Colton Whittier
Dayton,OH
Summary
Results-driven professional with extensive experience in store operations. Skilled in time management and compliance oversight, consistently meeting budget targets while enhancing customer service. Committed to fostering a collaborative team environment that minimizes turnover and maximizes performance.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Store Team Leader
Whole Foods Market Inc
Dayton, OH
04.2022 - Current
- Support the Store Team Leader in all areas of operations including inventory, safety, merchandising, financial and physical plant issues.
- Maintain outstanding retail execution and customer service in the store.
- Select, train, develop, mentor, motivate, and counsel Team Members in a manner that builds and sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
- Uphold and communicate regional and store programs and standards to Team Leaders and Team Members.
- Regularly inspect the store to ensure compliance with all programs, rules and standards.
- Review and monitor scheduling, purchases, and other expenses to ensure teams and the store are within budget.
- Address customer concerns when necessary.
Meat and Seafood Team Leader
Whole Foods Market Inc
Dayton, OH
10.2018 - 04.2022
- Holds ATLs, supervisors, and Team Members accountable for delivering outstanding customer service.
- Defines and develops clear expectations to achieve the highest standards of retail execution.
- Effectively delegates to and empowers ATLs and Team Members.
- Accountable for monitoring and achieving sales, margin, expense, and labor targets.
- Maintains proper product assortment, merchandising, and inventory control.
- Ensures products are cross-merchandised in accordance with regional and global guidelines.
- Ensures adherence to category management schedule and planograms.
- Ensures nutritional aspects are displayed correctly.
- Establishes and maintains collaborative and productive working relationship with departmental and store leadership.
- Maintains comprehensive knowledge of and ensures compliance with relevant regulatory rules and standards.
- Sets and achieves the highest standards of retail execution.
- Fosters and encourages a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
- Consistently communicates and models WFM vision and goals.
- Maintains awareness of customer flows and needs and directs Team Members as necessary to satisfy and delight customers; responds promptly to customer needs and questions.
- Selects, trains, develops, mentors, motivates, and counsels Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
- Communicates and maintains Team Member safety and security standards.
- Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
Meat and Seafood Associate Team Leader
Whole Foods Market Inc
Dayton, OH
04.2015 - 10.2018
- Develops and maintains creative store layout and product merchandising.
- Works with Team Leader to achieve sales, purchasing, and labor targets.
- Assists Team Leader in analysis of sales, reports, and labor.
- Assists team leader in annual sales and expense projections and budget preparation.
- Assists team leader with ordering and inventory management.
- Works with Team Leader to resolve team concerns or issues.
- Functions as point person and departmental person in charge in absence of Team Leader.
- Sets and achieves the highest standards of retail execution.
- Fosters and encourages a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
- Maintains awareness of customer flows and needs and directs Team Members as necessary to satisfy and delight customers; responds promptly to customer needs and questions.
- Selects, trains, develops, mentors, motivates, and counsels Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
- Communicates and maintains Team Member safety and security standards.
- Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
- Consistently communicates and models WFM vision and goals
Meat Cutter
Dorothy Lane Market
Dayton, OH
04.2013 - 04.2015
- Operated band saws and slicers to process various meat products efficiently.
- Ensured quality control by inspecting cuts for freshness and proper marbling.
- Maintained cleanliness of workstations to comply with health and safety standards.
- Trained new employees on proper cutting techniques and safety protocols.
- Developed new meat displays that enhanced customer engagement and sales appeal.
- Implemented waste reduction strategies, improving overall operational efficiency.
- Maintained a clean and organized workspace for maximum productivity and safety.
- Trained new employees on proper techniques, company policies, equipment usage, ensuring consistent product quality across the team.
Education
No Degree - Business Management
State College of Florida
Bradenton, FLHigh School Diploma -
Venice High School
Venice, FL05-2007
Skills
- Effective leadership
- Store operations
- Multitasking and prioritizing
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Willingness to learn
- Reliability
- Delegation
- Organization
- Visual merchandising
- Financial records oversight
Timeline
Associate Store Team Leader
Whole Foods Market Inc
04.2022 - Current
Meat and Seafood Team Leader
Whole Foods Market Inc
10.2018 - 04.2022
Meat and Seafood Associate Team Leader
Whole Foods Market Inc
04.2015 - 10.2018
Meat Cutter
Dorothy Lane Market
04.2013 - 04.2015
No Degree - Business Management
State College of Florida
High School Diploma -
Venice High School