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Megan E. Janes

Chicago,IL

Summary

Driven and teamwork focused Lead Customer Success Manager with eighteen years of management experience including SaaS, restaurant management, training program curator, inventory and budget management. Skilled in leading teams while adapting to individual learning styles. Values and practices transparent communication, coaching leadership style, and accountability. Always ready to execute new and creative processes to better the team, the environment, and the overall success of the business.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead, Customer Success Manager, SMB

Restaurant365
09.2022 - Current
  • Played leadership role during revamp of SMB sector providing crucial insight of team dynamics, client needs, hosting weekly semi-live question and answer sessions, planning for Q1 KPI's alongside management.
  • Interdepartmental primary point of contact for SMB team while providing guidance on client relations, best practice protocols ensuring best and most efficient resolutions of client issues.
  • Curating positive client experiences by helping them navigate their SaaS system through use of product knowledge training and effective communication resulting in improved customer engagement and issue resolution.
  • Advocating for clients who have expressed desire to churn by seeking solutions that best fit needs of their account leading to resolution of retention.
  • Works as team of three to maintain portfolio with over 1k clients through use of Freshdesk, Salesforce, Gainsight, Monday.com.
  • Successful involvement in department wide KPIs six quarters running resulting in retention rate over 91.5%.

Assistant General Manager

Citizens C3 By SBE
04.2022 - 06.2022

*Indefinite postponement of opening resulting in lay off.

  • New store opening operations including hiring, scheduling, training procedures, cash handling protocols, obtaining proper certifications, curated bar program.

Beverage Manager

The Kitchen Bistro
10.2019 - 04.2022
  • Repaired broken culture of accountability amongst team members through coaching and mentoring practices for an outcome of more thoughtful prep, production, and execution of product.
  • Revamped inventory process which stabilized volatile cost of goods budget percentages from over 10% to less than 1% variance within 6 months.
  • Designed solution-oriented and data-driven standard operating procedures from identified areas of opportunity during weekly cost evaluations resulting in higher sales and less product waste.
  • Prepared training material and active participation sessions in order to create excitement while improving staff knowledge resulting in higher per person sales averages.
  • Weekly inventory reconciliation including actual vs. theoretical data analysis, negative usage resolution to physical counts while identifying invoicing errors preventing unjustified costs.
  • Submitted weekly prepared Profit and Loss statements for cost of goods to food and beverage directors and finance department.
  • Managed and motivated bar and service staff with goal of creating positive and responsible individuals while pursuing highest level of hospitality.

Restaurant Manager

The Bad Apple
02.2017 - 09.2019
  • Redesigned outdated training program resulting in quicker training window while maintaining highest level of standards and practices.
  • Weekly scheduling for 20+ team members throughout 11 services while keeping within labor budget.
  • Involved in hiring, termination, disciplinary process, pricing of new products, balancing of daily financial records.

Education

B.A. - Communication Studies

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

Introductory Sommelier Course Examination

Court of Master Sommeliers
Chicago, IL

Skills

  • Management
  • Training
  • Scheduling
  • Implementation of New SOPs
  • Inventory Control
  • Systematic Purchasing & Invoicing
  • Budget Analysis
  • Creating & Executing KPIs
  • Freshdesk, Salesforce, Gainsight, Mondaycom

Timeline

Lead, Customer Success Manager, SMB

Restaurant365
09.2022 - Current

Assistant General Manager

Citizens C3 By SBE
04.2022 - 06.2022

Beverage Manager

The Kitchen Bistro
10.2019 - 04.2022

Restaurant Manager

The Bad Apple
02.2017 - 09.2019

B.A. - Communication Studies

California State University - Long Beach

Introductory Sommelier Course Examination

Court of Master Sommeliers
Megan E. Janes