Vanessa Cardona
Berwyn,IL
Summary
Looking to further and develop my career with the Department Manager position at the North Riverside location. Being that I was a Night Merch Manager I have a foundation of what is expected and can help be efficient with the team.
Overview
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Language
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years of professional experience
Work History
Center Manager
Costco Wholesale Corp
Glenview, Illinois
03.2026 - Current
- Managed Costco Wholesale warehouse center operations and daily staff schedules.
- Coordinated with other managers on movements requiring flexibility on all our ends.
- Communicating effectively with employees, giving clear instructions, multitasking and adjusting.
- Understanding 6 rights of Merchandising to effectively meet focuses, mandatories, WIF's and new items/ low stock items.
- Assisting other departments during and after opening when needed.
Night Merchandise Manager
Costco Wholesale Corp
Glenview, Illinois
01.2026 - 03.2026
- Supported member satisfaction through clean, organized product areas.
- Executed multiple projects simultaneously, coordinating, and prioritized tasks with Morning Merchandise and Nights for successful closing and opening standards.
- Gave direction to block down and stock after closing.
- Keeping employees productive and assisting in the Front End.
- Looped to see what areas needed attention.
Front End Manager
Costco Wholesale Corp
Glenview, Illinois
11.2024 - 01.2026
- Supported front-end area safety, cleanliness, and loss prevention standards.
- Built positive customer relationships and supported consistent service practices.
- Assisted coworkers with administrative tasks during high-volume periods.
- Supervised Front End team and membership desk operations at Costco Warehouse.
- Goal of surpassing Front End and Membership benchmarks as a team.
- Hire seasonals, run SIT's and develop supervisors.
Front End Supervisor
Costco Wholesale
North Riverside, IL
08.2023 - 11.2024
- Having an inclusive environment with employees, supervisors and managers.
- Mentoring others and preparing for programs; E-Blocks, Citi-Visa and Auto renewal.
- Teach and develop individuals to be future leaders, help S.I.T candidates, and train new employees.
- Take initiative to assist during interviews, issue Performance logs, issue reviews.
- Ability to prioritize, multitask and communicate with employees, members, and other departments.
- Was assigned MPU and currently scheduling.
Temporary Bakery Manager
Costco Wholesale
North Riverside, IL
04.2024 - 08.2024
- Understanding P&L, schedule planner/ payroll, gaps in sales.
- Managing alongside supervisor while guiding the team to be efficient and productive.
- Created weekly production logs, weekly sales recap, scheduling and monthly inventory.
- Profit in various periods including May 2024, $17,000.
- Communicating to the department #1 item, focus items and merchandising it.
- Increasing sales/ production while cutting payroll and being efficient.
- Communicating with buyers learning to look at some receiving orders.
Education
J. Sterling Morton West High School
Berwyn, IL05-2017
Business
Morton College
Cicero, ILSkills
- Leadership, Member Service, Problem Solving, Adaptability/ Flexibility, Communication skills
- Warehouse operations
- Scheduling management
- Team supervision
- Customer service
- Problem solving
- Team leadership
- Staff hiring
- Staff development
- Staff leadership
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Center Manager
Costco Wholesale Corp
03.2026 - Current
Night Merchandise Manager
Costco Wholesale Corp
01.2026 - 03.2026
Front End Manager
Costco Wholesale Corp
11.2024 - 01.2026
Temporary Bakery Manager
Costco Wholesale
04.2024 - 08.2024
Front End Supervisor
Costco Wholesale
08.2023 - 11.2024
J. Sterling Morton West High School
Business
Morton College