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.

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.
• Demonstrated and executed proper vendor receiving policies established by Food Lion.
• Followed company policy and standard practice when handling DSD deliveries or pickups.

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.
• 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.