Jason Davis
Thousand Oaks,California
Summary
Focused Assistant Store Manager known for creating stunning merchandise displays and improving revenue for location. Offering exemplary writing and oral communication skills. Experience in diverse retail environments. Accomplished at building an atmosphere of collaboration and performance excellence to provide every customer with exceptional experiences and promote brand loyalty. Effectively oversee and align processes with dynamic conditions while increasing efficiency and maximizing profits. Motivational leader skilled at building relationships with customers, employees and senior management. Accomplished Assistant Manager with in-depth experience consistently rising through ranks. Well-versed in sales, personnel management, accounting and inventory management. Dedicated to complete knowledge of company products and services for optimized customer service. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Dedicated with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Store Manager
Chic-Fil-A
Westlake Village, California
01.2020 - 11.2021
- Maintained positive customer relationships by responding quickly to customer service inquiries.
- Managed opening and closing procedures and recommended changes to enhance efficiency of daily activities.
- Responded to customer concerns, working with managers to significantly raise customer satisfaction ratings.
- Supervised and evaluated staff, enabling them to improve skills, achieve daily objectives and attain advancement.
- Provided weekly work schedules to employees to accommodate business demands and vacation requests.
- Processed payments for credit and debit cards and returned proper change for cash transactions.
- Reconciled daily sales transactions to balance and log day-to-day revenue.
- Verified inventory counts remained within monthly tolerance levels and compiled financial data in compliance with budget.
- Attained expert level of product knowledge, becoming go-to person for major sales and vendor negotiations.
- Met or surpassed business targets regularly through employee engagement and forward-thinking planning.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Analyzed and interpreted store trends to facilitate planning.
- Promoted professional growth and facilitated talent development of each associate to drive performance excellence.
- Walked through store area every week to identify and proactively resolve issues negatively impacting operations.
- Trained staff associates and equipped to comply with company policies and procedures.
Merchandise Associate
Nordstrom Rack
Thousand Oaks, California
02.2019 - 01.2020
- Transported merchandise to sales floor and restocked shelves, racks and bins.
- Greeted, serviced and thanked all customers.
- Organized store merchandise racks and displays to promote and maintain visually appealing environments.
- Answered customer questions regarding store merchandise, department information and pricing.
- Removed damaged, out-of-code, not-in-set and discontinued items from displays.
- Created attractive displays to promote items.
- Prepared interesting and innovative visual displays to grab customer interest and promote sales.
- Updated pricing and signage to complete product displays and educate customers.
- Updated signage and price tags to reflect current sales.
- Built end caps and aisle displays to highlight products and support latest promotions.
- Inspected merchandise for quality and arranged proper display location on floor.
- Monitored inventory levels and kept adequate stock in product displays on sales floor.
- Verified products appeared at correct locations in proper quantities.
- Used pallet jacks to move and position merchandise.
- Rotated manufacturer products.
- Conferred with store managers to obtain information about customer needs and preferences.
- Completed seasonal windows, dressed mannequins and arranged in-store displays to showcase available products.
- Operated cardboard balers, forklifts and trash compactors safely.
- Drove client retention, managing engaging merchandise presentation to motivate impulse purchases.
- Worked with managers and advertising directors to optimize promotions.
- Educated employees on new merchandise during seasonal workshops.
- Assembled quarter and full-size point of purchase promotional displays.
- Ran markdown reports, managed store replenishment and analyzed buying reports.
- Designed displays to deliver interactive, engaging and memorable store experiences for shoppers.
- Advanced sales cycle plans by maximizing placement of promotions, point of sale materials and product visibility.
- Set and recommended mark-up rates, mark-down rates and selling prices for merchandise.
- Educated staff about coordinating clothing racks and related displays to boost effectiveness of promotions.
- Anticipated consumer buying patterns to create purchase and inventory plan.
Education
MBA - Financial Planning And Services
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA05.2026
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA05.2025
Skills
- Retail Operations
- Delphi Technology
- Mathematical Calculation and Reasoning
- Financial Forecasting
- Records Organization and Management
- Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Inventory Control
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Microsoft Windows
- Assignment Delegation
Working on Cars and Exercise
My favorite hobbies consist of fixing and modifying cars as well as exercising with purpose and for physique.
Timeline
Assistant Store Manager
Chic-Fil-A
01.2020 - 11.2021
Merchandise Associate
Nordstrom Rack
02.2019 - 01.2020
MBA - Financial Planning And Services
California Lutheran University
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
California Lutheran University