Amy Keech
New Ulm
Summary
Customer-oriented general manager with several years of experience focused on increasing production and minimizing downtime. Adaptive and deadline-oriented with capacity to execute and complete multiple projects in high-stress environments. Meticulous leader and strategic planner with comprehensive managerial acumen.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
General Manager
Searles Bar & Grill
New Ulm
01.2000 - Current
- Managed all aspects of daily business operations including budgeting, staffing, scheduling, inventory control, customer service and sales.
- Trained employees on duties, policies and procedures.
- Created schedules and monitored payroll to remain within budget.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff members to ensure efficient operations.
- Administered employee discipline through verbal and written warnings.
- Tracked monthly sales to generate reports for business development planning.
- Built and maintained loyal, long-term customer relationships through effective account management.
- Maintained relationships with vendors to obtain the best pricing on supplies and materials.
- Implemented employee recognition programs to motivate staff members towards achieving organizational goals.
- Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
- Completed thorough opening, closing, and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Business Management
Rasmussen University
Mankato, MNSkills
- Relationship building
- Performance improvements
- Business development
- Team building
- Performance improvement
- Business administration
- Team player
- Goal setting
- Inventory control
- Training and development
- Staff training
- PC competent
- Customer experiences
- Vendor relationships
- Schedule management
- Customer relations
- Administrative skills
- Staffing
Affiliations
- I am on the board for Searles Baseball Association
- I volunteer my time at my children's school
- I am on the board for a non profit music event that is put on every year in our home town
Accomplishments
- I have brought the business back up to over half of what it was before Covid
- I have gotten many compliments on my new ideas that I try to put into place at this business
Certification
- I have had my food protection safety license since 2002
- I have my Bartenders license that I have to renew yearly
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
General Manager
Searles Bar & Grill
01.2000 - Current
Some College (No Degree) - Business Management
Rasmussen University
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