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Batavia, Illinois, Us

Batavia, Illinois, Us

o Manage five ALDI stores and over 100 employees that collectively gross millions of dollars in sales.o Led three stores through remodel expansions resulting in an average of 14% sales growth year over year.o Created a system to track new hire performance over their first ninety days of employment which resulted in reducing district turnover by 42%.o Coached employees and led workshops on customer service resulting in a score increase of 17% on customer satisfaction surveys. o Developed a management seminar which was rolled out to over twenty assistant managers.

Batavia, Illinois, Us

• Developed effective management skills on leading employees within a work place by delegating tasks and setting goals. Also participated in hiring new employees and conducting store meetings.• Learned how to efficiently order new merchandise through C-GOS as well as conducted several inventories to monitor store loss levels.• Conducted a presentation in front of the leadership team of the Dwight division. This presentation included several efficiency improvements to ALDI’s front-end that could be implemented throughout the entire division.

 Used SMS Pro to efficiently keep track of inventory, monitor high selling points, and order new merchandise when needed. Used customer service skills to recommend wine daily.

 Developed real-estate skills to effectively find high return investment housing, evaluate potential residents and market vacant housing. Assisted in negotiating purchase prices and terms of sale for properties. Cleaned and maintained 30 housing units in order for new residents to move in at the turnover period.

West Des Moines, Ia, Us

Stocked various items and cashiered as needed.