PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Management Experience
Manage a team of individuals to keep on task and consistently achieve sales goals
Comprehensive inventory management including loss prevention, reordering, and identifying product trends for adequate on hand supply
Continually evaluate store opportunities for new areas of growth
Intelligently assign tasks to employees to build accountability and skill sets within my team.
Staff trainings to improve overall efficiency and to present new policies and products.
Responsible for employee hiring, training, disciplinary action, and dismissals.
Maintain employee schedule and departmental purchasing to stay within allotted budget.
Utilize organizational skills to prioritize efficient carry through of daily and hourly directives from upper management including last minute pricing changes.
Artfully handle customer problems and complaints to achieve a positive experience and outcome to the situation.
EXPERIENCE
General Nutrition Center
Current Position: Store Manager
Assistant Manager
Sales Associate
Warehouse Demonstrator Services (WDS)
Product Demonstrator at CostCo
2008-Present
2006-2008
2003-2006
2002-2003
General Nutrition Center
1999-2000
Sales Associate
Kalispell Regional Hospital
1998-1999
Medical File Clerk
EDUCATION
Certified Nursing Assistant
2002
Flathead Community College
Flathead Community College
1999-2002
GPA 3.5
Flathead High School
1998
High School Diploma
Graduated with honors a year early with a GPA 3.5
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISMENTS
Customer Service
Recognized as Customer Service Hero throughout the company.
15+ years of customer service excellence.
Inventory Control
Regularly exceeds the company standard for maintaining a low product loss/inventory shrinkage rate.
2010: 0.18% inventory loss; 2015 0.18% inventory loss.
Successfully Launched a New Store in a Key Market
2013 opening of Wood Village GNC. Consistently built ad retained customer base beyond company forecasts.
References on Request
Valerie Ferdinand
Trent Jackson
Joey Doxey
Michelle Alker