Jesse Lovejoy
Camp Hill,PA
Summary
A professional leader with a focus on strategic execution and team development. Adept at driving performance and ensuring operational excellence, with a history of fostering collaborative environments. Known for reliability, adaptability, and loyalty, leveraging strong leadership and communication skills to achieve impactful results.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Team Leader, GM, Food & Bev, Fulfillment
Target Corp.
10.2024 - Current
- Improved team performance with regular coaching, mentoring, and employee development initiatives.
- Oversee daily operations, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, organizational policies, and industry standards.
- Led cross-functional teams for streamlined communication and efficient project execution.
- Built relationships with team members to encourage a willingness to address concerns and issues.
- Implemented best practices in financial management to optimize budget allocation and resource utilization.
Executive Team Leader of GM & Food Sales
Target Corp.
12.2021 - 10.2024
- Enhanced operational performance by developing effective business strategies, systems, and procedures.
- Deliver over $35M in originated sales with a team of 3 team leaders and over 75 TMs - Overseeing a leadership team executing inbound operations, freight flow, presentation, and pricing.
- Implemented new leadership tactics to help transform into a more profitable and productive business structure.
- Promoted professional and personal development of individual Leaders and Team Members by administering performance evaluations and personalized training.
- Fostered a positive work environment by promoting collaboration, open communication, and mutual respect among team members.
- Streamlined reporting processes to enhance data accuracy, producing top-order pick-up and ship-from-store operational metrics.
- Developed a team of leaders and team members to reduce loss and actively exhibit defective best practices, reducing overall loss by 400k and reducing shrinkage rate from 1.44% to 0.91% in 1 fiscal year.
Closing Team Leader
Target Corp.
03.2020 - 12.2021
- Overseeing store operations until close
- Ensuring store appearance is ready for the following day
- Making around the clock decisions to make sure the team is set up for success in the morning
- Making decisions from a sales floor perspective to make sure the store is full stocked, signed and safe
- Aware quarterly 'win' award
- Going above and beyond for my peers to make sure all departments of the store is maintained and running efficiently
- Quickly promoted after 1 year and 6 months to an executive level role
Store Sales Manager
General Nutrition Centers
02.2017 - 06.2019
- Monitored and implemented corporate programs, leading stores to rank among top performers in the district
- Built a talented and successful team that increased department sales
- Increased store sales by cross-selling complementary items
- Improve profitability by executing daily, weekly, and monthly floor plan changes
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Administration
Penn State University
11-2026
Associates of Arts - Criminal Justice
Harrisburg Area Community College
01.2019
Skills
- Effective Communication
- Adaptability
- Relationship building and management
- Facility management
- Vendor communication and sourcing
Accomplishments
- Team Development: - Producing two internal promotions from management to upper management
- Inventory Management - Led pre-planning and execution of yearly inventory, resulting in a decrease in total loss and shrink %
Timeline
Executive Team Leader, GM, Food & Bev, Fulfillment
Target Corp.
10.2024 - Current
Executive Team Leader of GM & Food Sales
Target Corp.
12.2021 - 10.2024
Closing Team Leader
Target Corp.
03.2020 - 12.2021
Store Sales Manager
General Nutrition Centers
02.2017 - 06.2019
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Administration
Penn State University
Associates of Arts - Criminal Justice
Harrisburg Area Community College
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