Anjana Rathnayake
Manager
North Bergen,HUDSON
Summary
Team-minded Training Store Manager with 3 years of experience training groups of employees in the food industry. A flexible and understanding individual with excellent interpersonal and communication abilities. Adept at creating training materials, evaluating employee performance and assessing company training needs.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate
2
2
Languages
Work History
Store Manager District Trainer
Kishan Donuts
Bayonne, NJ
07.2020 - 12.2021
- Controlled costs and optimized spending via restructuring of budgets for labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing and technology upgrades.
- Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.
- Compiled data highlighting key metrics to report information, determine trends and identify methods for improving store results.
- Established and administered annual budget with controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives.
- Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
- Raised performance in areas of sales, management and operations by identifying and targeting areas in need of improvement.
- Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands.
- Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
- Approved regular payroll submissions for employees.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Conducted monthly inventories of raw materials and components on work floor.
- Evaluated success of training programs and recommended improvements to upper management to enhance effectiveness.
- Prepared annual budget, scheduled expenditures, and analyzed variances.
Manager
Clear Waterfoods
Jersey City, NJ
06.2019 - 07.2020
- Controlled costs and optimized spending via restructuring of budgets for labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing and technology upgrades.
- Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
- Delivered feedback to decision-makers regarding employee performance and training needs.
- Raised performance in areas of sales, management and operations by identifying and targeting areas in need of improvement.
- Reviewed performance data to monitor and measure productivity, goal progress and activity levels.
- Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
- Approved regular payroll submissions for employees.
- Recorded inventory sales into organization's weekly income report.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Applied customer feedback to develop process improvements and support long-term business needs.
Education
BBA - Hotel Operations - Food & Beverage
Business Training Institute
Colombo, Sri Lanka 11.2013 - 05.2015
Skills
Shelf stocking
Cash Management
Sales forecasting
Purchasing and product sourcing
New hire on-boarding
Leadership training
Staff development plans
Training solutions development
Self-Motivated
Certification
ServSafe Certification
Timeline
Store Manager District Trainer
Kishan Donuts
07.2020 - 12.2021
Manager
Clear Waterfoods
06.2019 - 07.2020
ServSafe Certification
08-2018
BBA - Hotel Operations - Food & Beverage
Business Training Institute
11.2013 - 05.2015