Merchandising Manager

Erik J. Mangini

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Westover, MD 21871

443-***-**** Mobile 410-***-**** Home

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Employment Skills

Marine Employment: Merchant Mariner Credential Ordinary Seaman Rating, Basic Training/ STCW-95 (First Aid & CPR, PST, PSSR, Basic Firefighting), Recent Graduate of Chesapeake Marine Training Institute, Hayes, VA, TWIC Card. US Passport. Marine Employment: Deckhand for Duckguides.com Charter boat captains, Ordinary Seaman aboard Cape May Lewes Ferries of the Delaware River & Bay Authority;

*Mooring Lines, gangways, loading & unloading vehicles under the direction of pilot, participation in abandon ship & firefighting drills, participation in stern/bow watches used regularly in both marine environments.

General Office & Grocery Retail Skills: Proficient in computer applications and office technologies including client communications, research skills, and marketing initiatives. Proficient in grocery related management technologies; completing cost inventories, daily inventory control, in stock/out of stock accounting & ordering, food safety regulations & sanitary awareness, liabilities awareness, and personnel management.

Work Experience

Seasonal Employment: Stryker Protection, LLC, Private Security Officer; Conducted security patrols of residential properties, responded to tenant's security calls/complaints, deterred trespassing on private properties, deterred altercations between tenants & destruction of property. Cooperated with police forces in investigations of criminal activity; assisted in emergency services as needed; conducted crowd control procedures & traffic control procedures; assisted in dignitaries protection.

February 1, 2019-Current: Transferred with the Company to Sam's Club #6383 to newly created position of Grocery & Consumable Team Leader: Overseeing daily operations of Groceries & Consumable Products within the Club, coordinating unloading operations with morning & evening stocking leaders & crews, managing inventories within departments & aiding other Clubs in their inventory operations, training employees in grocery merchandising, inventory control, company computer applications, time management & customer service. August 30, 2014-January 31, 2019:

Synopsis of Current Position: Oversee the daily operations of all grocery departments including; supervision & training of all supervisors & employees in customer service, specific procedures in each department, ordering & merchandising of each department, workplace safety, food safety,

& workplace hazard & environmental compliance in each department; receiving merchandise & overseeing unloading of freight throughout entire store; merchandising entire store, building displays throughout entire store; planning with store manager in the direction of sales & employees; operating power equipment (electric handjack, dockstocker/lift, cherry picker, & forklift); overseeing & conducting cost inventories, managing daily inventory (inventory level & control), account for expenses; work with outside vendors to merchandise the entire store with their products.

The 1st Grocery Support Manager (senior most department manager in the store), responsible for working directly under the store management & directly over all associates putting sales- related goals into action, ordering sales-catching items, working directly with all vendor merchandisers in ordering and planning their sales in-store, inspecting and enforcing USDA, OSHA, and other federal and state Health regulations in-store, operating forklift and other powered equipment to assist department managers with their freight, checking in, finalizing into in-store inventory, unloading & loading truck deliveries from loading bay, assisting management in disciplining associates as needed, offering advice & comment on associate behavior, work skills

& development, and most beneficial placement for work production.

*Transferred with the Company to Market Office Store to become first Frozen Food Department Manager at store. Helped with installation of new grocery and ice cream freezers, ordered products reducing number of products store was “out” of tremendously, trained associates on working procedures of frozen food; implementing inventory controls, merchandising through endcaps & sidecounter displays.

2013-2014: Transferred with the company to a brand new supercenter. Being the first produce manager; brought company practices and procedures to new store, completing cost inventories, inventory control, establishing food banking controls and procedures, personnel training and development, product awareness and selection, sales practices and strategies, etc. 2012: Produce Manager with Walmart. Operate largest department in our store; a Fresh area of the store with constant need of supervision. Assign produce tasks to produce associates. Manage departmental paper work – inventory, product selection based on customer demand, seasonal availability, and company distribution efforts, and order fresh produce daily. Assemble new displays of produce and suggest marketing methods to store management. Collaborate with other grocery department managers in selling, cleaning, and staffing efforts storewide. 2011-2012: Produce Associate with Walmart. Have developed complete grocery proficiencies in all grocery departments (dairy, dry grocery, meat, produce, bakery, deli) including: acceptance of grocery deliveries from warehouse trucks and vendors, palletizing and downstacking procedures of various grocery items, all fresh area daily, monthly, and annual cleaning and presentation procedures, customer service skills enhancement, sales floor display set-up and presentation (end caps, slant racks, wet wall, specialty displays), inventory, damages, and ordering procedures.

2003: Associate Consultant with FirsTerm, Inc. Vast experience in consultation with the public, public officials, private business owners, and citizen’s groups. Office experience, business travel, presentations, and research skills are used on a daily basis. Extensive knowledge of municipal governing solutions and methods employed.

January-September 2008: Assistant Pastor at St. James' Anglican Church. Performed ministerial functions and assisted in church office as needed. 2003-2001: Chaplain for the Southern Party of Maryland PAC. Wrote articles, counseled members on spiritual concerns and counseled organization officers on public relations issues, oversaw fund raising activities, and event planning. Educational Background

2017: Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, Currently Baptist Seminarian

2008: Graduated from St. Alcuin House Seminary, Blaine, MN with Licentiate in Sacred Theology 2005-2004: General Business Studies, Penn Foster College, Scottsdale, AZ Business Management

Accounting

Management

Spanish

2004-2002: Old Testament Scriptures & Systematic Theology Studies, Trinity College & Seminary, Newburgh, IN.

2004-2003: Diploma in Pharmacology, Penn Foster Career School, Scranton, PA. 2001: Certificate in Prayer Studies, College of Metaphysical Studies, Clearwater, FL. 2001-2000: Certificate in Biblical Studies, American Evangelical Christian University, Indianapolis, IN.

2001-1999: Ministerial Certification Certificate awarded jointly from National Interfaith Seminary of the Association of Interfaith Ministers, St. Paul, MN, and American College of Metaphysical Theology.

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