Experience

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  Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc.

  • Staten Island, NY

  • ISE Team Leader

    • Oct 2015 - Present
    • Staten Island, NY

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  Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

  • Montvale, NJ

  • Prime Team Leader

    • Jun 2012 - Oct 2015
    • Montvale, NJ

    Manage a team of 30 associates servicing 12 stores with over $50M in annual revenue. ● Effectively manage district to routinely exceed expectation of stores, in terms of timing to complete projects, product recommendations and sales goals ● Serve as liaison between multiple vendors and accounts to ensure timely product placement that coincide with customer trends ● Responsible for over 10 capital projects, with budgets starting at $14M ● Capital project duties include project management for complete store remodels, planogram recommendations, product mix offering ● Update and adjust planograms to compensate for new product and non­standard operating areas ● Travel to multiple locations daily to insure vendor teams are working to company standard ● Ensure stores are in compliance with product placement, inventory and rotation ● Incorporate a positive upbeat morale within teams to ensure motivation to complete projects on time and correctly

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  Metro Service Group, Inc.

  • Merchandising Specialist/District Manager

    • Jan 1997 - Jun 2012

    Responsible for 15 associates servicing 48 stores representing $14M in annual revenue ● Subject Matter Expert providing strategic direction on inventory management, order placement, price negotiations, merchandise displays and recommended planogram layouts ● Lead multiple teams in implementing theme layouts and displays to maximize sales through effective placement and visual appeal ● Responsible for hiring, training new employees to ensure consistent thought process and results throughout the entire NY marketplace ● Served as liaison between multiple vendors and accounts

  • Reset Supervisor

    • Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

    Design and implement plans for new items to fit the company’s direction ● Create exit plan strategies for discontinued product and seasonal planogram sets ● Organize and implement seasonal sections to maximize sales during promotional periods ● Collaborate with category manager on recommendation for sku optimization

  • Sales Associate

    • Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

    Responsible for inventory management across multiple stores ● Promote products to achieve goals of sales by bringing in extra displays

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  Waldbaums Supermarket

  • Selden, NY

  • Stock Associate

    • Jan 1991 - Jan 1997
    • Selden, NY

    Associate with progressive responsibility throughout tenure ● Responsible for timely placement of merchandise in store ● Monitored and recorded shipping and receiving merchandise to ensure proper inventory levels ● Recommended new items for addition to planogram sets, based on current trends ● Trained new employees on merchandising process to ensure consistent experience