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Tamara Johnson

Lubbock,TX

Summary

My career history may say "sales", but the true talent lies in my connections with people. Intelligent and intuitive; creative and methodical: I use the best tools that I have to develop meaningful ties to my team and community

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Shift Supervisor

Starbucks
Lubbock, TX
02.2025 - 07.2025
  • Supervised daily operations (open and closing) to ensure safety and compliance standards
  • Trained new partners on operational procedures and equipment usage and how to create hand-crafted beverages
  • Created new processes that supported faster and more efficient drive times.
  • Drove an energetic and engaged work environment that created happy customers, who enjoyed their experience with us.
  • Provided honest, compassionate, and helpful communication in difficult situations

Head Cashier, Safety Captain, Onboarding Trainer

SproutLoud
Lubbock, TX
01.2025 - 04.2025
  • Performed opening and closing duties such as counting money, balancin tills, and reconciling discrepancies.
  • Updated and maintained cashiering equipment, troubleshooting issues and liaising with technical support when necessary.
  • Trained and mentored new cashiers and imparted a more mindful approach to customer service: service for all.
  • Championed a new way of onboarding training that created team members who were more likely to stay with the company,
  • Walked the store regularly to highlight safety concerns, networked with all departments in order to pass surprise city inspections.
  • Personal goal of 29.22 items per minute and sold 229 Grab and Give bags, with proceeds going to the South Plains Food Bank.

Hardgoods Manager

Academy Sports + Outdoors
Lubbock, TX
02.2006 - 01.2025
  • In charge of running the most profitable department in the store: hired team members that were accomplished in their fields, ran opening and closing procedures for all departments.
  • Developed new communication processes in order to streamline product outages and giving the most accurate information to on hand availabilities.
  • In addition to Hardgoods Manager also filled roles as: Senior Team Lead, Team Lead, Team Member, Loss Prevention and Merchandiser; these roles were also filled in all departments: Apparel, Footwear, Logistics, Front End as well as all Hardgoods departments.
  • Engaged Community Outreach partner: Worked with non-profits, area schools, and social media outlets that forwarded community spirit and outreach.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Coursework in Psychology (In progress)

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

Skills

  • Leadership and Training: Onboarding, Staff Development, Team Building
  • Operations: Cash Handling, Loss Prevention, Compliance
  • Customer Service: Relationship Management, Conflict Resolution
  • Technical: POS Systems, Inventory Management

Accomplishments

  • 2019: Harvest of Hope for The South Plains Food Bank: I was invited to give testimony at the ceremony: Harvest of Hope. I spoke to 400 supporters and we raised $249,000 of the original ask of $220,000.

Timeline

Shift Supervisor

Starbucks
02.2025 - 07.2025

Head Cashier, Safety Captain, Onboarding Trainer

SproutLoud
01.2025 - 04.2025

Hardgoods Manager

Academy Sports + Outdoors
02.2006 - 01.2025

Some College (No Degree) - Coursework in Psychology (In progress)

Arizona State University