Kenneth-Alan Johnson
Kasota,MN
Summary
To work for a progressive company and utilize the skills and knowledge that I have acquired through my years in the grocery industry and also create great business relationships with clients to increase business.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Store Manager
Fleet Farm
Mankato, MN
06.2022 - 12.2024
- Streamlined logistics operations, enhancing delivery efficiency, and achieving noticeable gains in customer satisfaction.
- Analyzed sales data to identify trends, enabling targeted marketing strategies that drove substantial growth in revenue.
- Coordinated with suppliers and internal teams to optimize inventory management, reducing stock discrepancies and improving supply chain reliability.
- Fostered a team-oriented environment, mentoring junior staff to enhance their skills, and contribute to overall team success.
- Mentored junior team members in logistics best practices, fostering a collaborative environment that encouraged professional growth and team success.
- Conducted interviews for new and existing employees
- Held quarterly business operations meetings
- Conducted yearly job performance evaluations
Assistant Meat Manager
Cub Foods
Bloomington, MN
07.2020 - 05.2022
- Delivered quality meat and poultry products to meet specifications of customers, resulting in consistent sales.
- Advised customers on alternative cuts, cooking methods, storage requirements and nutritional aspects of meat.
- Department inventory
- Order writing
- Organization and rotation of dept.
- Determined effective department schedules and delegated work to employees based upon strength and experience.
- Priced items correctly and created all related signs and tags to notify customers of sales and special promotions.
Assistant Market Manager/Seafood Department Manager
Hy-Vee Inc.
Plymouth, MN
10.2018 - 06.2020
- Overseeing Daily operation of multiple dept.
- Supervision and development of staff
- Scheduling of staff
- Organization and rotation
- Order writing for multiple area's
- Inventory control
- Opening and stocking dept
- Customer service leader
- Visual merchandising
- Dept. Planogram
- Vendor relations
Frozen Food Manager
Hy-Vee Inc.
Shakopee, MN
07.2018 - 10.2018
- Visual merchandising
- Overseeing dept. and staff
- Scheduling staff
- Organization and rotation of dept.
- Inventory control
- Dept Planogram
- Quality assurance for dept.
Assistant Market Manager
Hy-Vee Inc.
Shakopee, MN
01.2018 - 07.2018
- Visual merchandising
- Oversee daily operations of perishable dept
- Order writing for multi dept
- Inventory control
- Performance reviews
- Receiving and working loads
- Supervision of staff
- Organization and rotation of dept
- Quality assurance for dept
Assistant Operations Manager
Hy-Vee Inc.
Savage, MN
10.2017 - 01.2018
- Responsible for daily operations of dept
- Inventory control
- Cycle Counting
- Receiving and processing grocery loads
- Supervision of staff in various depts
- Order writing
- Conducting interviews new employees
Meat Cutter/Shift Leader
Von Hanson's Meats
Shakopee, MN
03.2015 - 08.2017
- Oversee store operations
- Store opening and closing supervisor
- Daily and weekly sale reports
- Inventory control
- Training of new hires
- Interview job applicants
- Organization and rotation of entire store
- Various meat cutting duties
- Order writing for various areas
- Processing and checking in all orders
- Coordinating local fundraising
- Operating various meat cutting machines
- Price changes
- Quality assurance
- Visual merchandising
Senior Team Leader
Target
Shakopee, MN
04.2014 - 03.2015
- Oversee store operations
- Supervise department managers and associates
- Oversee dept/store resets
- Interview job applicants
- Conducted performance reviews
- Daily and weekly sales reports
- Quality assurance for multiple depts
- Inventory control
- Visual merchandising
- Oversee product price change
Meat Apprentice
Cub Foods
Shakopee, MN
08.2013 - 04.2014
- Meat cutting
- Operating wrapping machine
- Opening/closing specialty Meat/Seafood case
- Stocking
- Operating pricing machine
- Customer service
- Training new employee's
- Order writing
- Processing and breaking down work load
- Assisting managers in daily operations of departments
Zone Manager
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Shakopee, MN
05.2012 - 08.2013
- Conducted performance reviews
- Daily and weekly sales reports
- Interview job applicants
- Inventory control
- Ordering product for multiple dept's
- Oversee all price changes
- Oversee store operations
- Performed visual merchandising
- Product display set up
- Quality assurance for multiple dept's
- Train staff in multiple dept's
Brew Specialist
South Lyndale Liquors
Minneapolis, MN
10.2009 - 04.2011
- Provide customer service
- Operate POS
- Maintain relationships with vendors
- Inventory control
- Stock product
- Set up product displays
- Tasting, oversee new product
- Train new employees
Crew Member/Shift Leader
Super America
Minneapolis, MN
01.2009 - 11.2009
- Provide customer service
- Operate POS
- Train new employees
- Inventory control
- Stock product
- Supervise staff
Crew Member
Trader Joe's
St. Louis Park, MN
08.2006 - 09.2007
- Provide customer service
- Set up product displays
- Cash office, deposits, sale reports
- Inventory control
- Rotation and organization of product
- Supervise crew members in various dept's, train staff
- Stock grocery, produce, meat, dairy, and frozen
- Ordering product for multiple dept's
Overnight Store Manager
Byerly's
St. Louis Park, MN
06.2001 - 08.2006
- Provide customer service
- Oversee store operations
- Supervise grocery staff and front-end employees
- Order product for multiple dept's
- Daily and weekly sale reports
- Setup product displays
- Inventory control
Store Supervisor
Byerly's
St. Louis Park, MN
09.2000 - 06.2001
- Provide customer service
- Oversee daily operations of store
- Train employees in various departments
- Clean front-end
- Supervise cashiers and cashier assistants
- Checking in vendor products
- Facing products
Cashier Assistant/Cashier
Byerly's
St. Louis Park, MN
06.1998 - 09.2000
- Provide customer service
- Handle money
- Help clean front-end
- Stock shelves
Education
High School Diploma -
Hopkins Senior High School
Minnetonka, MNSkills
Supervisory and Training Experience Cash drawer experience Writing orders, stock, rotate, organize, and inventory products Customer service Cash, deposits, daily, and weekly sales reports
Timeline
Assistant Store Manager
Fleet Farm
06.2022 - 12.2024
Assistant Meat Manager
Cub Foods
07.2020 - 05.2022
Assistant Market Manager/Seafood Department Manager
Hy-Vee Inc.
10.2018 - 06.2020
Frozen Food Manager
Hy-Vee Inc.
07.2018 - 10.2018
Assistant Market Manager
Hy-Vee Inc.
01.2018 - 07.2018
Assistant Operations Manager
Hy-Vee Inc.
10.2017 - 01.2018
Meat Cutter/Shift Leader
Von Hanson's Meats
03.2015 - 08.2017
Senior Team Leader
Target
04.2014 - 03.2015
Meat Apprentice
Cub Foods
08.2013 - 04.2014
Zone Manager
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
05.2012 - 08.2013
Brew Specialist
South Lyndale Liquors
10.2009 - 04.2011
Crew Member/Shift Leader
Super America
01.2009 - 11.2009
Crew Member
Trader Joe's
08.2006 - 09.2007
Overnight Store Manager
Byerly's
06.2001 - 08.2006
Store Supervisor
Byerly's
09.2000 - 06.2001
Cashier Assistant/Cashier
Byerly's
06.1998 - 09.2000
High School Diploma -
Hopkins Senior High School
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