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Overview
Work History
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Geek Squad Exemplified:
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Deanine Smith

Gravois Mills,MO

Summary

With over 20 years of retail management, I am dedicated to consistently improving my skills while creating extraordinary customer experiences going above and beyond expectations given. I have a wide set of skills that have been in practice over 20 years and continue to refine them as business needs change

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Front End Manager

Menards
Lake Ozark, MO
06.2022 - 02.2026
  • Trained and mentored team members, improving employee performance and engagement.
  • Oversaw cash handling procedures, ensuring accuracy in daily financial transactions and preventing discrepancies or fraud attempts.
  • Developed staff schedules, optimizing labor costs while maintaining adequate coverage.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by implementing efficient store operations and maintaining a clean, organized shopping environment.
  • Key holding position. opening and closing the store

Plumbing Department Manager

Menards
Lake Ozark, MO
11.2022 - 06.2025
  • Oversaw daily operations of plumbing department, ensuring optimal inventory levels and product availability.
  • Trained and mentored staff on plumbing systems, tools, and customer service best practices.
  • Successfully managed multiple large-scale commercial projects concurrently without compromising deadlines or quality levels.
  • Collaborated closely with other departments to coordinate projects efficiently, ensuring seamless communication between teams.
  • Managed budgets and resources effectively, preventing cost overruns while maintaining high-quality service delivery.

Geek Squad Manager

Best Buy
Peoria, IL
05.2015 - 11.2022

Store Key holding, Asset protection, eCommerce, logistics/warehouse management, customer delivery scheduling, fast paced corporate and customer communication, employee scheduling, conduct whole store employee meetings.

Inventory/Merchandising Manager

Best Buy
Peoria, IL
06.2013 - 05.2015
  • Developed and implemented merchandising strategies to enhance in-store product presentation.
  • Analyzed sales data to identify trends and optimize inventory levels across multiple categories.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align promotional activities with seasonal merchandising plans.
  • Trained and mentored merchandising staff on best practices for product placement and visual standards.
  • Asset protection, Inventory/shrink control, incoming/outgoing logistics security.

Education

Computer Communications

Black Hawk College
Moline, IL
05-1996

Skills

  • Business Administration
  • Asset Protection
  • Inventory/Shrink control
  • Product Delivery
  • Profit/Budget Analysis
  • Talent Acquisition Hiring
  • Scheduling, Onboarding,
  • Mentoring, Promoting
  • Project Management
  • Rigorous Attention to Detail

Timeline

Plumbing Department Manager

Menards
11.2022 - 06.2025

Front End Manager

Menards
06.2022 - 02.2026

Geek Squad Manager

Best Buy
05.2015 - 11.2022

Inventory/Merchandising Manager

Best Buy
06.2013 - 05.2015

Computer Communications

Black Hawk College

Geek Squad Exemplified:

Two Years consecutive top in the market of consistent revenue, labor, NPS customer feedback

Deanine Smith