Thomas Toler Email & Phone Number

-Oversaw a Team of 17 Team Members.-Consistently maintained a 180k-190k weekly team sales average.-Set new team/store weekly sales record in March of 2020.-Consistently maintained a sub 55% Controllable out of stock rate across the team. (25 weeks in a row on 2 occasions)-Maintained some of the lowest Dairy Spoilage Numbers in the Region.-Was selected for the initial Scan O Gram Team-Selected for the initial Amazon Prime Now Team.-Team Safety Point-Team Reset Captain-Team Trainer-Maintained organic integrity department wide.-Consistently Passed Everclean Food Safety Audits-Team was one of two in the region to be selected as a pilot store for new Honeywell Devices for ordering.-Helped Team become Order to Shelf Certified in under a year.-Helped Team lower weekly Dairy Spoilage by more than half and get off regionally required Action Plan within 6 months.-Have Maintained an 8% or above sales comp YOY for 2020 for team.-Developed Team Members through effective team huddles and cross trainings.-3x Store Team Member of the Week-Numerous Displays featured in weekly regional update as well as Bulk Sub-team being recognized for great departmental execution. -Oversaw complete departmental merchandise planning and execution through product changeover.-Ensured Regional Compliance with all in store planograms.-Customized store planograms based on product flow, brand blocking, and price point. -Handled all Team Member annual reviews using constructive feedback as well as listening to any ideas/input.

Greater Chicago Area/ Wisconsin

-Built relationships with key members of management at respective accounts.-Generated leads and initiated sales to open new accounts such as Mariano’s, Whole Foods, and Target-Coordinated the scheduling, planning, and execution of over 500 in store demos, as well as over 25 guerilla sampling strategies in 8 months-Consistently met and exceeded sales goals.-Increased weekly sales for the region from $1200/week to $7000/week in less than a year.-Managed the collection of demo event reports spearheading them on a weekly and monthly basis through recaps with team members.-Managed a multi-state territory of over 100 accounts.-Handled promotions as well as secured key display space at store-level. -Secured Ideal Shelf Space via POG placements.

Chicagoland

In store sampling events for a variety of productsFair and festival sampling eventsPOS placement and in store merchandising Secured display placement for a variety of products

Elgin, Illinois

Oversaw product receiving and shippingPacked food products to be shippedAssured batches were up to quality and FDA standardsWebsite maintenance In charge of weekly supply runs for needs around the office.