Cassidy Evans
Sarasota,Florida
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience at The Fresh Market, excelling in customer service and team development. Proven ability to enhance sales through strategic merchandising and effective staff training. Recognized for strong communication skills and a goal-oriented approach, consistently delivering exceptional results in fast-paced environments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Infant Teacher
The Florida Center for Early Childhood
Sarasota, FL
01.2025 - Current
- Provided individualized care and attention to each infant in the classroom.
- Engaged with children on individual basis to build positive, trusting relationships.
- Collaborated with colleagues to develop and refine curriculum that meets state and national standards.
- Organized creative and fun activities, enhancing children's physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Participated in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
- Adapted teaching methods to suit different learning abilities and styles within the classroom.
- Created and maintained a clean, organized, and stimulating environment conducive to learning.
Bakery Department Manager
The Fresh Market
Sarasota, Florida
10.2020 - Current
- Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences to support positive customer experiences.
- Assisted customers by answering questions and fulfilling requests.
- Met and exceeded upsell goals by highlighting target merchandise with strategic promotional approaches.
- Established and optimized schedules to keep coverage and service in line with forecasted demands.
- Oversaw employee performance, corrected problems and increased efficiency to maintain productivity.
- Implemented daily operating procedures to keep department clean, adequately stocked and well-organized.
- Walked through department multiple times each shift to evaluate and correct issues such as cleaning and stock replenishment needs.
- Maintained focus during busy times and delegated tasks to employees to keep business running smoothly.
- Strengthened merchandising and promotional strategies to drive customer engagement and boost sales.
- Trained team members in successful strategies to meet operational and sales targets.
- Assigned jobs to individual employees by considering factors such as previous training, current abilities and general knowledge.
Assistant Store Manager
The Fresh Market
Chapel Hill, NC
11.2020 - 01.2025
- Complete frequent store walk-throughs and directed team members to correct issues impacting store appearance or professionalism.
- Coach and develop store associates through formal and informal interactions.
- Oversee aspects of maintenance, inventory and daily activity management.
- Delegate assignments based on team strengths to optimize floor coverage and service levels.
- Provide mentorship for employees to generate sales, promote effective upselling and cross-sell to improve retail productivity.
- Interview and vet job applicants to make effective hiring decisions and fill vacancies with strong team members.
- Handle scheduling for store shifts to achieve adequate staffing.
- Oversee storewide merchandising benchmarks to maintain operational excellence.
- Oversee daily operations of store, including inventory and supply restocking, cash-handling and assisting customers.
- Assist customers, answered questions and resolved problems for stellar customer service.
- Oversee daily operations by delegating tasks, managing shift changes and conducting keyholder duties to open and close business.
- Create engaging merchandise presentations to motivate impulse purchases by planning floor layouts and displays, guiding resets and directing sales signage placement.
Education
Associate of Science - Early Childhood Education
State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
05.2019
Skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Food preparation and safety
- Health department standards
- POS system experience cash handling
- Ordering procedures
- Adaptive and creative
- Self motivated strong work ethic
- Stocking and replenishing
- Merchandising expertise
- Excellent communication active listening skills
- Friendly demeanor
- Goal-oriented
- Staff training and development
- Schedule management
- Cross-functional team management
- Store operations oversight
- Team-oriented
- Reliable
- Policy/program development
Timeline
Infant Teacher
The Florida Center for Early Childhood
01.2025 - Current
Assistant Store Manager
The Fresh Market
11.2020 - 01.2025
Bakery Department Manager
The Fresh Market
10.2020 - Current
Associate of Science - Early Childhood Education
State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
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