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SanTino Cuellar

Minneapolis

Summary

Experienced with specialty product management and team leadership. Utilizes strong organizational skills to streamline processes and enhance productivity. Knowledge of fostering collaborative environment and improving team cohesion.

Professional with experience in specialty team leadership, prepared to drive success. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Known for reliability, adaptability, and effective communication skills. Expertise in strategic planning, operational efficiency, and fostering positive team environment.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Seafood/Specialty Associate Team Leader

Whole Foods Market
01.2022 - Current
  • Develops and maintains creative store layout and product merchandising.
  • Works with Team Leader to achieve sales, purchasing, and labor targets.
  • Assists Team Leader in analysis of sales, reports, and labor.
  • Assists team leader in annual sales and expense projections and budget preparation.
  • Assists team leader with ordering and inventory management.
  • Works with Team Leader to resolve team concerns or issues.
  • Functions as point person and departmental person in charge in absence of Team Leader.
  • Sets and achieves the highest standards of retail execution.
  • Fosters and encourages a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
  • Maintains awareness of customer flows and needs and directs Team Members as necessary to satisfy and delight customers; responds promptly to customer needs and questions.
  • Selects, trains, develops, mentors, motivates, and counsels Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
  • Communicates and maintains Team Member safety and security standards.
  • Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
  • Consistently communicates and models WFM vision and goals.

Dishwasher/Smokehouse & Rotisseur/Production

Whole Foods Market
08.2017 - Current
  • Wash dishes in a timely manner.
  • Perform preparation duties such as filling needed inventory for the smokehouse set backstock.
  • Staying up-to-date on organic logs as well as temp log worksheets.
  • Replenishing the smokehouse hotbar set to remain as fresh as possible.
  • Refreshing the hotbar when specific items have a decline in quality.

Seafood Buyer/Specialist

Whole Foods Market
01.2019 - 01.2022
  • Replenishes products through proper buying procedures.
  • Orders products and maintains appropriate backstock levels.
  • Monitors and acts upon open PO reports for both purchases and credits in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Completes spoilage, sampling, temperature, and sweep worksheets as required.
  • Oversees customer Special Order procedure.
  • Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed and ready to work.
  • Provides over the top customer service, models suggestive selling techniques.

2nd Floor Supervisor/Parking Lot Attendant

Cossetta
02.2016 - 08.2017
  • Maintain front and back of house for seating up to 1,000 customers.
  • Keep workers productive and active during the work hours.
  • Serve tables and bus tables as needed.
  • Perform organizational duties to keep business presentable.
  • Perform opening and closing duties.
  • Train other managers and servers.

Dishwasher

D Spot
08.2015 - 11.2015
  • Bus tables and serve customers as needed.
  • Act as a handyman and fix equipment or any malfunctions around.
  • Clean and prepare a large amount of dishes at a fast pace.

Education

GED -

Hub Center
01.2013

Skills

  • Quick, efficient, and a fast learner Goal oriented and I strive for the best, as well as reaching for the best I can give
  • Insight and an open mind is how I like to lead
  • Well versed in Kronos/UKG Timekeeping, Microsoft Office Applications, order writing/buying
  • Deescalation training, also a certified Food Handler Level 2 - 2019/Food Safety Manager - 2020, for the city of Minneapolis and refreshed June 2023 as per city code
  • 5 years of management experience total
  • 10 years of extremely high volume dining/customer service
  • Innovation management
  • Budgeting and finance
  • Cross-functional coordination
  • Teamwork

Timeline

Seafood/Specialty Associate Team Leader

Whole Foods Market
01.2022 - Current

Seafood Buyer/Specialist

Whole Foods Market
01.2019 - 01.2022

Dishwasher/Smokehouse & Rotisseur/Production

Whole Foods Market
08.2017 - Current

2nd Floor Supervisor/Parking Lot Attendant

Cossetta
02.2016 - 08.2017

Dishwasher

D Spot
08.2015 - 11.2015

GED -

Hub Center

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