Ashlee Mesner
Urbandale
Summary
Motivated Shift Leader enthusiastic about helping team members meet and exceed objectives with compassionate leadership. Talented trainer and operational problem-solver with front-line experience and collaborative nature. Resourceful in balancing customer, company and employee needs.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Retail Merchandiser
Premium Retail Services Inc
Des Moines
04.2023 - Current
- Developed and maintained attractive product displays to enhance customer engagement.
- Updated store planograms in collaboration with management.
- Displayed promotional material such as signs and banners.
- Ensured compliance with company policies and procedures regarding safety regulations.
- Created visual displays to showcase products in interactive and engaging way.
Inventory Manager
Loves Travel Stop
Clive
12.2020 - 07.2025
- Oversaw inventory levels to ensure product availability and accuracy.
- Managed stock replenishment processes and vendor relationships effectively.
- Received, checked-in and stocked merchandise throughout store, helped maintain store inventory levels and assisted with orderliness and cleanliness of sales floor and stock room.
- Performed regular cycle counts to maintain accuracy of inventory records.
- Reviewed inventory stocking levels and helped coordinated return or transfer of excess inventory.
- Resolved issues related to receiving errors such as incorrect quantities or missing items.
- Identified discrepancies between physical counts and computer records; investigated causes and took corrective action as needed.
Stocker
At Home
Clive
02.2021 - 03.2022
- Followed proper stock rotation procedures to minimize obsolescence and remove out of date items from sales floor.
- Maintained neat, safe and orderly workspace to prevent accidents and injuries.
- Received incoming product deliveries and relocated to storage shelves, coolers, or bins.
- Lifted materials of varied weights on regular basis.
- Assisted customers by locating items and loading heavy purchases in vehicles.
- Moved and rebuilt shelves, racks and displays to increase visibility of merchandise.
- Faced products on shelves and displays to meet company policies.
- Stocked shelves with new merchandise and checked for outdated or damaged items.
- Arranged product on shelves following merchandising guidelines.
- Broke down and discarded empty packaging and boxes after stocking products.
- Inspected items received for damage or other issues.
- Arranged and organized merchandise and supplies and identified shrink and damages to maintain work environment.
- Acknowledged customers, identified needs and assisted with purchasing decisions to deliver exceptional service.
- Carried out duties within fast-paced retail environment, providing organized stocking methods and plans.
- Reviewed stocking plans and put merchandise in correct locations.
- Assisted coworkers with special projects to learn new tasks while gaining additional responsibilities.
- Processed payments and bagged items for customer check out.
- Properly disposed of merchandise cartons and pallets to keep sales floor neat and orderly.
- Identified misplaced products on shelves and returned to correct spot locations to keep floor organized and presentable.
- Communicated with customers to answer questions.
- Followed instructions to properly arrange merchandise items.
Merchandiser
Kohl's
Des Moines
11.2020 - 01.2021
- Monitored stock to maintain sufficient quantity of featured product.
- Arranged items in favorable positions and areas of store to attract customers and optimize sales.
- Kept work areas clean, neat and organized for optimal productivity and worker safety.
- Demonstrated great teamwork skills with staff members involved in production and transport.
- Stocked and rotated products, supplies and paper goods to optimize freshness.
- Maintained clear aisles during restocking to avoid hazards and promote guest convenience.
- Examined and inspected stock items for damage and reported findings to supervisors.
- Selected items from bins, scanned tags with tracker and loaded onto cart.
Assistant Manager
Caseys General Stores Inc
Grimes
09.2020 - 11.2020
- Delegated daily tasks to team members to optimize group productivity.
- Directed and led employees, supervising activities to drive productivity and efficiency.
- Enforced company policies and procedures to strengthen operational standards across departments.
- Secured revenue, accurately monitoring transactions and deposits to eliminate discrepancies.
- Monitored cash drawers in multiple checkout stations to verify adequate cash supply.
- Worked closely with customers to understand needs and resolve diverse issues.
- Oversaw daily operations, maintenance and administration of various properties.
Assistant Manager
Hy-Vee Gas Station
West Des Moines
08.2018 - 08.2020
- Delegated daily tasks to team members to optimize group productivity.
- Mentored staff to enhance skills and achieve daily targets, using hands-on and motivational leadership.
- Directed and led employees, supervising activities to drive productivity and efficiency.
- Collaborated with store manager to develop strategies for achieving sales and profit goals.
- Organized schedules, workflows and shift coverage to meet expected business demands.
- Maintained inventory accuracy by counting stock-on-hand and reconciling discrepancies.
- Completed inventory audits to identify losses and project demand.
- Initiated inventory control measures to manage and replenish stock, maintain cost levels and meet customer demand.
- Implemented training processes for newly hired employees and supervised department managers, shift leads and production personnel.
- Monitored cash drawers in multiple checkout stations to verify adequate cash supply.
- Assisted supervisor in evaluating employee performance and cultivating improvement initiatives.
- Oversaw daily operations, maintenance and administration of various properties.
- Assisted in store opening by setting up office space, computers and cash registers.
- Minimized waste by employing specific expense-tracking and cost-control strategies.
- Handled responsibilities successfully upon store manager's absence.
- Worked closely with store manager to maintain day-to-day operations.
- Prepared and made daily deposits and assisted with invoice processing and bank reconciliation.
Education
GED -
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, IA04.2004
Some College (No Degree) - Accounting
AIB College of Business
Des Moines, IASkills
- Operations monitoring
- Regulatory compliance
- Team Supervision
- Issue resolution
- Supervision & leadership
- Teambuilding
- Computer skills
- Reliable & trustworthy
- Organizational skills
- POS
- Store maintenance
- Friendly and outgoing
- Active listener
- Display resetting
- Stockroom procedures
- Workload priorities
- Product displays
- RF scanning devices
- Mentoring and training
- Inventory tracking
- Dependable and reliable
- Report creation
- Product organization
- Merchandise restock
Timeline
Retail Merchandiser
Premium Retail Services Inc
04.2023 - Current
Stocker
At Home
02.2021 - 03.2022
Inventory Manager
Loves Travel Stop
12.2020 - 07.2025
Merchandiser
Kohl's
11.2020 - 01.2021
Assistant Manager
Caseys General Stores Inc
09.2020 - 11.2020
Assistant Manager
Hy-Vee Gas Station
08.2018 - 08.2020
GED -
Iowa Central Community College
Some College (No Degree) - Accounting
AIB College of Business
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