Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Assessments
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Personal Information
Timeline
Tammy Zane

Tammy Zane

New Cumberland,PA

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Store Manager

Cross America partners llc
Marysville, Pennsylvania
07.2023 - Current
  • Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
  • Adaptable individual with exceptional interpersonal skills and talent for building relationships. Known for delivering outstanding service and enhancing client satisfaction. Focused on fostering positive interactions and creating collaborative environment.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
  • Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
  • Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

General Manager in Training

BFS Foods, Inc. | BFS Companies
Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
12.2021 - 07.2023
  • Validate that all food is prepared following company recipes and ensures safety standards are adhered to
  • Accounts for all sales within the point of sale system and inventory tracking systems are effectively utilized within the restaurant
  • If necessary, create and implement extra measures to resolve concerns about inventory
  • Manage all controllable expenses and place orders to meet the needs of the restaurant
  • Use and manage existing systems and guidelines to control expenses
  • Develop strategies and implement policies to improve operational efficiencies
  • Maintain good working relationships with vendors
  • Ensure all equipment, small wares, food, and paper products are used for their intended purpose
  • Make certain all equipment is cleaned and all scheduled preventive maintenance is performed to ensure everything is safe for use and working effectively
  • Trouble-shoot and repair minor equipment in a timely manner
  • Report non-functioning equipment immediately
  • Manage staff to adhere to all cash and banking policies and procedures
  • Verify all asset protection systems are used and function properly
  • Model and promote friendliness and a sense of urgency with the team
  • Greet and thank every guest and invite them to return
  • Prioritize rush ready and service needs to ensure that every guest has an exceptional visit, every time
  • Resolve issues with positivity and sound judgement
  • Walk through the entire restaurant checking on guests at their tables, asking how their meal was, and verifying that bathrooms and building exterior is inviting and safe
  • Maintain familiarity with the market trade area so that decisions can be made relevant to guests and community support
  • Provide training and development for the management team and staff
  • Execute performance appraisals in the timetable set forth by the company
  • Recruit, train and develop restaurant management and staff
  • Follow training plans and company systems to achieve goals within the expected measurement of time
  • Organize team and manager meetings on a regular basis
  • Clearly communicate company or policy changes with all restaurant staff
  • Enforce company policies to include following all laws and local regulations including work break and minor management
  • Maintain accurate employee records submitted in a timely manner
  • Report all complaints immediately and/or employee behavior inconsistent with company policy
  • Promotes a safe and comfortable work environment that supports inclusion and does not tolerate harassment/discrimination/retaliation
  • Manage food safety and other safety procedures, ensuring all required postings are visible and displayed
  • Follow marketing plans and ensure the restaurant staff is trained and prepared for promotions using the company guidelines
  • Wear a headset to listen for how the team is interacting with the guest and then praise, coach or redirect when needed
  • Trouble-shoot basic equipment maintenance issues
  • Control labor by creating accurate sales projections, writing balanced schedules, and ensuring employees are paid on time and accurately
  • Ensure day to day that all food safety compliance measures and operational standards are upheld by the team
  • Communicate with the District Manager, Director of Operations, and Restaurant Support Center when necessary
  • Answer emails and document requests in a timely manner
  • Trained and mentored all staff
  • Tracked sales performance
  • Developed strong relations with customers and vendors on behalf of the organization.

Retail Store Manager

Dollar General
08.2020 - 12.2022
  • Recruit, select and retain qualified employees according to federal and state labor laws and company policies; ensure store is properly staffed
  • Provide proper training for employees; conduct performance evaluations; identify gaps for appropriate solutions and/or counseling, up to and including termination
  • Make recommendations regarding employee pay rate and advancement
  • Communicate performance, conduct and safety expectations regularly; coordinate meetings and events to encourage safety, security and policies
  • Ensure that the store is appropriately staffed and effectively opened and closed each day
  • Personally open the store a minimum of two times per week; personally close the store a minimum of two times per week
  • Evaluate operating statements to identify business trends (including sales, profitability, and turn), expense control opportunities, potential shrink, and errors
  • Order to ensure the meeting or exceeding of in-stock targets; review ordering plan, seasonal direction and inventory management issues on a weekly basis; follow up on Basic Stock Replenishment (BSR)/ cycle counts
  • Facilitate the efficient staging, stocking and storage of merchandise by following defined company work processes
  • Ensure that all merchandise is presented according to established practices; utilize merchandise fixtures properly including presentation, product pricing and signage
  • Maintain accurate inventory levels by controlling damages, markdowns, scanning, paperwork, and facility controls
  • Ensure the financial integrity of the store through strict cashier accountability, key control, and adherence to stated company security practices and cash control procedures
  • Provide superior customer service leadership
  • Maintain a clean, well-organized store; facilitate a safe and secure working and shopping environment
  • Ensure that store is adequately equipped with tools necessary to perform required tasks
  • Follow company policies and procedures as outlined in the Standard Operating Procedures manual, Employee Handbook, and company communications; ensure employee compliance
  • Complete all paperwork and documentation according to guidelines and deadlines
  • Supports ownership by tapping into the potential of others
  • Acts as a liaison between the corporate office and store employees
  • Fosters cooperation and collaboration
  • Interacts with staff tactfully yet directly and maintains an open forum of exchange
  • Demonstrates responsiveness and sensitivity to customer needs
  • Applies basic principles of retail (i.e., ordering cycles, peak inventories, merchandise flow, etc.)
  • Provides continuous attention to development of staff
  • Recruits, hires and trains qualified applicants to fulfill a store need
  • Ensures store compliance to federal labor laws and company policies and procedures.

