Samuel J. Torres
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Houston, TX. 77034 Email: ***********@*****.***
Objective: Visionary and critical thinker, passionate about improving people and processes in an entry-middle level management position with responsibilities including problem solving, planning, organizing, and managing budgets.
Work Experience:
Walmart: Assistant Store Manager (SC) $60-80 mil 450 associates 06/10– present, New Jersey, Texas
• Grand opened the third ground up Super center store in Northern New Jersey with great success. Store #5752
• Successfully managed the entire recruitment and hiring process and all relations with store planning.
• Manage seasonality, sales and profit, store presentation, shipping and receiving.
• Toured and visited with Mike Duke, President and CEO of Walmart Inc.
• Transferred to Houston August 2011 store # 5091 super Center 480 associates $110-120 Million in sales.
Walmart: Assistant Store Manager Div. 1 $40-60 mil 350 associates 12-08- 06/10, Boonton, New Jersey
• One of 4 stores in the company to empty out and maintain an empty backroom. Store #5077
• Developed merchandising and operational skills to maximize sales. Increased sales, which turned into quarterly bonuses for all associates.
Costal Spanish Institute (C.S.I.) Spanish abroad institute, 85+ students summers of 2007/2008 Tamarindo, Costa Rica
• As a Co-Director of student operations:
• Expose students to customs and culture of business in another country.
• Created itineraries, planned trips, wrote news columns, organized activities, worked on special projects.
• Handled transportation of students, wrote daily journals, meetings, presentations, assist in all aspects of organization.
Skills:
Computers/Certifications: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, SPSS, Forklift Certified, PLE equipment certified
• Bilingual in Spanish/English
• Customer service, effective communicator, both written, and oral. Possess strong organizational, and communication skills.
• Highly capable of successfully contributing to success of an organization.
• Able to build and maintain solid business relationship with people on all levels.
• Friendly, ambitious, hardworking, passionate, driven and committed to excellence.
Education:
Texas State University
Bachelor of Science in Applied Sociology / Minor in Business Management/International Business May 2008
Awards and Achievements:
• Received certificates in Costa Rica for research and development in Real estate and Tourism. Special Project: Conducted student surveys on spending patterns and trends, as well as visiting many local businesses to conduct interviews with owners to get a better understanding of the impact study abroad students have on the economy in the town of Tamarindo population of 4000 plus
• Member of Hispanic Business Student Association (HBSA), 3.0 G.P.A. in Business Management
• Met and toured with Mike Duke, President and CEO of Walmart Inc.