Worked with independent retailers to increase their efficiency and profitability while growing sales. Trained staff, remerchandised departments, built planograms, developed weekly/seasonal/quarterly promotions, helped with SKU rationalization, introduced new programs, reduced shrink, and improved margin. Troubleshooted with operations and transportation to ensure seamless delivery with minimal issues. Worked with AR to avoid overdue accounts and coordinated with marketing to educate customers of all new programs and seasonal events. Guided buyers on customer requests, availability, and ads and promotions. Managed $10 Million+ in yearly sales.

Cut to order, ordered primals and CPG, maintained inventory, maintained proper food safety handling procedures, helped introduce and execute a new national beef program.

Responsibilities include developing merchandising strategies, personnel hiring/management/training for department of 6+, reduced labor from 15% to 8%, inventory management, reduced shrink, brought margin from 20% to 45% plus, developing HACCP plans, ensuring high standards in product quality, health code and customer service; $25K-30K in weekly sales. ServSafe certified.

Responsibilities included merchandising, personnel hiring/management/training for department of 10+, inventory management. Weekly sales of $60K+. Other titles held at The Fresh Market include Baker, Seafood Specialist, and Meat Cutter

Responsibilities include personnel hiring, training, and management, purchasing, managing inventory, developing operational SOP manuals/procedures, developing catering menus, pricing/signage strategy, merchandising strategy, and customer service. Created high standards and infrastructure during a period of rapid growth and change.

Prepped and cooked food to order in an fast-paced English styled pub. Worked fryers, grill, wood fired oven. Worked with wait staff to ensure all customer requests were met and maintained the best food handling practices.

Maintained department stock levels, executed department resets and ad merchandising, mastered suggestive selling and provided great customer service.

Purchased, merchandised and managed staff of 6+. Entered inventory into "pick" system, able to bring margin to target and reduce shrink. Other titles: Meat Clerk, Grocery Clerk, and Produce Clerk.