Store Manager

EG America DBA: Turkey Hill
08.2018 - 08.2020
  • Ensure that the store is providing the customer service that meets or exceeds Company standards and customer expectations
  • Responsible for recruiting, selecting and managing a team of sales-oriented associates who perform at levels consistent with our corporate objectives
  • Assure that personnel processes (hiring, training, reviews, promotion, discipline, and termination) are carried out in a legal and ethical manner, and in accordance to Company Policy
  • Supervise all associates in a fair, consistent, impartial, and timely manner, in accordance with all EEOC guidelines
  • Support, uphold, and enforce all Company policies, and local, state, and federal laws and regulations
  • Ensure that the store maintains hours of operation as posted, operates within established inventory levels, salary budgets (and other controllables), and gross profit margins, to achieve maximum profitability
  • Accountable for building store sales and gross profit margins through implementation of corporate merchandising policies, procedures, and programs
  • Regularly complete price surveys of the competition and observes competitors for changes
  • Execute price changes in a timely fashion, per Company Policy
  • Maintain high standards of store image ensuring that the store is clean, well stocked, and ready for business
  • Responsible for building an environment of teamwork between store associates, supervisors, and vendors
  • Ensure information flows to all store associates and advises management of significant events affecting the store or the market.

Restaurant General Manager

Long John Silvers
01.2016 - 08.2019
  • Responsible for opening and closing restaurant from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
  • This included balancing the amount of daily cash/credit received to reported sales
  • A daily deposit was made the following morning
  • Performed daily food order, then checked invoice against charges and inventory received
  • Attention to detail was crucial to ensure that the best product was received and the restaurant was billed appropriately
  • Assisted General Manager with the planning and executing of achieving monthly labor and food cost goals
  • Accomplished this through efficient scheduling and minimal food waste
  • Responsible for customer satisfaction
  • Resolved hospitality issues as they occurred
  • Interviewed and screened potential employees, disciplined existing employees
  • Supervised 20 plus employees during a shift.

Restaurant Assistant Manager

Five Guys Burgers and Fries Inc
08.2014 - 06.2016
  • Maintained fast, accurate service, positive guest relations, and ensured products were consistent with company quality standards
  • Ensured Occupational Safety & Health Act, local health and safety codes, and company safety and security policy were met
  • Assisted Profit & Loss management by following cash control/security procedures, maintained inventory, managed labor, reviewed financial reports, and took appropriate actions
  • Assisted the Restaurant Manager in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring team members
  • Assisted with performance appraisals, took disciplinary action, motivated and trained
  • Ensured company standards on equipment, facility, and grounds were maintained by using a preventative maintenance program
  • Ensured food quality and 100% customer satisfaction
  • Ensured complete and timely execution of corporate & local marketing plans
  • Performed day-to-day responsibilities such as operating cash register, cooking at the grill and fry station, food prep, restaurant sanitation, taking customer orders, quality control etc., as needed
  • Trained to gain the skills and experience necessary for promotion to Restaurant Manager
  • Other duties as assigned by Restaurant Manager.

General Manager (GM)

D'Amico Wholesale Llc
05.2012 - 08.2014
  • Supervised the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials
  • Planned, developed, or implemented warehouse safety and security programs and activities
  • Prepared or directed preparation of correspondence, reports, and operations, maintenance, and safety manuals
  • Issued shipping instructions and provide routing information to ensure that delivery times and locations are coordinated
  • Confered with department heads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as production, sales, records control, or purchasing
  • Reviewed invoices, work orders, consumption reports, or demand forecasts to estimate peak delivery periods and to issue work assignments
  • Inspected physical conditions of warehouses and equipment and ordered testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements
  • Scheduled surface pickup, delivery, or distribution of products or materials
  • Responded to customers' or shippers' questions and complaints regarding storage and distribution services
  • Developed and documented standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials
  • Tracked and traced goods while they are en route to their destinations, expediting orders when necessary
  • Examined invoices and shipping manifests for conformity to tariff and customs regulations.

