Zachary Skidmore has over 16 years of experience in grocery store management. He is currently the Store Director at Minyards Sun Fresh Markets in Grapevine, Texas, where he oversees daily operations, supervises over 100 employees, and ensures the store meets financial and operational goals. Previously, he held various management roles at grocery store chains such as Tom Thumb and Winn Dixie, where he improved sales and operational performance. Skidmore has a high school diploma and is working towards an Associate's degree at Tarrant County College while maintaining honors status.

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Zachary Skidmore
Zachary Skidmore
Mobile: (817)714-6757 l Email: zfskid@gmail.com
Address: 5904 Shiner Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76179
Objective
To obtain a position in management where personal skills and experience can be utilized to advance company’s
objectives along with building upon and enriching management and sales knowledge, skills, and career goals.
Professional Experience
Minyards Sun Fresh Markets Grapevine, Texas
Store Director June 2015 - Present
Successful store manager with experience of more than 16 years in operations, sales, and management. Consistently
promoted to positions of increasing responsibility as well as working in several different stores thriving through
changes in management and systems. Oversees the daily operations of a high volume grocery store in a highly
competitive market supervising 100+ employees, multiple vendors, and servicing over 13,000 customers per week.
Responsibilities include ensuring store execution of company policiesandprograms, effectively delegating tasks, sales
forecasts, financial planning, ensuring store adheres to labor budgets, conducts interviews and recruits new talent,
scheduling, provides employee performance evaluations, works closely with outside vendors, ensures all laws and
regulations in food safety are met, training and development, openingandclosureofstore,and daily supervision of
department managers and staff. Proven to be an effective and strong leader to ensure quality products and service.
Successfully met sales, productivity goals, and expectations storewide and companywide. Duties also include:
implementing company programs, merchandising, purchasing/buying, maintaininginventory, employee safety, store
maintenance, business administration, payroll, loss prevention, working alongside and supervising merchandisers
and vendors, communicate store and companywide goals and expectations to employees, and provide overall
direction to the team.
• Wrote Specialty Foods Ads for Minyards Company
• Traveled to VMC Food show to negotiate and purchase products on company’s behalf
• Drive performance and efficiency through a combination of cutting costs, quality hiring, and
customer focused sales efforts.
• An exceptional motivator who generates high levels of employee morale and
engagement by modeling excellent service behaviors, building productive relationships with all
staff, and performance coaching
• Scheduled and lead weekly store meetings for all employees.
• Record of improving sales, successfully introducing new products, and growing customer
base.
• Excellent leadership skills-ability to communicate effectively with employees to motivate them
to perform their best. Provide team direction. Hands on approach to training.

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Zachary Skidmore
Tom Thumb purchased by Minyards Sunfresh Markets Bedford, Texas
Assistant Store Director June 2012 – June 2015
Assists store director in management of complete store sales and operations. Responsible for labor hours and
manages overtime. Oversees completion of tasks with employees and vendors on a daily basis including time
management, purchases, and controlling shrink. Routinely maintains out-of-stocks and out-of-date products.
Completes in store walks with upper management.
• Assign employees to specific duties to best meet the needs of the store
• Assigned to assist with underperforming stores to increase performance, sales, and
profitability.
• Staff Scheduling in accordance with store needs and labor goals
• Performs duties of store director in his/her absence
• Oversee audits and food safety and regulations
Tom Thumb Hurst, Texas
Grocery Director 2010 – 2012
Managed largest department in the grocery store by supervising numerous outside vendors along with department
employees and responsible for perishable, nonperishable, frozen, and dairy departments. Lead marketing efforts
through compelling visual displays and merchandising efforts. Additionally, creating product displays in
coordination with weekly sales ads, supervision of night crew, creating sales initiatives, maintaining largest
inventory in the store, ordering products, forecasting sales, stocking, control of shrink and supervising various
merchandisers to ensure product sales. Proven success in enhancing store inventory and increased vendor
performance through consistent communication and follow up and recognized for delivery of exceptional customer
service experience in the store at all times via secret shoppers.
*Awarded Grocery Director of the Year
*Winner of District competition to sale most units of new product launch
Tom Thumb Arlington, Texas
Assistant Grocery Director 2007 – 2010
Assists the Grocery Director in the day to day operations of the grocery department of perishable and
nonperishable foods. In addition, duties included: assisting night crew with stocking inventory and
supervision, operations of warehouse equipment, unloading products from delivery trucks, communicating
and working directly with vendors, and ensuring the appearances of the products in the store according to
company standards and store’s sales goals.
*President’s Award for Outstanding Customer Service
Tom Thumb Trophy Club, Texas
Dairy Manager 2002 - 2007
Managed purchasing and staff in dairy department. Improved operations through effectively supervising
daily staff assignments. Responsibilities included managing operations of the dairy department as well as
ordering, stocking, and department supervision, product knowledge, maintain inventory, and worked
alongside other department managers to ensure sales efforts according to weekly ads.

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Zachary Skidmore
Egg Land’s Best Fort Worth, Texas
Territory Sales Representative 2002-2003
Sales representative and merchandiser responsible for selling product to various stores which included
delivery and display of products for optimal sales. Sales route consisted of 54 different stores.
Responsibilities included checking on products in each store and getting new product line on shelves.
Strong emphasis on building relationships with store management in all stores to create optimal business
to business sales. Successfully worked independently, managed route, and drove products sales in a
competitive market.
Winn Dixie Supermarket North Richland Hills, Texas
Dairy & Frozen Food Manager 2000 - 2002
Department head responsible for overall performance and sales for the dairy and frozen food departments.
Expanded customer base by offering a wide range of attractive product displays and ensuring quality of
display and product inventory levels. Responsibilities included ordering products, department
appearances, stocking, maintenance, and supervision of department employees.
Education & Skills
 Microsoft Office Suites
 Time Clock Plus
 Peoplesoft Time Clock Management
 Various Training Courses in
Management
 Pallet Jack
 Steeple Jack
 Power Lifts
 Food Handlers Safety Training
Troy High School Troy, Ohio
High School Diploma 2000
Tarrant County College Fort Worth, Texas
Associates Degree in progress
Honorable Dean’s List
Awarded for accomplishing and maintaining a GPA over 3.5
References
Available upon request.