Chad Fornwalt
Merchandise Manager at Max Merchandising, LLC- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
GoogleMar, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Max Merchandising, LLC
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Events Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Merchandise Manager
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Nov 2016 - Present
• Developed a "build-to" inventory process to streamline product ordering and minimize overstocks. • Scheduled deliveries, monitored shipping timelines, and creatively solved delivery issues. • Accumulated daily sales and inventory data, and entered it into the weekly tracking spreadsheet. • Regularly communicated with suppliers to plan upcoming needs. • Developed a "build-to" inventory process to streamline product ordering and minimize overstocks. • Scheduled deliveries, monitored shipping timelines, and creatively solved delivery issues. • Accumulated daily sales and inventory data, and entered it into the weekly tracking spreadsheet. • Regularly communicated with suppliers to plan upcoming needs.
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Trader Joe's
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Section Leader
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Mar 2013 - Mar 2015
• Analyzed ranges of sales data to formulate adequate inventory levels for daily product planning and computer based order entry. • Strategized sales growth opportunities through departmental cross-marketing and potential holiday sales increases. • Teamed up with the demonstration department to educate them about products and drive sales through customer sampling. • Awarded with maximum wage increase during each bi-annual performance review. • Analyzed ranges of sales data to formulate adequate inventory levels for daily product planning and computer based order entry. • Strategized sales growth opportunities through departmental cross-marketing and potential holiday sales increases. • Teamed up with the demonstration department to educate them about products and drive sales through customer sampling. • Awarded with maximum wage increase during each bi-annual performance review.
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Altria
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Unit Manager
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Feb 1999 - Aug 2007
• Oversaw a geography of 6 Territory Sales Managers with an annual revenue of $85 million. • Budgeted among team of Territory Sales Managers, an average of $18 million in strategic promotional resources. • Scheduled monthly meetings with Territory Sales Managers, and secured locations and meals. • Teamed up with a hand-selected group of colleagues to analyze data of the annual employee satisfaction survey and then presented the results at the Regional Sales Meeting. • Created a streamlined, one-page sales tool utilized by National Account Managers within the region. • As part of a 3 person team, formulated a revamped merchandising platform that was presented to and adopted by the executive managment team. Show less
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Education
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Frostburg State University
Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government