Chris Loop Email & Phone Number

Beaverton, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon

• Responsible for managing hardware, electrical, paint, plumbing and workshop departments of the store.
• Responsible for the associates and sales for several departments in the store.
• Tasks include ensuring in-stock status, merchandising, achieving sales goals, coaching and training employees.
• Perform leadership duties such as overrides, opening or closing procedures for the store.
• Execute programs to drive sales and increase customer counts for the Parkrose Hardware brand.

Chandler, AZ

• Responsible for supervising the lighting, electrical, plumbing and bathroom departments of the store. Maintained the area’s displays, reported out-of-stock items and set promotional displays.
• Earned two customer service awards for excellence.
• Lead in the number of new consumer credit card applications and extended warranties sold.
• Helped manage associates in other areas such as paint, millworks, lumber and cashiers.
• Assisted the assistant store manager in the opening and closing of the store.
• Recently promoted to Service Supervisor Department Manager (2019).

Phoenix, Arizona

• Responsible for the procurement of radio equipment, parts and accessories for resale to commercial customers. Also, purchased “up-fit” vehicle equipment for public agencies such as police, fire and safety. These items.
• Placed and tracked purchase orders for mission critical projects. Ensured a timely delivery of orders so engineers and technicians can meet the customer’s deadlines.
• Maintained stock levels at the Phoenix warehouse by determining item order points and placed replenishment orders. Developed daily reports to track inventory movement and sell-through.
• Planned inventory strategies for end of product life cycle such as closeouts, clearance and special pricing for electronic items. Product life cycles ranged from three months to five years.
• Maintained item master files including adding new items and discontinuing old ones. Also, uploaded pricing files to update new costs and retails prices in the system.
• Saved the company over $250K in earned discounts. Assisted in vendor negotiations for extended payment terms, bulk pricing discounts and free freight.

Phoenix, AZ

• Responsible for purchasing and inventory management for the company’s five distribution, on-line retailers and over 800+ retail store locations. Purchased swimming pool equipment and parts for the chain. Duties.
• Lead teams in initiatives that introduced new products, assortment plans and sales forecasts.
• Increased fill-rates or service levels on D.C. to store orders by 30%. Developed a more accurate demand forecasting tool that dramatically reduced out-of-stock items in the stores.
• Maximized the company’s gross margin by analyzing seasonal opportunity buys. Developed scorecards to track sell-through of these seasonal early and special buys.
• Implemented and maintained ERP replenishment systems for five distribution centers. Set re-order points, stock levels and provided forecasts for thousands of SKUs.
• Reduced over $250K in non-productive parts inventory in the D.C.’s and stores. Developed a process of ad hoc reporting to find opportunities to sell-back, promote or clearance items.

Tucson, AZ

• Built a loyal clientele at a new store. Increases sales by 30% the second year in Sacramento. Transferred to another higher volume store in Tucson and increased sales there by 15%.
• Developed the commercial markets and increased installed equipment sales for the stores.
• Consistently meet or exceeded sales forecasts and goals for the stores. Achieved record commercial sales including $100K for Tucson store in one season. Set record installed sales for both stores.
• Served as a mentor and trained talented candidates for store management.