Innovating the Service Deli and Bakery on a daily basis

Manage the Core Meal segment of dry grocery including condiments, dressings, soup, spices, pasta, pasta sauce, canned fruit and veg, and pbj.

Oversee and direct all aspects of in-store fresh food programs for 167 locations, including the In- Store Bakery and Service Counter. Responsibilities included: inventory management; forecasting and implementing sales plans; analysis of product success; development of new products, launch plan, and processes; establishing district sales and labor goals; and supervision of ordering and purchase order approval.❖ Successfully opened 88 In-Store Bakeries in a 3 month period, training over 300 employees in Nevada, Arizona, and California❖ Took the department from a negative net margin of $136,000 per week to profitability in 16 months❖ Created a production schedule generating annual savings of approximately $1.4 million in programming fees and overall waste❖ Built in-store date coding process, generating an annual savings of $2.1 million❖ Developed an operating model resulting in a 40% increase in sales and a 35% decreasein labor hours❖ Developed the operational model, menu and roll out plan for 15 service counters andtrained over 150 employees in an 8 week period

I held the 4 Senior Management positions at Costco. Front End (Mar 2011 - Oct 2011) - Reorganized the management team and built productivity model that increased the cashier’s performance from #48 of 52 in Los Angeles to #6 of 52 in 6 months Merchandising (Mar 2010 - Mar 2011) - Responsible for merchandising 15 million dollars in rotating inventory on a daily basis and implemented several key productivity programs to ensure product integrity and availability Admin/ Finance (Mar 2008 - Mar 2010) - Directed all controllable expenses related to a warehouse generating $275 million annually in sales. Financial responsibilities included: creating department budgets, approving and tracking all expenses, and balancing the P&L statement. Oversaw all administrative duties related to 350+ employees including hiring and counseling, Workers Compensation, LOA, FMLA and CRFAReceiving (Sep 2007 - Mar 2008) - Responsible for all receiving and returned merchandise (~1 million dollars/day)Additional Roles (Mar 2008 - Mar 2011) - Managed store inventory and all store hiring

Oversaw operations of bakery department with responsibilities that included: scheduling, development, counseling, training, sales planning, and review of department profit and loss statements-Upon transfer to Oxnard, increased bakery profit in 2005 fiscal year by 900%-Lead bakery team to #1 productivity in the company for 2005 fiscal year-Increased sales year to year by 16% (store increase was 3.3%)