Experience

Trader Joe's

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mate

  • Mar 2022 - Present



Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Assistant Store Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Mar 2022

  Networking and Brand Representation:-Develop relationships with various departments on campus in order to bring about new financial and educational strategies that benefit Drexel, the business, and most importantly, the students.Sales and Financial Management:-Track sales goals on a bi-daily basis to ensure the business meets budget.-Develop and maintain payroll and scheduling for 30+ employees (40+ during busy season).Operations Management:-Travel around the country to open and support new store locations and ensure that business standards are met.Employee Training, Hiring and Professional Development:-Work 1:1 with all department managers to ensure business goals are met each day, while also guiding them in professional goal setting to encourage professional growth.-Recruit and train all new employees, and act as the on-site HR representative.

• Textbook Manager

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2017

  Program Development and Implementation:-Created a new “Textbook Timeline” for use of the business to ensure all Quarter school locations are on-track to complete responsibilities towards successfully running a textbook department.Rare Material Procurement:-Developed and maintained business relationships with overseas publishing clients to procure rare books for use in the university. Client Correspondence:-Point of contact for all departments across the university in regards to their course material needs. -Researched cost prohibitive materials and offered alternatives with identical content to reduce fees for their students.

• Bookseller/Supervisor

  • Feb 2009 - Jun 2014