Martie Smith Email & Phone Number

Irvine, Ca

Collaborate with store management to increase sales that meet the client’s expectation.Effectively gain front end and main aisle presence of client brands.Meet or exceed POS to plan goals for assigned stores and markets.Ensure planned promotions and on-shelf availability of client’s products.

Mooresville, Nc

Oversaw product and DIY product knowledge training, market intelligence, and brand service activities in Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse stores. Served as point of contact for Lowe’s store personnel / management about MASCO products in the greater Huntsville area, including nearby locations in Northern Mississippi and Central Tennessee.• Improved quality and consistency and earned recognition for having largest classroom attendance in South Region by providing associate, store-wide, in-aisle, and semi-annual district-wide product knowledge classroom training for developing Brand Advocates for products.• Increased sales 9% year-over-year (YOY) and ranked top 3 in retail sales for 3 consecutive years by creating and executing sales-driven activities, such as customer sales events, commercial and contractor events, and how-to-clinics, working one-on-one with each Product Interior Specialist in store. • Established brand exposure by securing and maintaining endcaps and cross-merchandising locations that were store management approved.• Developed best practice ideas by creating new methods of merchandising which peers then implemented.• Enhanced staff quality and consistency and recognized for skills in-store execution, procedures, and rapport by being selected to assist in new hire training, mentoring peers, and team building activities to encourage retention and partnerships.

Smyrna, Ga

Managed Alabama, Mississippi, Northern Florida territory, and 5 district managers. Oversaw merchandising execution for client’s products in various retail accounts. • Ensured store service level was acceptable by creating a compliance checklist for each account based on client standards and reporting any discrepancies for corrective actions.• Met service criteria of each client on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly visits by following required marketing/delivery schedules and communicating any unforeseen challenges. • Developed and maintained good rapport and relationships at store level and increased product sales and presentation by meeting and conducting store walks with store or department management looking for opportunities to improve product and brand goals.• Marketed special promotions and displays by organizing plan of actions and communicating to field staff, delivery, and marketing companies for timely store delivery executions. • Set goals, reviewed staff performance and counseled for improvement by setting above standard criteria encouraging personal and team growth and achievement.

Smyrna, Ga

Provided customer support for various retail accounts throughout the Southeast.• Increased sales by ensuring merchandising compliance and replenishment of low or sold-out products.• Established best practices, consistency, and compliance by creating training and procedure manual for new hires and field staff. • Showcased and promoted client’s new products by attending trade shows and book signings at retail level.• Recognized as Personal Achiever of the Year in Southeast region by continually striving for commitment of excellence and exceeding company and customers’ expectations.

Smyrna, Ga

Maintained new off-site warehouse for delivery and service of client product to retail accounts in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.• Developed warehouse operation systems by determining product handling and storage requirements, receiving and loading product, and utilizing equipment.• Met client delivery and service expectations by creating 7 delivery routes and 20 merchandiser’s service schedules.• Improved team quality by managing staff, carefully selecting qualified applicants, providing proper training, mentoring, and team building.