Sarah Gunnell
St. Catharines,ON
Summary
Motivated Store Manager with 3 years of experience of efficiently running stores and coaching employees. Focused on increasing productivity while reducing costs by implementing useful and practical procedures. Resourceful and forward-thinking with hard-working and dedicated mindset. Organized and effective at encouraging staff cooperation and productivity to meet and exceed objectives. A born leader and problem-solver with proven team building and management success.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Store Manager
Habitat For Humanity Halton-Mississauga Dufferin
11.2019 - Current
- Building upon previous thrift retail experience, demonstrated outstanding customer service skills and effective marketing techniques to achieve measurable improvements.
- Combined excellent professional communication skills and reliable organizational and time-management skills to increase profitability.
- Demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities to guide my own team as well as to support and strengthen peers and co-workers throughout the affiliate.
- Championed a culture of success and growth in both policy and performance at the store level.
- Pivoted the strategic plan to adapt to the changing atmosphere within the ReStore brand and continued to provide opportunities to remain relevant and profitable.
- Fostered a healthy work environment and schedule to maximize worker growth and productivity.
- Accepted a three-month interim Store Manager position at a sister store within the affiliate to assist in accomplishing a factory reset and restructuring of the struggling store. At time of completion, the store was successful and profitable, with profit and growth more than 30% over the previous year.
Production Worker/Health and Safety Manager
Value Village
10.2006 - 10.2019
- Followed safety procedures and guidelines to maintain safe working environments.
- Used equipment properly to avoid workplace hazards or injuries.
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Organized work to meet demanding production goals.
- Took on additional shifts during peak work periods to keep projects on schedule.
- Met production targets and tight deadlines by collaborating closely with team members.
- Maintained organized work area by cleaning and removing hazards.
- Trained new production staff members on safe and efficient production procedures and proper machine operations.
Skills
- Leadership
- Sales Promotion
- Retail Merchandise Quality Standards
- Pricing Strategies
- Maximizing Profitability
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Staff Management
- Merchandising
- Employee Motivation
Timeline
Store Manager
Habitat For Humanity Halton-Mississauga Dufferin
11.2019 - Current
Production Worker/Health and Safety Manager
Value Village
10.2006 - 10.2019
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