Create a culture of service based sales.Manage daily operations of business

Reduced Food Costs 5% by developing FIFO practicesReduced Labor Costs 10% by reducing staff based on business

Grew PSA of Washington store 35% in ten monthsWon Silver cup for highest percentage increase for two consecutive quartersTrained and developed four Assistant ManagersSet sales record at Washington storeGrew PSA of Plainfield store by 15% in three months Developed workforce of 18 employees

Purchased 100% ownership stake in Elburn Liquors in 2002. As the owner/operator I was responsible for all aspects of store performance and profitability.Grew annual sales from $585,000 to over $750,000 through targeted marketing efforts and a focus on the customerImproved operating gross margin from 18.3% to 21.6% through improved purchasing strategies and a sales focus on high margin itemsManaged all aspects of ROP and Radio advertising campaigns including creative, target, promotions, and performance - campaigns typically drove a 13% increase in weekly sales volume and a 6% increase in weekly gross profitSponsored community awareness events during key alcohol awareness time periods including the holidays and promConducted daily/weekly/monthly sell through analysis to forecast future inventory needs and cut purchase orders - improved inventory truns from 5.4 to 11.6Aggressively managed inventory life-cycle using traditional FIFO accounting procedures to eliminate all product loss/obsolescenceHandled all aspects of inventory receiving, reconciliation, and cycle-countingManaged a sales team of 4 associates and instituted a consulted selling culture centered on higher margin items such as wineGrew daily transactions from 75/day to 110/day by reducing check-out time and focusing on customer efficiencyManaged all aspects of employee compensation, benefits, and team member training