
Customer-oriented Leader offering over 14 years of experience in retail operations, sales and service team leadership and profitability strategies. Organized and skilled at prioritizing daily tasks and following through to achieve performance and productivity goals. Recruits, trains, develops, and manages team of shift supervisors and assistant managers. Focused Keeps operations efficient, productive and on-track to consistently meet and exceed expectations. Sales expert with unparalleled communication and relationship-building talents. Quality focused Leader skilled at providing employees clear guidelines and targeted goals to drive sustained revenue growth, team efficiency and customer loyalty. Knowledgeable about recruiting, hiring, training, and motivating qualified teams to meet and exceed objectives. Demonstrated skill at improving store operations, increasing top line sales, and reducing costs. Skilled at coaching and encouraging staff toward advancement by leveraging enthusiastic and supportive attitude. Proactive in addressing operational concerns to streamline processes, boost customer engagement.
Maintained a calm demeanor during periods of high volume or unusual events to keep store operating to standard and to set a positive example for the shift team.
• Anticipated the customer and store needs by constantly evaluating environment and customers for cues.
• Delivered legendary customer service to all customers by acting with a customer comes first attitude and connecting with the customer.
• Assisted upper management with daily operations to meet standards of service and quality.
• Resolved customer complaints and reported issues to senior management.
• Created plan for Supervising Team members to improve performance and implement training updates.
• Patrolled work areas to inspect operations, identify concerns and implement corrective actions.
• Provided coaching and reinforced standards to foster superior performance from crew members and others throughout organization.
• Created and coordinated shift-based inventory receiving, auditing, and restocking.
• Created training manual for employees to use as reference guide.
• Evaluated, reconfigured, and performed equipment maintenance to support operational goals.
• Delegated tasks to supervisors to monitor designated tasks for completion.
• Supervised, motivated, and led employees to maintain productivity and customer service levels.
• Upheld company standards and compliance requirements for operations and cleanliness.
• Positioned skilled staff in key areas throughout shift to optimize department productivity.
• Coordinated daily shift changes to facilitate tasks and handle special needs or requests.
• Created plan with operational changes and company initiatives for implementation.
• Conducted one-on-one coaching sessions with team members resulting in reduced lost time and workplace accidents.
• Documented daily sales, customer occurrence and food management goals to keep supervisor team informed of daily targets.
• Implemented continuous improvement programs to increase productivity, improve quality and reduce costs.
• Balanced sales reconciled cash and made bank deposits to facilitate opening and closing duties.
• Managed inventory tracking and physical inventory counts to minimize loss.
AHIMA: member since 2012