Nicholas Schaaf
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Veteran dairy frozen manager bringing 20+ years of business operations experience. Adept at leading projects from development to delivery. Effective people manager and big-picture thinker.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Dairy/Frozen Food Manager
Cub Foods
Plymouth, MN
04.2017 - Current
- Trained new employees to meet job requirements.
- Set goals for increasing the sale of specific types of frozen foods, such as organic or vegetarian options.
- Monitored store temperature levels to ensure that all frozen food products were stored at optimal temperatures.
- Assisted with customer requests and answered questions to improve satisfaction.
- Oversee store at times being manager on duty.
- Developed relationships with vendors in order to stay informed about new products available for sale.
- Held regular one-on-one meetings with employees to review performance and priorities and provide feedback.
- Supervised a team of employees responsible for stocking shelves with frozen food items, as well as rotating product to maintain freshness.
- Managed inventory of frozen food products and ensured stock was adequate for customer demand.
- Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
- Perform daily outdated checks. Scan outdated product.
- Analyze shrink reports, look for patterns and come up with plans to reduce shrink.
- Maintained accurate records regarding inventory levels, purchase orders, shipments received.
- Inventory back-stock
- Review holiday movement reports. Adjust pre-books to ensure key items do not run out.
- Created weekly schedule for staff.
- Forklift driver
- Maintained company facing standards throughout the day with strong open and close.
- Supported other departments when needed. Cashiering or getting carts.
Assistant Store Manager
Bob’s produce ranch
Minneapolis, MN
01.1998 - 03.2017
- Monitored inventory levels and placed new orders for merchandise to keep supply well-stocked.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Answered customer questions and addressed problems and complaints in person and via phone.
- Handled scheduling for store shifts to achieve adequate staffing.
- Assisted in recruiting efforts by interviewing candidates for open positions in the store.
- Completed frequent walk-throughs and directed team members to correct issues impacting store appearance or professionalism.
- Built and shipped fruit baskets. Also shipped old Dutch products throughout the states being only a Midwest company.
- Reviewed invoices created weekly ads based on promotions. Was responsible for submitting pricing of new product.
- Created signage for promotional items.
- Worked Bob’s Minneapolis farmers market stand.
- Analyzed market trends to identify opportunities for product expansion or improvement.
Education
High School Diploma -
Fridley Senior High School
Fridley, MN06-2000
Skills
- Inventory Management
- Safety Training
- Guest Satisfaction
- Signage
- Fork lift operator
- Project Planning
- Customer Service
- Staff Management
- Schedule Management
- Team Development
- Team Leadership
Timeline
Dairy/Frozen Food Manager
Cub Foods
04.2017 - Current
Assistant Store Manager
Bob’s produce ranch
01.1998 - 03.2017
High School Diploma -
Fridley Senior High School