Thomas Burkett Email & Phone Number

Fort Lee, Virginia, United States

Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States

Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States

Fort Lee, Virginia

Works under the supervision of the Area Director in a developmental position. Training to be an staff action officer responsible for providing technical commissary operating assistance to personnel at the HQs level and Area staff as well as a liaison to personnel at individual commissary stores. Responsible for the processing of GPLDs and the implementation of Onsite Guard and Reserve sales. Provides technical guidance to the stores to identify issues and problems and to assist in resolving issues that may occur by using qualitative and quantitative techniques. Responds in a timely manner to daily operational issues which may arise. Consults with HQ staff personnel in the development or revision of Agency-wide operational policies and or procedures. Prepares oral and written briefings as well as identifying and articulating innovation am operational approaches to maximize successful deployment of operational programs.

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Fort Gordon, Georgia

• Serves as an assistant to the Grocery Manager and the Night Merchandiser.• Directs all department activities which includes maintaining the warehouse and repositioning area, receiving area for both Semi-Perishable and Perishable product, vendor stocking and contract shelf stocking.• Supervises store associates and other support personnel, including the Quality Assurance Evaluator function.• Maintains close liaison with vendors regarding products to be ordered and the display set ups of merchandise.• Responsible for new item shelf placement process; manages the Never Out Program.• Enforces safety rules and regulations.

Fort Gordon, Georgia

• Responsible for the overall operation of the Grocery Department of over $3,000,000 in monthly sales.• Supervise, plan, assign and review the work of 12 employees on a daily basis. Ensures employees are trained. • Maintain all personnel files and ensure all personnel actions including annual employee performance appraisals, scheduling, duty assignments, and all policy and procedures are initiated in a timely manner. • Coordinate with vendor merchandisers with special promotions • Assist the Computer Assisted order clerks with shelf replenishment and completion of special orders.• Ensure all incoming shipments are properly received and stored in proper designated areas. • Review and maintain all ALFOODACTS received and all recall items are pulled and properly reported• Perform and maintain weekly sanitation for the department.• Inspect perishable and semi perishable areas and correct any deficiencies immediately. • Report all damaged items to GSC and MDV • Responsible for Vendor Credit Memos to be paid in a timely manner. • Build and maintain displays. • Review weekly and monthly price verifications and all discrepancies in pricing are corrected immediately. • Maintain a positive work environment which helps minimize grievances and maintain positive customer relations and promotes patron goodwill. • Assist in control of access to controlled storage areas. • Organize, plan and coordinate with various vendors on case lot sales that generated record sales in 2012. • Coordinated, planned and organized with Kraft Foods for Excellence in Execution contest, which generated record sales for the facility, and resulted in the Fort Gordon Commissary winning the coveted Eagle Award. • Increased sales by 20% increasing store sales over 1.5 million per month since taking over as Grocery Manager.• Additional duties include Manager on Duty, Assistant Security Officer, and Store Manager in the absence of the Store Director and Administrator.

Ft. Gordon, Ga

• Supervised eight employees within the department. • Maintained all records of employees in the department as well as training, performance plans, counseling, scheduling, and ensured all policies and procedures were followed.• Ensured semi-perishable products were ordered, received and accounted for. • Coordinated deliveries with our distributors including procedures for salvnged items (returns, credit, adjustment) • Planned for upcoming special events involving the store.• Responsible for over $250K of inventory.• Maintained compliance with DECA regulations for all special events, merchandising contests, and special events.• Responsible for product orders for departmental operation. • Conducted all monthly inventories • Conducted monthly safety briefings, weekly sanitation inspections, daily temperature checks.• Responsible for ensuring all personnel are properly trained. • Ensured that all departmental VCMs(vendor credit memos) and transfers are properly maintained and processed.

Kings Bay, Ga

• Served as assistant to produce manager. • Ordered semi perishable items as needed on a daily basis.• Ensured price changes are completed per DECA's guidelines • Rotated and culled items as needed throughout the day.• Assisted in receiving, storing, processing, pricing, displaying and inventorying all fruit, vegetable, working supplies and equipment. • Ensured all vegetable and fruit products are properly merchandised and displayed.• Participated in monthly inventories and maintained records of orders, receipts and sales. • Ensured The Produce Department processing area, display cases and storage rooms are maintained in a neat, orderly and sanitary condition.• Operated manual/electric pallet jacks and forklift.

Chievres Afb, Belgium

• Ensured all tasks and duties assigned are completed in a timely manner • Trained all employees on all aspects of operations, including food safety and sanitation procedures.• Conducted weekly inspections to ensure proper procedures are in compliance with Defense Commissary Agency's regulations. • Conducted monthly inventories for both deli and bakery to ensure that accounts are maintained properly.• Managed that products received are inventoried, maintained and stored in their proper storage areas with proper temperatures. • Responsible for the daily maintenance and upkeep of deli bakery operations.

Kings Bay, Ga

• Maintained, stocked and merchandised all nestle products on a daily basis.• Built and maintained displays. • Ensured that all products,(Nestle, Stouffer's, Bouitoni, Zephyrhills and Nestle water, Hot Pockets) were ordered and displayed properly on a daily basis.

Chievres, Belgium

Chievres Afb, Belgium

Chièvres, Walloon Region, Belgium

Various Locations

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Executive Leadership, 3.75 Gpa

Bachelor'S Degree, Technical Management/Business Intelligence And Analytics, 3.03

Major Concentration in Business Intelligence & Analytics Management

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Information Technology

Activities and Societies: PHI THETA KAPPA Honor Society Member - Phi Theta Kappa

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Member - Phi Theta Kappa