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Rebecca Young

Rebecca Young

San Diego,CA

Summary

Reliable business professional with experience in project management, process improvement and financial analysis. Proven track record of successfully streamlining business operations and reducing costs. Adept at analyzing data to identify trends and developing strategies to improve efficiency.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Operations Representative

Whole Foods Market Inc
04.2019 - Current
  • Provide guidance and support for a range of processes, programs, and/or initiatives for assigned stores and region(s), including merchandising, marketing, quality assurance, training, and communications.
  • Maintain strong and supportive relationships with store and regional leadership to ensure they understand and receive the support they need to achieve process / program / initiative timeframes, priorities, and objectives.
  • Work with regional leadership to ensure effective alignment and coordination of various activities, such as product delivery, distribution, rotation, etc.
  • Support existing stores, programs, and operations; provides guidance and advice on new store development, including design, hiring, training, product placement, ordering, merchandising, and team support.
  • Identify operational best practices and ensures effective documentation, communication and application.
  • Ensure execution of daily store-based training, including for Team Members, buyers, and Team Leaders.
  • Drive effective execution and implementation of regional programs and merchandising objectives.
  • Monitor operations and provide daily feedback to store leaders / teams regarding plan execution, including sales, margins, labor, merchandising, training, sanitation, marketing, and promotions.
  • Monitors and reports on sales and profitability measures including year-over-year increases. As required, conducts competitive pricing and retail site surveys, communicating findings to leadership.


Bakery Team Leader

Whole Foods Market Inc
07.2016 - 04.2019
  • Hold Assistant Manager, Supervisors and Team Members accountable for delivering outstanding customer service.
  • Built a positive work environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect and exceptional morale.
  • Made hiring and separation decisions.
  • Accountable for monitoring and achieving sales, purchasing, and labor targets.
  • Maintained proper product assortment, merchandising, and inventory control.
  • Established and maintained collaborative and productive working relationships with department leaders and with vendors.
  • Sustained exceptional level of knowledge / awareness of relevant competitors and industry trends.
  • Set and achieved the highest standards of retail execution.
  • Fostered and encouraged a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
  • Maintained awareness of customer flows and needs and directs Team Members as necessary to satisfy and delight customers; responds promptly to customer needs and questions.
  • Selected, trained, developed, mentored, motivated, and counseled Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
  • Provided timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
  • Consistently communicated and modeled WFM vision and goals.

Bakery Associate Team Leader

Whole Foods Market Inc
09.2015 - 07.2016
  • Support the department Team Leader in supervising, scheduling and assigning duties to team
    members.
  • Maintain department standard with merchandising and product quality assurance.
  • Manage inventory, purchasing and meet margin and labor targets.
  • Assists in team member
    hiring and development

Bakery Supervisor

Whole Foods Market Inc
02.2015 - 12.2015
  • Oversee daily production within the department to withhold product quality standards.
  • Purchasing a large portion of supplies and products for the department.
  • Create daily production list for the department based on store needs.
  • Receive shipments and merchandize product.
  • Work with team members to introduce new regional
    programs and maintain them.
  • Participate with monthly inventory of department.

Skills

  • Data Communications
  • Operations Management and Analysis
  • New Product Information
  • Merchandising Displays
  • Quarterly Reviews
  • Store Operations
  • Interpersonal Communication Skills
  • Industry Trends

Timeline

Senior Operations Representative

Whole Foods Market Inc
04.2019 - Current

Bakery Team Leader

Whole Foods Market Inc
07.2016 - 04.2019

Bakery Associate Team Leader

Whole Foods Market Inc
09.2015 - 07.2016

Bakery Supervisor

Whole Foods Market Inc
02.2015 - 12.2015
Rebecca Young