Jared Adams

Dependable grocery and retail professional with 6+ years of continuous experience across high-volume food retail and customer service environments. Proven fluency in overnight stocking, pallet freight, FIFO rotation, shelf zoning, and multi-department merchandising — including fresh food, freezer, dairy, and deli. Naturally aligned with the natural and organic product philosophy at the core of the Sprouts brand. Open availability across all shifts; ready to contribute from day one.

Overnight Stock Associate & Merchandiser at Smart & Final (2024-02 – 2025-03)

• Executed high-volume overnight freight: pallet breakdown, bulk staging, and full-store shelf replenishment across all departments.
• Applied strict FIFO rotation across perishable and refrigerated categories to maintain product freshness and reduce shrink.
• Performed thorough end-of-shift zoning — uniformly facing, single-filing, and straightening product across every aisle to ensure a floor-ready presentation before morning open.

Overnight Stock Associate & Merchandiser at Smart & Final (2022-03 – 2023-12)

Full-Time

• Sustained full-time overnight stocking for nearly two years, independently managing freight, FIFO rotation, and aisle integrity across a high-volume bulk-format store.
• Executed consistent department-wide zoning every shift — uniform product facing, fully stocked shelves, and customer-ready aisles at close of each shift.
• Developed operational fluency in category resets, promotional displays, and end-cap merchandising within a bulk grocery retail environment.

Food & Beverage Market Associate at Target (2024-02 – 2024-10)

• Managed daily replenishment across Market, Freezer, Dairy, and Deli departments — maintaining strict zoning standards with product aligned, single-filed, and shelf-tag accurate at all times.
• Utilized RF scanner for real-time inventory control, pricing verification, and stock checks; proactively reduced out-of-stock occurrences across all assigned departments.
• Cross-trained as stand-in Cashier; handled POS transactions and delivered responsive customer assistance across the floor.

Security Guard — Unarmed at Unified Security Services (2024-01 – 2024-12)

Licensed / Inactive Posts

• Licensed CA Guard Card holder; conducted patrols across high-traffic client sites, managed access control, and maintained accurate written incident reports.

Usher & Concessions Associate at Alhambra Renaissance Movie Theatre (2018-10 – 2022-01)

• Built a foundational customer service ethic across 3+ years in a high-traffic public venue; managed concession inventory, food prep, restocking, and POS transactions during peak-volume showings.

A.A. for Transfer in Communication – El Camino College (2024-01)

High School Diploma – Lakewood High School (2017-01 – 2017-12)