While attending college for my Bachelorโs degree, I also worked in grocery, security, office administration, and at two different radio stations. I enjoy new, multiple, and complex challenges and Iโm not afraid to work hard to reach my goal. While continuing my career path in the grocery/restaurant industry, I obtained my Masterโs degree in Business Administration. These formative experiences and my continued attraction to challenge make me a successful operations leader today. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐I always tell my team that if you believe you can make a change, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ, but you must put in the work. I began working in a gourmet food store to pay for school, but thanks to repeated promotions and unique opportunities for advancement I have stayed in the industry and built a rewarding career. The grocery industry provided me with hands-on experience with P&L, budgets, perishable inventory logistics, workplace safety measures, marketing, and employee management. I began in customer service and, over the last 15+ years, have advanced to my current position as Operations Director at Standard Market. In my 12 years with Standard Market, I have steadily progressed from Customer Service Manager to Operations Director, while helping the company implement systemic improvements, reallocate resources, and realize strategic goals. Together with my team, we have:โ
increased sales over 8% through inventive marketing and merchandising strategies while minimizing stock-outs by utilizing food service vendors to supply grocery products.โ
Reduced corporate expenses by 30% by cutting non-essential marketing and recruiting expenditures and through eliminating unnecessary positions.โ
reduced direct expenses by over 13.5% by renegotiating vendor contracts and strategic production planning.โ
reduced direct costs by over 10% by consolidating production facilities โ
produced an average of 7% operating income for the last five years by cutting underperforming segments and strategic responses to COG and COL.Please contact me via LinkedIn or jarredc.mason@gmail.com.
Listed skills include Customer Service, Inventory Management, Inventory Control, Sales, and 20 others.