
∙ Interviewing, training, coaching for success

2. Stephen Sowders ● 3906 Links Ln. Round Rock, TX 78664 ● 254-855-0877 Cell
Assistant Store Manager, Eckerd Drug Stores Inc., Waco, Texas
May 1996- January 1997
Responsible for inventory control for the store and training of store personnel
● Inventory Management
∙ Ordering, feature planning and building, warehouse control, shrink control
● Staffing/Training
∙ Interviewing, hiring, training/developing, coaching for success
Department Manager, HEB Grocery, Waco, Texas
May 1989- May 1996
Responsible for total operation for several departments
● Merchandising
∙ Ordering, display planning, shrink control
● Staffing
∙ Interviewing, training/developing, coaching for success
Departments managed: Grocery, Bakery, Deli, General Merchandise, Service/Front-end
Additional Skills
●Micro-soft Word/Excel
Education
● General Studies, Morgan High School, Morgan, Texas
References
● Jon Lamar, District Manager, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 254-424-2174
● Jim Duplantier, District Operations Manager, Dollar Tree Inc, 512-203-9914
●Todd Siron, Regional Director of Operations, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 806-252-3231