Jason Burnett

Led strategic initiatives to enhance operational efficiency across multiple departments.

• Oversaw budgeting processes, ensuring alignment with company goals and financial sustainability. Resulted in cost reduction of 26% in 2022.
• Developed and implemented policies that improved organizational performance and team collaboration.
• Established performance metrics to evaluate team effectiveness and project outcomes.
• Fostered a culture of continuous improvement through regular training sessions and workshops. Improved employee retention by 65%.
• Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
• Increased overall company performance by implementing strategic management initiatives and streamlining operations. Sales increase of 17% over LY in 2022.
• Oversaw complex negotiations with suppliers/vendors for favorable contract terms that led to cost savings. Reduced vendor coast by 27% in FY 2024
• Optimized resource allocation for improved efficiency and profitability across all departments.
• Enhanced workplace safety protocols proactively addressing potential hazards before they became critical incidents.
• Cultivated a strong organizational culture built on integrity accountability teamwork which resulted in higher retention rates among staff.
• Delivered consistent revenue growth by identifying new business opportunities and expanding service offerings.

• Coordinated business operations in district offices to meet financial goals.
• Led a team of professionals to achieve company objectives.
• Performs resource allocation, workload assignment, and schedules management for assigned projects.
• Established regional goals, including sales estimates and revenue projections.
• Manages a regional budget and ensures that each location operates within the prescribed constraints.
• Develops new business strategies for business growth and revenue generation.
• Monitors each location’s P&L reports and addresses any operational problems that arose.
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• Rebuilt a struggling location with opportunities in staffing, compliance, and profit growth; trained lower management to execute at a higher level and served as a peer mentor and lead manager to promote engagement and execution at all levels; within six months, increased location revenue by 8%, reduced team turnover by 4%, added additional routes to compensate for added service volume, and ranked as the top location in the region.
• Assigned in a position promotable to General Manager of a $25M location within the next 12 months; presented new sales strategies/techniques to the regional staff; attended advanced financial training to develop acumen in other leaders, which resulted in increased location profit and growth by 14% over the previous year.
• Cited as the regional leader in service leadership renewals; scored 97.5% in Customer Retention and 98% in a regional compliance audit; further cited as the top peak performer at the current location and the best in class overtime reduction.

• Successfully led an eight-person team in managing distinct store departments while administering payroll and store cost centers.
• Managed daily team activities, driving team engagement to meet organizational goals.
• Simultaneously operated San Francisco store financials while managing the San Bruno location.
• Guided a 300-member staff to surpass holiday retail seasonal goals, which represented a 2% sales increase over the previous year.
• Empowered team members with skills, boosting confidence, product knowledge, and communication abilities.
• Improved the customer survey by 18 points in 21 days to complete the Green desired outcome and by 28 points overall.
• Developed and implemented a timeline to achieve targets.
• Empowered team members with skills to improve confidence, product knowledge, and communication skills.
• Contributed to the growth of the company through a successful team.
• Closely maintained product and merchandise selection through innovative store presentation.
• Oversaw the delivery of six trucks each week and resolved the fixed-store logistics merchandise push and unload process.
• Introduced team-lead-team model, enhancing store sales and financial performance.

• Coordinated and monitored daily operations, reporting insights to enhance team performance.
• Managed and mentored team of 12 executives, fostering leadership development and operational excellence.
• Led the hiring process; designed and delivered training to more than 200 new employees, including 20 direct reports.
• Managed employee schedules, conducted performance reviews, and enforced disciplinary actions.
• Monitored health and safety regulations and enforced store policies.
• Played an integral role in designing and implementing daytime replenishment and reverse logistics processes.
• Analyzed monthly financial data, identifying key issues and communicating actionable insights to drive store performance.
• Conceptualized and launched an aggressive sales strategy, which directly led to sales and profitability growth.
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• Promoted to spearhead store financials and profitability as the Assistant Store Manager, which represented a seamless transition from loss prevention to store management.
• Recognized for earning the highest company score on the Company Headquarters Assessment.
• Selected to launch the First City Target prototype in Northern California, which exceeded sales forecasts by 4% and 8% in each of the first two years in operation.
• Introduced the Company Compost Trash Program, which was established, tested, and refined at the San Francisco store.
• Met store sales and financial goals within the first year of store operations, which represented $63M in annual revenue.

• Detected and investigated criminal, illegal, and fraudulent activities on the premises.
• Monitored department operations for compliance with rules, regulations, policies, and procedures, ensuring operational integrity.
• Promoted to oversee internal investigations and overall loss prevention.
• Monitored department operations to ensure compliance with established rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Resolved security, safety, and regulatory issues, enhancing overall safety environment.
• Identified accident trends and recommended safety solutions; developed procedures to prevent incidents and accidents.
• Recognized for successfully closing more internal investigations than any other store in the region.
• Minimized stock shortage by more than $618K during the first 18 months in the position.
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• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Supported loss prevention efforts through proper merchandise handling and inventory control practices. Reduced Stock Shortage by 33% over LY.
• Mitigated loss prevention risks by identifying potential security vulnerabilities during merchandising activities.
• Implemented effective loss prevention strategies, minimizing instances of theft or damage to stored items. Led Northern California in Internal Investigations closed.
• Created comprehensive reports detailing incidents and their resolutions, supporting ongoing loss prevention efforts.
• Developed comprehensive risk management policies for better decision-making and loss prevention.
• Contributed to loss prevention efforts by identifying potential vulnerabilities in physical security measures.
• Implemented effective loss prevention strategies, reducing instances of theft within the organization. Led Northern California in Investigations closed.
• Reduced company losses by implementing comprehensive loss prevention strategies and policies.
• Oversaw loss prevention efforts within the department, implementing security measures to minimize shrinkage. Shortage reduced by 35% over LY in 2009.