MARK J WEST
Minneapolis,MN
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Store Manager / Wine Manager / Product Specialist
Top Ten Liquors
Minneapolis, MN
11.2018 - 02.2025
- Store Manager: Responsibilities included, opening and closing of the property and maintaining accounting files and cash deposits
- Facilitated all the hiring and training of staff and maintaining schedules and payroll
- Meeting beer buying and budgetary objectives for beer department insuring correct inventory and profitability
- Oversaw correct merchandising of products
- Training and development of team to meet corporate and store goals
- Wine Manager: Created creative and categorically correct merchandising
- Correctly accepting deliveries for inventory control
- Controlled departmental inventory by monitoring 'Rate of Sale' for overall profitability
- Maintained weekly in store tastings to drive sales
- Creating wine tasting events and seminars for the public to drive sales and create lasting relationships with the clientele
- Educating the staff on wine, beer and spirits to develop personal interest and drive sales
- Achievements: Met or exceeded expectations for all sales goals
- One of the top salespeople in the organization
- Exceeded corporate expectations for product seminars and weekly wine tastings
Beverage Manager
Interlachen Country Club
Edina, MN
01.2016 - 10.2016
- Ordering of all craft beer, wines and spirits
- Maintained Inventory
- Streamlined purchasing orders
- Controlled 'Cost of Goods Sold'
- Restructured buying strategies
- Restructured all bar venues for efficiency and increased profitability
Beverage and Dining Room Manager
Bearpath Golf and Country Club
08.2012 - 07.2015
- Introduced new digital inventory system 'Partender'
- Introduced new digital wine list 'VinoPad'
- Implemented and maintained new POS
- Decreased unwanted inventory by $100,000
- Decreased 'cost of goods sold' from 30% to 19%
Timeline
Store Manager / Wine Manager / Product Specialist
Top Ten Liquors
11.2018 - 02.2025
Beverage Manager
Interlachen Country Club
01.2016 - 10.2016
Beverage and Dining Room Manager
Bearpath Golf and Country Club
08.2012 - 07.2015