Jason Yatkowitz
Lakewood,NJ
Summary
Dedicated Manager and professional with a long history of meeting company goals, and utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Serviced-focused General Manager dedicated to delivering positive customer experiences to promote loyalty and repeat business. Orchestrates optimal resource utilization to handle expected operational needs. Sales leader with sound judgment, good planning abilities and interpersonal communication strengths.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager
Circa
09.2010 - Current
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability. Created, and implemented a system of weights and measure's to all production. Standardized all production, increased profits, decreased costs, standardized quality and increased sale's.
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
- Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
- Managed purchasing, sales, sought out new companies and contracted new companies to reduce costs. Effectively lowered some costs by 28%
- Handled purchasing, installation, implementation, on 2 new Point of Sale software. Responsible for the creation and installation of both menu's. As well as being responsible for all Staff training on all software, on all stations ex: Cashier Training, Station ticketing , Expeditor ticketing and checkoff, Uber eats/Grub Hub Packaging, and end of day cashier batch out.
- Maintained Daily overview and implemented weekly sales on all online Delivery Services.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
- Launched staff engagement, gender diversity and cultural programs that increased operational quality.
- Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
- Daily responsibility for upkeep and maintenance of all systems and software. Managed all accounts and passwords on Office computers, P.O.S., Email accounts, and Catering Software.
- Daily oversight of equipment maintenance on delivery trucks, ovens, candy stove's, Walk in Freezers and Fridges, double and triple door fridges and freezer's.
- Brought facility and equipment up to state and local code. Maintained all Fire Code and Health Department requirements. Maintained and insured all appropriate certificate's, never having breach in production.
- Sough after, created, maintained, and perfected additional revenue streams for business.
- Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce production time.
Education
M.A. - Medical Assistant & Phlebotomy
Star Career Academy - Brick
Brick, NJ04.2015
No Degree - Foreign Language, Religious Law
Ohr Somayach
Jerusalem, Isreal 05.2009
High School Diploma -
Allentown High School
Allentown, NJ06.2005
Skills
- Time Management
- Inventory Control
- Client Account Management
- Risk Management
- Project Planning
- Vendor Negotiations
- Product Costing
- Cross-Cultural Communications
- Troubleshooting Expertise
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Staff Development
Timeline
General Manager
Circa
09.2010 - Current
M.A. - Medical Assistant & Phlebotomy
Star Career Academy - Brick
No Degree - Foreign Language, Religious Law
Ohr Somayach
High School Diploma -
Allentown High School
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