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Walnut Creek, California

Assistant Store Manager for BevMo, an industry-leading food and beverage retail chain.Merchandise manager responsible for stocking, signage, displays, replenishment and merchandise calendar. Staff scheduling.Cash management.Deli management, including sales, staffing, leadership, ordering, inventory and hygiene standards.Gourmet food, wine, and hard line merchandising, receiving, sales and inventory.Advise customers on food and wine matching and event planning.Preparation of party platters.

Responsible for $5m of annual sales at forty corporate customers across the Western Cape Territory. Twice received Sales Representative of the Year award, and multiple Gold and Silver "Dimensions of Excellence" quarterly awardsResponsible for territory and account sales strategy and planning.Visited each customer weekly to drive sales and orders.Delivered product training for customers.Ensured hygiene standards at the customer met statutory and corporate standards.Advised customer on retail display strategies and led implementation of new displays.Coached and trained customer staff on delicatessen management, sales and techniques.Arranged factory tours for the customer.Planned in-store promotions.

Complete management responsibility $6m of annual sales in four departments in a hypermarket food retail environment. *Managed sales and led 26 team members in Produce, Bakery, Delicatessen and Dairy departmentsResponsible for ordering, hygiene, staff scheduling, staff training, merchandising and promotions.

Responsible for day to day operational management of two departments in a food retail environment. Twice received awards from the Deciduous Fruit Board of South Africa for excellent product display and promotion.*Responsible for sales, ordering, inventory control, hygiene, merchandising and displays in Produce, Dairy and Delicatessen departments.Supervised two team members.