Peter Newton Email & Phone Number

United States

• Conduct in-store product resets working in various retail channels including Grocery, Convenience, Dollar, and Club/Mass store environments. • Follow and implement approved Plan-O-Grams/MODs and ensure resets are completed according to company and customer standards. • Maintain ongoing in-depth knowledge of company’s line of products. • Enhance company image and reputation for service excellence by responding to front-line challenges/questions presented by store management. Elevate concern to next appropriate layer of management in a timely manner. • Demonstrate an ability to work as part of a team, maintaining flexibility, professionalism, and self-motivation in a fast-paced retail environment. • Ability to use “Smart Phone” technologies and/or computer with internet access to input/upload data accurately and transmit end-of-day results as instructed. • Maintain positive relations with store personnel to strengthen business opportunities, enhance retail shopping experience, and drive store sales

Colonial Beach, Virginia

• Ensured the proper receiving of Direct Store Delivery (DSD) product by following the policies and procedures set forth by Food Lion. • Responsible for maintaining policies, procedures, and grocery standard practices, maximizing sales through excellent customer service and minimizing shrink through proper utilization of standard practices.• Responsible for protecting company assets through the proper and accurate receipt and return of DSD product within assigned store• Ensured correct counts are recorded, which involves comparing, identifying/verifying information such as counts, weights, or measures of “actual” product being received or returned against vendor Delivery or Return invoice, being sure to mark any differences.• Demonstrated and executed proper vendor receiving policies established by Food Lion.• Followed company policy and standard practice when handling DSD deliveries or pickups. • Engaged and interacted with customers to create a positive shopping experience. Participated in the weekly store business meeting. Complied with scheduling and policy standards.• Provided courteous service to vendors and customers.

Landover, Md

• Experienced manager with comprehensive background leading all aspects of retail operations• P/L, Merchandising, Sales, Customer Service, Inventory, personnel and Payroll Management• Managed slow volume stores with $200,00 in sales to 65,000 SF stores with over $800,00 in sales per week

Hanover, Md

• Spearheaded the complete spectrum of business operations for full-service merchandising, marketing and fulfillment company, efficiently overseeing “Wall to Wall” division across the US.• Applied exemplary leadership capabilities toward directing, motivating and supervising six operations managers who held responsibility for multiple team leaders and up to 60 certified merchandising specialists per project• Accurately interpreted complex CAD drawings and blueprints, monitored project schedules and progress, and enforced adherence to financial plans, sales forecasts, and budgets.• Optimized and achieved excellent business continuity by empowering operations managers with decision-making authority for broad-scope issues and opportunities. • Created and administered training and development program for operations managers and high-potential team leads, significantly improving morale and retention.

Landover, Md

• Established project schedules and drove cooperative efforts among construction and design vendors for new store openings, major store remodels and competitive resets.• Successfully maintained $5M capital expenditure budget and orchestrated capital projects and initiatives with reset teams and third-party vendors.• Trained, developed, mentored, and supervised 10 direct reports (Captains) which oversaw teams of over a dozen vendors each. • Conducted regular performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback to optimize morale and growth.• Supervised fixture ordering process for all accounts and maintained inventory levels on par according to scope of each project.• Conducted department walkthroughs and site surveys prior to each project launch to verify timelines and agendas met required benchmarks.• Facilitated weekly update conference calls with cross-functional partners and field personnel to optimize cohesive efforts, anticipate potential problems, and drive corrective or preventative action.