Assistant Store Manager

Walmart Inc
08.1999 - 07.2012
  • I worked as the Assistant Manager overseeing the various departments at Wal-Mart Inc
  • I oversaw between 50-100 employees in the department
  • I handled the Expense Control, Merchandising, Strategic Sales Planning, Loss Prevention, Scheduling, Inventory Control Training, Coaching, Mentoring of all associates, Managed daily activity of sales floor, Safety, and Store Maintenance
  • I also maintained all modulars, displays and advertising within the store
  • I completed a Profit and Loss statement each month and every quarter to capture any shrinkage that may have been missed in the preceding thirty days
  • I hired, trained, coached, motivated, evaluated all of my associates, control expenses including payroll and markdowns on merchandise
  • I scheduled all associates under my department for work shifts within the budgets and associate guidelines
  • I controlled all inventory on the sales floor, as well as, in the backroom
  • I remained stock, forecasted sales, maintained a steady increase in revenue and scheduling of associates
  • I had been certified in the shop to do oil changes and tires
  • I had to do weekly conference calls with the District Manager to update on the progress of my store and to keep standards set by the home office
  • I kept up on the sales market in my area to make sure we are very competitive to provide superior customer service.

Education

Servsafe certification - undefined

Five guys university, Greensburg, PA
01.2015

Bachelor's in Business Administration/Human Resources - undefined

American InterContinental University-Online, Denver, CO
05.2006

Skills

  • Microsoft office
  • Restaurant manager
  • Retail Management
  • Customer Relations
  • Cash Management
  • Servsafe
  • Call Center Management
  • Customer Service
  • Fast Food
  • Profit & Loss
  • Merchandising
  • Performance Management
  • Recruiting
  • Human Resources
  • Payroll
  • Guest Relations Experience
  • Inventory control
  • Interviewing
  • Cash handling
  • Store Management Experience
  • Loss Prevention
  • Event Planning
  • Employee Orientation
  • Team Management
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Social Media Management
  • Excel
  • Inventory Control
  • Warehouse Management
  • Sales Support
  • Pricing
  • Sales Management
  • Office Management
  • Leadership
  • Supervising experience
  • Management
  • Employment & labor law
  • Store management
  • POS
  • Accounting software
  • Typing
  • Warehouse experience
  • P&L Management
  • Telemarketing
  • Budgeting
  • Customer support
  • CRM software
  • Negotiation
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Restaurant experience
  • Talent acquisition
  • Help desk
  • Event marketing
  • Analysis skills
  • Avaya
  • Shipping & receiving
  • Hotel experience
  • Food service
  • Sales
  • Serving
  • E-commerce
  • Conflict management
  • Process improvement
  • Hotel management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Operations Management
  • Forecasting
  • Project Management
  • Supply chain management
  • Logistics
  • Planograms
  • Financial Report Interpretation
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Fashion retail
  • Classroom experience
  • Classroom management
  • English
  • Time management
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Windows
  • Order entry
  • Computer skills
  • Manufacturing
  • Financial acumen
  • Communication skills
  • Succession planning
  • Food preparation
  • Cooking
  • Food safety
  • Kitchen management
  • Hospitality
  • Staff Training and Development
  • Data Management
  • Customer Service Management
  • Schedule Management
  • Cost Control
  • Employee Development
  • Financial Oversight
  • Performance Improvement
  • Customer Retention
  • Sales Tracking
  • Inventory Management
  • Performance measurement
  • Excellent Communication
  • Finance and Accounting Oversight
  • Recruitment
  • Capital Spending
  • P&L Administration
  • Business Management
  • Staff Scheduling
  • Business Development
  • Conflict Resolution

Certification

Food Handler Certification

Assessments

  • HR: Compensation & benefits, Proficient, 01/01/21, Knowledge of compensation and benefits programs
  • Food service fit: Crew member, Proficient, 11/01/20, Measures the traits that are important for successful food service crew members
  • General manager (hospitality), Proficient, 01/01/21, Solving group scheduling problems and reading and interpreting P&L statements

Workauthorization

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Personal Information

  • Relocation: Anywhere
  • Title: General Manager

Timeline

Store Manager - Cross America partners llc
07.2023 - Current
General Manager in Training - BFS Foods, Inc. | BFS Companies
12.2021 - 07.2023
Retail Store Manager - Dollar General
08.2020 - 12.2022
Store Manager - EG America DBA: Turkey Hill
08.2018 - 08.2020
Restaurant General Manager - Long John Silvers
01.2016 - 08.2019
Restaurant Assistant Manager - Five Guys Burgers and Fries Inc
08.2014 - 06.2016
General Manager (GM) - D'Amico Wholesale Llc
05.2012 - 08.2014
Assistant Store Manager - Walmart Inc
08.1999 - 07.2012
Five guys university - Servsafe certification,
American InterContinental University-Online - Bachelor's in Business Administration/Human Resources,
Tammy Zane