Operations & People Leadership Professional

Kristina Vakarchuk

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Cornerstone Coop Food Store November 2021 — January 2026 Wainwright AB

Assistant Store Manager

Assisting the Food Manager in leading a team of 5 department managers

Managing Grocery department

Recruitment within the grocery department and fresh departments

Training/ development of new and existing team members

Monitoring employee's performance, setting goals and correction plans

Developing succession planning and talent acquisition

Developing Individual development plans

Building contacts with local vendors and maintaining local section

Leading programs and projects within Cornerstone locations: Flavoured popcorn, local vendors, BC fruits etc.

Assisting with communication, planning, organizing, implementation and execution within the overall food store

Assisting with leading the annual planning, goal setting and budgeting

Planning and executing special events and marketing

Planning and participating in multiple display contests Boston Pizza September 2022 — August 2023

Wainwright AB

Front of House Manager

Managing Front of House operations

Coordinating and assisting team: servers, hosts, runners, bussers

Timely responding to complaints, ensuring guest's satisfaction

Interacting with quests, ensuring quality of food and service upheld

POS operation

Expo operation

Thyme For You Catering June 2014 — June 2022

Wainwright AB

Cook/Helper

Food preparation

Serving dining area

Decorating

Cleaning

Cornerstone Coop Wainwright Food Store July 2020 — November 2021 Wainwright AB

Grocery Manager

Responsible for the results of the department (financial, people management, operational)

Responsible for communication, planning, organizing, implementation and

execution within the Grocery team

Leading and building an effective team

Executing variety of strategies to support the retail vision

Timely providing administrative tasks

Ensuring employee development and succession planning is a high priority

Managing inventory levels

Cornerstone Coop Wainwright Food Store August 2018 — July 2020 Wainwright AB

Produce Manager

Responsible for communication, planning, organizing, implementation and execution within the Produce team

Building and maintaining relationships with internal & external customers and team members

Being actively out on the floor working one-on-one with team members, leading by example to ensure a highly productive atmosphere exists with the Produce team in order to provide consistent and positive experiences, image, and financial results

Ensuring employee development and succession planning is a high priority

Managing inventory levels

Managing receiving books

Catering for your special events/Ukrainian food March 2015 — August 2018 Wainwright AB

Owner

Event planning, design and production within strict time limits

Working with clients to identify their needs and insure customers satisfaction Organizing details of the event: location, budget, menu, entertainment, decoration, transportation, guest list, equipment, promotional materials etc.

Preparing cold, hot meals and deserts for the event

Serving and cleaning

Cornerstone Coop Wainwright Food Store October 2017 — August 2018 Wainwright AB

Supervisor Bakery Department

Ordering product and managing inventory

Communicating, organizing, implementing, and executing within the Bakery

Department

Ensuring high-quality product standards are maintained

Assisting Bakery manager at controlling sales margins and managing budgets

Building and maintaining relationships with team members and customers Cornerstone Coop Wainwright Food Store November 2016 — September 2017 Wainwright AB

Bakery clerk

Taking customer orders accurately

Baking and packaging bakery products

Decorating cakes

Assisting with all bakery related tasks and projects as assigned

Performing general housekeeping

Assisting with opening and closing the bakery department QUALIFICATIONS

• ProServe AGLC training

• Food handler certification: “Safe Check Advanced”

• Certificates of Achievement FCL: "Produce Advance Training Program" Certificate of Achievement FCL: "Food Advance Training Program"

• Dale Carnegie Certificate: "Professional Development Training"

• Michael Timms Certificate: "Creating Accountability Workshop Series"

• Veritas Solutions: “HR Risk Management Training”

• Tip of Spear Academy: “Tactical Communications, Personal Risk Recognition & Response”

• Reconciliation Education: “Indigenous Awareness Training Course”

• Mental Health Commission of Canada: “Mental Health First Aid Adults Who Interact With Youth”

• St. John Ambulance Saint-Jean: “Intermediate First Aid- Level C CPR”

• Certificates of Achievement FCL “Food Manager Group Training”

• Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers Aword “Medium Surface Gold Themed Event”

• Computer skills: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint) EDUCATION

Qualification of Project and Program Manager September 2010 — February 2012 Odessa Regional Institute of Public Administration of the President of Ukraine Diploma's name: Masters

Type of program: Educational- Vocational Training program for Masters training Course "Project Manager"

Qualification of Bachelor of Management September 2006 — June 2010 Odessa Regional Institute of Public Administration of the President of Ukraine Diploma's name: Diploma of Bachelor

Type of program: Educational- Vocational Training program for Bachelor training Course "Management"

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