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Sarah Ayala

Lompoc

Summary

-Dynamic business owner with a proven track record at Sassafrass, excelling in strategic planning and relationship management. Successfully transformed operations, boosting profitability and enhancing community engagement. Skilled in inventory management and staff training, fostering a motivated team to deliver exceptional service and streamline processes for optimal performance.

-successful in leading every facet of new and ongoing business operations. Strategic thinker and tactical decision-maker with passion for serving customers and exceeding expectations. Creative problem solver skilled at de-escalating situations and driving positive change.

-Detail-oriented Owner with proven success building relationships and maintaining partnerships with top accounts to increase overall productivity and grow profit channels. Expands network connections by effectively determining and meeting customer needs, implementing price models, and optimizing inventory control procedures.

-Successful Owner/Operator with expertise in food industry and insights on competitors and clientele. Dedicated leader maintains professional relationships and negotiates beneficial deals.

-Hardworking employee enthusiastic about learning new fields inside and out. Pursues opportunities to learn new skills and contribute to group success. Offers strong administrative, relationship-building and problem-solving abilities.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner/Operator

Sassafrass
01.2019 - Current
  • In addition to operating my business, I help other businesses create hyper-focused plans to run smoothly, go over sales and inventory to maximize profits, timelines to keep up to date on all permits and licensing.
  • Building a strong community
  • Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
  • Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
  • Kept all building areas and equipment functional and well-organized to promote business performance.
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Assessed income and expenses and adapted plans to improve profit levels.
  • Developed business plan, processes and procedures to provide superior service to customers.
  • Fostered strong professional network and partnership building skills to connect with quality leads.

Team Lead

Glaze BBQ
01.2018 - Current
  • Fire season catering
  • Create plans to execute 1000 meals daily. From ordering and creating costs, schedule to execute on time.
  • Maintaining accurate inventory
  • Trained new team members by relaying information on company procedures and safety requirements.
  • Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
  • Managed schedules, accepted time off requests and found coverage for short shifts.
  • Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks.

Kitchen Manager

Lompoc Elks Lodge
11.2023 - 11.2024
  • I was brought in to create a working kitchen, within my time there I was able to update and create a working kitchen. Streamlined their operations. Create an actively moving inventory system that was easily adaptable and able to keep up.
  • Brought their sales from being in the red for over a decade into the green.
  • Checked and tested foods to verify quality and temperature.
  • Delegated food preparation duties down to cooks and followed up with cooks to verify proper preparation and production of meals.
  • Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.
  • Conducted daily checks of refrigerators and freezers to verify proper food storage, container labeling, and surface cleaning.
  • Created and deployed successful strategies to boost restaurant performance, streamline food prep processes and reduce waste.
  • Reviewed and analyzed kitchen performance to verify gaps and observe continuous improvement.
  • Designed and maintained menus to offer variety of high quality and consistency of dishes.
  • Calculated prices of ingredients to monitor food costs and control expenses.

Office Manager

Dr. Lowe
02.2015 - 01.2017
  • Maintained patient files, and moved all files onto computer access.
  • Filed and maintained all licensing
  • Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • Controlled resources and assets for department activities to comply with industry standards and government regulations.
  • Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.

Sr. Technician

Walgreens
05.2007 - 08.2014

Created and maintained schedule for the entire pharmacy

Inventory and Ordering of pharmacy

Created workflow

Maintained positive relationship with local doctors and hospitals

Skills

  • Mechanical recoveries
  • Sales negotiation
  • Negotiation
  • Business operations management
  • Inventory management
  • Strategic planning
  • Staffing
  • Business planning
  • Personnel management
  • Budget development
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Vendor negotiation
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Hiring
  • Risk management
  • Relationship management

Timeline

Kitchen Manager

Lompoc Elks Lodge
11.2023 - 11.2024

Owner/Operator

Sassafrass
01.2019 - Current

Team Lead

Glaze BBQ
01.2018 - Current

Office Manager

Dr. Lowe
02.2015 - 01.2017

Sr. Technician

Walgreens
05.2007 - 08.2014
Sarah Ayala