Assistant Manager, Business Information Degree

B RA N D O N V E L L S M I T H

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OBJ ECT I V E

To secure a position based on the skills obtained through college course work and as a

Walmar t Assistant Store Manager.

WORK EXPER IENCE

Walmart Assistant Manager : August 2013 - Present

Manage the day to day operations of the entire store, which includes handling all store

level calls and issues that involve customers, vendors, auditors, and associates. Ensure

t hat financial performance of assigned store departments meet target sales and profit

goals, which involves managing markdown budgets and controlling shrink. Strategically

manage the merchandising of product in assigned areas to boost profit and sales.

Responsible for resource planning and management for several departments including

d irect supervision of ~20 associates, schedule planning, task delegation, and

h i r ing/termination of associates.

Walmart Management Intern : J une 2013 – August 2013

Paid internship. Learned the basic responsibili ties of the Walmart management team

t hrough hands on experience in the store. Promoted to Assistant Manager at the end of

i n ternship.

E D U CA T I O N

Bachelor of Science

University of Nevada, Reno

Major: Business Information Systems

GPA: 3.24

Related Course Work:

Data Analysis and Database Development : P roficient in M icrosoft Product Suite including

E xcel (pivots tables, v-lookups, dashboard reporting), Access (forms, reporting), Word,

PowerPoint, Visual Basic, Visio, and Project. Proficient in using SQL for database

design and information queries.

S K I L L S & AB I L I T I E S

Leadership

Leads a team of associates to deal with new obstacles for the store everyday

Founding Member of the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO)- Delta Iota Chapter, National

Leadership Fraternity Chapter at the University of Nevada, Reno

Elected Recruitment Chairman and executive board member for fraternity, thus

responsible for molding the strategic direction of the fraternity, making decisions on

by-laws, and assessing/solving problems within the fraternity

Attention to Detail and Analysis

Generates and uses multiple reports on store performance to locate where improvement

can be made, and implements plan to improve discovered deficiencies.

Working with Deadlines

Uses associates, scheduling, and other store resources to complete projects with

deadlines that range from a Day to 2 weeks

Communication

P rovided weekly store status updates to all other salaried members of management

t hrough efficient business writ ing in emails and through other mediums

Used effective verbal communication to defuse situations with customers and associates,

teach and t rain associates, and to explain goals, issues, and assignment status with

my supervisors

Leads daily communication meetings with hourly management team and associates

about store performance

Delivered weekly communication on the recruitment process, strategies, and progress to

50+ fraternity members, as part of duties as Recruitment Chairman

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