Travis A. Cook
Bronx
Summary
Experienced inventory professional offering advanced understanding of documentation, receiving processing and storage procedures. Talented in training, motivating and directing teams. Maintains optimal inventory levels and solves routine and complex problems independently.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
2014
2014
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Inventory Manager /Sales and Purchasing Manager
Green Cup Dispensary
Queens
05.2025 - Current
- As Inventory Manager I maintained inventory levels to ensure optimal stock availability, reducing stockouts and improving customer satisfaction.
- As Purchasing Manager, I was tasked with coordinating purchasing activities with suppliers to streamline order fulfillment and minimize delays in product delivery.
- Interviewed, onboarded and Trained staff ; handled daily operating procedures, coordinated pop ups and vendor trainings and events.
Inventory Manager
Bleu Leaf Dispensary
Bronx
07.2024
- While working as the Inventory Manager, my role was to collaborate with the owners and other managers to build a team that could provide information about cannabis to the customers and encouraging upselling amongst the staff, build out a menu that correlated with the demographic of the store, maintain knowledge about products, vendors, and NYS compliance laws, manage and fulfill all orders the company received.
- Interacting with vendors to plan activations and budtender training within the store was a vital part of the role as well.
- The manager and I trained the budtenders based on OCM regulations and provided them up to date knowledge of products we brought into the store.
Inventory Associate
Sesh NYC
Bronx
05.2024
- As an Inventory Associate, our primary focus is to maintain adequate stock readily available for budtenders to sell.
- Another large portion of my job was to build and maintain a wealth of knowledge about products, vendors, and NYS compliance laws.
- When our inventory manager is unavailable, Inventory associates would communicate with Vendors in regards to delivery intake and processing, displays, and sample drop off for staff; through these interactions Associates were expected to build a rapport with Vendors and Brands.
- Maintaining our site's menu was another role that Inventory Associates had to fill, as well as supporting Budtenders and customers with product information, recommendations, etc.
- When store would become busy, Inventory Associates were expected to help expedite lines, build pre-orders, and act as Budtender's without Registers.
- During my time with the company I helped to expand the store's menu which increased the number of return customers, positive reviews and the employee's product knowledge.
Inventory Associate
Dazed Cannabis
New York
03.2023
- As an Inventory Associate, our primary focus is to maintain adequate stock readily available for budtenders to sell.
- Another large portion of my job was to build and maintain a wealth of knowledge about products, vendors, and NYS compliance laws.
- When our inventory manager is unavailable, Inventory associates would communicate with Vendors in regards to delivery intake and processing, displays, and sample drop off for staff; through these interactions Associates were expected to build a rapport with Vendors and Brands.
- Maintaining our site's menu was another role that Inventory Associates had to fill, as well as supporting Budtenders and customers with product information, recommendations, etc.
- When store would become busy, Inventory Associates were expected to help expedite lines, build pre-orders, and act as Budtender's without registers.
Registration Clerk (Temporary)
1199 SEIU Child Care Fund
New York
08.2022
- As a Registration Clerk, our primary focus was on registering member's during the registration period.
- We would register member's benefits online, in person, and through Zoom Virtual Meetings.
- We would also correspond with Member's through email, phone, in person etc. to follow up with missing member documentation, past due balances, or anything else on their account.
- We would take the documents and information given and upload it to the KIDS database.
Education
CUNY LEAP
The Bronx, NYSkills
- Interpersonal Communication
- Organizing
- Inventory Management
- Marketing
- Teamwork
- Budgeting
- Microsoft Office
- Retail Sales
- Time Management
- Product Demos
- Computer Proficient
- Worked with POS Systems such as (Dutchie, Flowhub, and Alleaves)
- Event Planning
- Filing
- Negotiation
Timeline
Inventory Manager /Sales and Purchasing Manager
Green Cup Dispensary
05.2025 - Current
Inventory Manager
Bleu Leaf Dispensary
07.2024
Inventory Associate
Sesh NYC
05.2024
Inventory Associate
Dazed Cannabis
03.2023
Registration Clerk (Temporary)
1199 SEIU Child Care Fund
08.2022
CUNY LEAP