P ROFESSION AL E XPERIENC E

O PERATIONS / S ALES /

M ERCHANDISING

Strategic Sales Planning / Market Expansion

Talented Retail Operations Merchandiser

with a proven track record of increasing sales

and improving margin results. Proven ability

to lead, develop and implement Standard

Practices through comprehensive training

programs. Expert in departmental operations

with a strong focus on training, shrink and

inventory improvements.

Initiated, developed, coordinated and executed

a training program for meat clerks.. On hand

training, understanding shrink and inventory

control. Promoted 2 clerks from each district (22)

over 3 year span

Proven ability to identify, train, lead and

develop Meat and Seafood Managers in all areas

of sales, operations and merchandising

Gifted Sales and Margin Tactician

excels in driving revenues through

innovative and focused merchandising.

Noted for strong interpersonal skills, which

drives customer and associate loyalty

Core competencies include:

Turnaround Specialist

Product Development / Launch

Process Improvement & Analysis

Operations Management

Fresh / Meat / Seafood /Deli/Bake Merchandiser

1995 – Present: Sweetbay Supermarkets / Kash ‘n Karry – Tampa, FL

A regional Supermarket chain with sales in excess of 1.3 Billion per year

Oversee all new product rollouts, merchandising initiatives, customer relationship development, and

leadership development. Responsible for all meat, seafood, deli and bakery department sales and

retail operations in multi district territory.

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Selected Achievements:

Instrumental in designing and planning new meat and seafood departments in new and

existing markets. New designed was developed to increase consumer purchases of high margin items

resulting in a 75 basis point increase in overall margin.

Trained and developed associates for corporate advancement. Successfully promoted 18 meat

cutters to meat managers in a 15-year span.

Implemented a Meat Service case program to include training and roll out in new and

existing markets. Service case initiative resulted in a 20% increase in consumer dynamic studies of

the Florida market. This resulted in moving from 4th to 2nd in the marketplace.

Developed exciting new retail cuts, along with Standard Practice updates to support new

product launch. The new product launch delivered increased sales and margins as well as improved

customer loyalty.

1984 - 1995: Kash ‘n Karry Supermarkets – Tampa, FL Meat Department Manager

1983- 1984: Kash ‘n Karry Supermarkets – Tampa, FL Meat Cutter

1978 - 1982: Family Mart Supermarkets- Tampa. FL. Meat Department Manager

E DUCATIO N & T RAINING

High School -1970

Jacksonville Tech (Refrigeration)

Professional Development Courses / Proficiencies:

Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Proficient in Microsoft and Mac (Apple) operating systems

Average Cost Inventory System (ACIS)

Hand to Hand selling

Legendary Service

Train the Trainer

Food Safety Certified

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