Lyn Thielsen
Issaquah,WA
Summary
Dynamic grocery management professional with extensive experience at Safeway, excelling in shrink management and team leadership. Proven track record of enhancing sales through effective promotional planning and optimizing workflows. Skilled in recruitment and training, fostering high-performance teams while ensuring compliance with food safety standards.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Meat Cutter
Safeway
04.2025 - Current
- Performed meat inspections and checked temperature environment to maximize food safety.
- Cut meats to customer specifications and answered questions about specialty products.
- Verified proper inventory levels, product quality, and freshness to prevent sale of spoiled products..
Assistant Store Director
Safeway
11.2021 - 04.2025
- Responded to customer complaints and comments.
- Supervised employees and different store departments.
- Checked employee break times and schedule adherence.
- Partnered with store director to interview, hire, train, and develop department managers and team members to build and sustain high in-store performance.
- Double-checked product pricing and displays.
- Supervised associates by providing direction and instruction for stocking shelves, rotating stock, and receiving deliveries.
Grocery Manager
Safeway
12.2020 - 11.2021
- Strengthened profits by reducing waste, controlling shrinkage, and increasing team efficiency with optimized workflows.
- Kept grocery team operations in strict compliance with workplace standards and food safety requirements to maintain optimal health protection.
- Boosted grocery sales with top-notch merchandising abilities and expertise in implementing effective promotions.
- Reviewed inventory levels and placed orders for products and merchandise for restocking purposes.
Education
High School Diploma -
North Area Community
Sacramento, CA05-2016
Skills
- Receiving deliveries
- POS system training
- Floor display designs
- Report writing
- Recruitment and hiring
- Promotional planning
- Shrink management
- Team management
- Store operations
- Sales floor oversight
Timeline
Meat Cutter
Safeway
04.2025 - Current
Assistant Store Director
Safeway
11.2021 - 04.2025
Grocery Manager
Safeway
12.2020 - 11.2021
High School Diploma -
North Area Community