Justin Salinaz
Anaheim,CA
Summary
Motivated Retail Store Manager with 19 years of retail experience. Learning the companies systems and strategies to maximize sales, inventory, and team efficiency. A hands on leader and natural motivator who builds off team members strengths and helps them overcome weaknesses. Helping them realize there true potential and push beyond personal and professional barriers. Leading teams by positive reinforcement and team collaboration to build trust and enthusiasm. Attention to detail throughout the store by holding a high standard in service, safety, and visual appeal. Ready to take on new challenges and build success.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Retail Store Manager
Walgreens
Fountain Valley And Anaheim, CA
06.2019 - Current
- Managed store organization, maintenance and purchasing functions.
- Trained team members in successful strategies to meet operational and sales targets.
- Conducting meetings and tough conversations with front end and pharmacy team to improve store operations and resolve team member concerns.
- Hired, trained and supervised retail and pharmacy team members.
- Supported professional development of team members and supervisors at all levels to place knowledgeable candidates in leadership roles.
- Optimized store displays and appearance via strategic merchandising with limited stock availability due to global shortages.
- Overcame multiple types of issues during COVID. Ranging from staffing shortages, team safety during riots in surrounding area, to vaccine availability.
- Worked with front end of store operations and pharmacy operations to make a once struggling store, one of the bottom performing stores in the district, into one of the top stores.
- Led several projects that helped build sales in pharmacy and front of store sales throughout the district.
- Awarded Above and Beyond the award in 2020 for the Southern California area with my work in store operations and work with COVID tests sites.
- Worked with store teams concerns in order to build two of the highest engaged stores in the district
- Championed the companies digital platform concentrating on the pharmacy aspect. This led my district of Northern OC to lead the area in digital for the first time ever.
- Communicating new was to promote our digital platform to the district and area through multiple virtual conferences, emails and .
- One of only a a few stores in our district to be above sales year over year using outside the box thinking, looking into customer trends, and looking at the global economy.
- Have worked with corporate to solve unknown problems within the company and help find solutions that impacted the company as a whole.
Store Manager on Special Assignment
Walgreens
Southern California, CA
05.2020 - 10.2020
- Helped put together and run one of the first COVID drive up testing sites in Southern California during the peak of the pandemic
- Overcame multiple obstacles at both drive up and in store testing. Ranging from technical difficulties to testing safety.
- Trained several stores through out Southern California on how to run and operate there COVID test sites (in store and drive up)
- Worked with multiple District Managers and held conference calls in order to roll out COVID testing sites from San Diego up to Los Angeles.
Assistant Store Manager
Walgreens
Anaheim, CA
01.2015 - 06.2019
- Managed at the one of the busiest stores in Southern California in front end sales and pharmacy.
- Worked at multiple stores and overcame different issues pertaining to things such as the customer base, neighborhood issues and taking over the a location on extremely short notice when a store manager had to take leave.
- Earned my PTCB certification in order to put myself in position to become a store manager.
- Worked in the pharmacy to learn different areas of the pharmacy business.
- Made schedules for up to 20 team members and controlled payroll.
- Maintained inventory and upskilled team members in inventory control and department maintenance.
- Ordered and Controlled expense for the store.
- Reconciled daily sales transactions to balance and log day-to-day revenue.
- Merchandised store for visual appeal to maximize sales
Daytime Shift Lead
Walgreens
Fullerton, CA
06.2012 - 01.2015
- Managed the stores photo dept. Assuring efficient inventory for proper operation and trained team members to use photo machine and specialty items.
- Helped build the seasonal promo aisle during each holiday or season. Merchandising items and putting up visual displays to maximize sales.
- Held Customer Service Associates to high level of service and gave constructive feedback when necessary.
- One of the top scoring shift leads in area training sessions for assistant store manager.
- Led sales project in beauty department which led to a gain of 200% in sales over the year prior.
- Was open to store to store transfer to build skills set in different store situations and staff.
Overnight Shift Lead
Walgreens
Westminster, CA
01.2007 - 06.2012
- Ran and managed store during overnight hours
- Overcame obstacles and customer concerns without the help of other leaders and store management.
- Came up with nightly plan to maximize time and assure maximum productivity from staff.
- Ran all front store by myself during overnight hours
- Received and unloaded weekly store deliveries and maintained proper receiving practices
SIMS Coordinator
Walgreens
Garden Grove, CA
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Managed inventory throughout the store.
- Trained team members in inventory management and department maintenance.
- Upskilled myself in different ways to manage inventory effectively and efficiently.
- Order inventory to maximize sales and profit.
- Maintained expense item ordering to run store properly.
- Helped open 2 stores in Southern California. Making sure items were being stocked and received properly.
Photo Specialist
Walgreens
Anaheim, CA
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Managed photo machines
- Ordered photo expense to maintain proper operation
- Learned about many state/county compliance, laws, and safety that was need to run machines that held multiple toxic chemicals
- Ran one of the top photo labs in the district
- Trained multiple team members in the use of photo equipment and safety
- Ran front register and maintained proper cash handling
Education
High School Diploma -
Magnolia High School
Anaheim, CA06.2003
Skills
- Hiring and Training
- Performance Monitoring
- Goal Setting
- Natural Motivator
- Sales Analysis
- Detail Oriented
Certification
- Licensed Pharmacy Technician
2020 Walgreens Above and Beyond Area Award Winner
Overcoming many obstacles through Fiscal year 2020. Running one of the first COVID test sites in Southern California and opening several sites throughout Southern California. Working hand in hand with multiple district managers throughout the area, area pharmacy manager, and several store managers. Over coming multiple technical issues, maintaining safety, and assuring proper testing compliance. As well as help close a Walgreens location, making sure all paperwork was filed properly, medication was shipped according to code, working with stores through out the region to distribute remaining inventory properly, and working with stores in the district to find new locations for team members still wishing to remain employed with Walgreens after the closure of said location. Going to several locations in Souther California to clean up and help bring stores back to operating conditions after the riots that took place.
Timeline
Store Manager on Special Assignment
Walgreens
05.2020 - 10.2020
Retail Store Manager
Walgreens
06.2019 - Current
Assistant Store Manager
Walgreens
01.2015 - 06.2019
Daytime Shift Lead
Walgreens
06.2012 - 01.2015
Overnight Shift Lead
Walgreens
01.2007 - 06.2012
SIMS Coordinator
Walgreens
01.2006 - 01.2007
Photo Specialist
Walgreens
01.2003 - 01.2006
High School Diploma -
Magnolia High School