David Harmon Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

● Led all perishable department managers and employees to find betterways to operate and become more efficient● Empowered employees through daily training and involvement, whileassuring promotions, product quality, customers needs, and dailystandards are met● Transformed the food safety mindset of the entire store, increasing ourDiversey scores from the mid-60s to averaging 85 and above● Utilized social media, and in-store advertising to capture new and existingcustomers● Organized and directed holiday promotions, special events, and deliveriesto function in a productive manner

Oakdale, Minnesota, United States

● Revamped the C-store to be more organized, efficient, and profitablewithin a few months time● Utilized extensive knowledge of RPM to analyze product movement,determine fast moving products, reduce shrink, and increase profit● Created new promotions and introduced 2-for-pricing to capture newcustomers and drive additional sales● Implemented cross-merchandising for more profitable product placementto increase impulse buys● Transformed C-store culture and cohesion; motivating employees toprovide a better customer experience, while improving labor efficiency andoverhead costs● Selected to train incoming C-store managers in the Twin Cities market● Raised employee morale, which helped me hold extremely highexpectations for cleanliness, friendliness, and out of stocks

Oakdale, Minnesota, United States

● Established expectations for over 400+ employees, including all assistantmanagers and department managers, to ensure that the basic needs ofthe store, stock status, pricing, and displays, were completed● Facilitated monthly meetings with Assistant Managers, and coachedindividual employees on an as-needed basis● Realigned health code expectations with our front-end workers● Resolved any significant problems or concerns that would arise at thestore level, in addition to handling customer complaints

Oakdale, Minnesota, United States

● Maintained an efficient ordering process to eliminate out of stocks, whileminimizing back stock● Programmed in-store promotions and sales using the Central Promotionsprogram● Directed my team to ensure accurate and up-to-date pricing and signage,including price change batches essential to profitability● Completed daily invoice extensions to confirm the store received thecorrect product cost and the right department was charged● Utilized RPM profit analysis tool and buy planner to verify profit marginswere being met and to maintain accuracy of store inventory● Led weekly department meetings to foster communication, improvetraining, and ensure all employees were informed about the weekly tasks● Collaborated with the product management departments at five newstores during their Grand Opening, which garnered new ideas on how toefficiently run the department and create the most profitable sets

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Department manager for Dairy and Frozen with an average volume of 90k/week. Responsible for ordering, pricing and employee scheduling.