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James Porter
District Manager, Starbucks
Location: OFallon, MO United States
Joined: Oct 13th, 2021

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Prairie View A&M University class of 1993

Undergrad Major: Finance

- College Not Listed - class of 2000

Grad Major: Business Administration

Experience

I currently work with Starbucks as District Manager
I have years of experience working in the Retail/Wholesale industry.

Chief of Staff | U.S. Army - 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
From May 2021 to Current • 5 year(s)
Chief of Staff for a 6500 Soldier sustainment command consisting of five subordinate units. Oversees fiscal management of a $10M budget and provides oversight of day-to-day operations for 500 full time Soldiers and civilians.

District Manager | Starbucks Corporation
From November 2016 to Current • 10 year(s)
Direct, plan and coordinate all district operations leading twenty salaried managers and over four hundred hourly Partners. Responsible for improving performance, productivity, efficiency, and profitability through implementation of effective methods and strategies.

Brigade Commander | U.S. Army - 304th Sustainment Brigade
From March 2019 to May 2021 • 2 year(s)
Commands and leads a brigade staff and four battalions with nearly 2400 Soldiers and Civilians. Led the brigade through significant readiness improvement and deployed the brigade to lead the largest sustainment mission within the U.S. Army footprint.

Store Manager | Home Depot
From April 2004 to November 2016 • 12 year(s)
Directed all daily operations and developed store mission, strategy, and objectives for $21M store. Drove profitability through expense management, shrink mitigation, and efficiency improvements while directing 105 Associates.

Mobility Branch Chief | U.S. Army - 1st Theater Sustainment Command
From June 2015 to May 2016 • 1 year(s)
Manages all transportation and distribution programs for military cargo for twenty countries within Army Central Command area. Manages twenty-five soldiers and five civilian contractors.

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