JACK WADEJack.Wade.590@gmail.com • Georgetown, TX 78626 • 512-863-3447

INVENTORY CONTROL SPECIALIST / PURCHASING CANDIDATEStock Monitoring / Tracking / Process Improvements

Store manager with over 20 years experience. Responsible for profit & loss, staffing, sales, merchandising, training and inventory. Increased by 20% profit margin and net income by careful inventory and pricing control. Accurately created a rolling forecast for procurement in a $1.2 million/yearly sales store.

Career CompetenciesProfit & Loss Responsibility Retail Operations Inventory Tracking / ControlPurchasing Merchandising Staff DevelopmentProcess Improvements Inventory Troubleshooting Customer ServiceStaff Training Recruiting BOM / ECO Document Control

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCECustomer Service Representative

7-Eleven® / Quix – Round Rock and Austin, TX 2007-2015 Led overnight shift with exceptional customer service. “On-Call” Rotating employee, filling in for employees in various positions and stores. Closed out overnight shifts, generating computer reports, readying store for the day’s business. Created a rolling forecast for procurement.

Store ManagerFamily Dollar – Georgetown, Elgin, Burnett, Taylor and Llano, TX 1992-2005

Sales Generated 14% increase in sales at Elgin, winning 4th place in a 400-store region. Increased sales at all

stores managed. Turned Elgin and Burnett stores into million-dollar stores, increasing sales by more than $200,000. Created the best payroll-to-sales percent in Elgin on a quarterly and yearly basis in a 27-store district for

several years, by staying under a restricted weekly payroll budget that included manager’s salary.

Purchasing / Inventory Control Increased by 20% profit margin and net income at Burnet store, by monitoring daily price changes,

warehouse invoices and monthly distribution reports. Served as a “troubleshooter” for the District Manager. Helped various stores prepare for yearly inventory.

Also went into other stores to help with freight and merchandise presentation.

Management Responsible for all aspects of stores in a 6,000-store, countrywide, retail chain. Prepared and reviewed all daily, weekly, and monthly reports. Won “Store of the Region” for the Burnet store for sales increase, cleanliness and payroll management. Trained employees to create a friendly atmosphere by incorporating the “3Cs,” leading to increased

customer satisfaction and sales in each of my stores. Completed in-store management trainee 6-week program. Completed Family Dollar Stores, Inc. management week-long training seminar.

Staffing Trained 6 assistant managers to be successful store managers. Developed/trained staff in customer service and operations. Staff was motivated to maintain high company

standards.

Merchandising

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Became Family Dollar expert at merchandising “ledges,” or shelves above the sales floor. Followed monthly display schematics and end cap displays; also completed promotional and seasonal

displays. Developed merchandising ideas to introduce new merchandise to the customers and eliminate old

merchandise inventory.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Store Director Winn’s Stores, Inc. Austin, TX 4 yearsAssistant Manager Winn’s Stores, Inc. Austin, TX 2 years

Responsible for all aspects of operations of 3 stores in a 240-store retail chain. Duties: prepared and reviewed all daily, weekly, and monthly reports; advertising and sales promotions;

purchase orders; merchandising employee relations (included hiring, training and evaluation); customer service; public relations; budget; inventory control.

Developed a staff that was motivated to improve the store’s quality as much as they were motivated by their paychecks.

TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY

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EDUCATION Bachelor of Business Administration, Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX