Abanob Gress
Bellflower,CA
Summary
Highly motivated professional with 6 years of entrepreneurial and management experience. Skillfully create and maintain professional and loyal relationships with co-workers, staff and clients while effectively managing administrative and sales employees. Comfortable working independently as manager and leader and as collaborative team member. History of applying business acumen and experience and exercising decisive judgment to meet and exceed organizational goals. Hardworking and reliable business owner with strong ability in management and problem solving. Enthusiastic individual with superior skills in working in both team-based and independent capacities. Bringing strong work ethic and excellent organizational skills to any setting. Excited to begin new challenge with successful team.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Owner
AJM SMOKESHOP
Hawthorne, CA
01.2019 - Current
- Monitored financial objectives and prepared budgets, including scheduling expenditures and analyzing variances.
- Maintained inventory and approved contracts to ensure availability of products for customers.
- Increased business by developing new marketing and promotional strategies.
- Prepared for new product lines and seasonal changes by running in-store and online clearance events.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
Cashier
Tobacco&More
Los Angeles, CA
05.2015 - 12.2019
- Assisted with purchases, locating items and signing up for rewards programs.
- Helped customers find specific products, answered questions and offered advice.
- Wiped down counters and conveyor belt to remove debris and maintain cleanliness.
- Resolved issues with cash registers, card scanners and printers.
- Trained new employees in cashiering procedures, offering assistance in resolving any issues.
- Received payments for products and issued receipts.
- Processed over 300 transactions per day with exceptional accuracy.
- Maintained high productivity by efficiently processing cash, credit, debit and voucher program payments for customers.
Manager
Tobacco Town
Westminster, CA
04.2014 - 01.2016
- Opened and closed store by processing daily paperwork, balancing register drawers, producing staffing schedules and preparing deposits.
- Evaluated store performance by receiving, analyzing and incorporating feedback from store inspections to implement action plans for improvements.
- Conducted inventory counts by assessing current state of inventory integrity against target accuracy levels and tracking variances.
- Monitored supplier operations to verify quality, delivery schedule and conformance to contract specifications.
- Decreased costs significantly by negotiating with vendors and suppliers for better prices.
- Drove financial performance of assigned areas by verifying achieved sales and profit goals and implementing plans to correct deficiencies.
Cashier
Chevron
Compton, CA
02.2014 - 02.2015
- Assisted with purchases, locating items and signing up for rewards programs.
- Processed returned items in accordance with store policy.
- Helped customers find specific products, answered questions and offered advice.
- Wiped down counters and conveyor belt to remove debris and maintain cleanliness.
- Processed customer payments quickly and returned exact change and receipts.
- Welcomed customers, offering assistance to help find necessary store items.
- Resolved issues with cash registers, card scanners and printers.
Education
Some High-school Credit
Bellflower High School
Bellflower, CA05.2014
GED -
Norwalk - La Mirada Adult School
Norwalk, CA08.2015
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Golden West College
Huntington Beach, CA05.2020
Skills
- Sales strategics
- Cost analysis and savings
- Employee development
- Purchasing and planning
- Issue resolution
- Financial administration
- Performance improvements
- Profit and loss accountability
- Customer retention
- Recruiting and Hiring
- Problem resolution
- Business operations
- Operational improvement
- Inventory management
- Customer service
- Project organization
Timeline
Business Owner
AJM SMOKESHOP
01.2019 - Current
Cashier
Tobacco&More
05.2015 - 12.2019
Manager
Tobacco Town
04.2014 - 01.2016
Cashier
Chevron
02.2014 - 02.2015
Some High-school Credit
Bellflower High School
GED -
Norwalk - La Mirada Adult School
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Golden West College