Richard Ellingsworth

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Battlefield, Mo. 65619

417-***-****

Experience

Store Manager

Dollar General, Rogersville, Mo. 65742

July 2020- Present

Oversaw 5-6 employees.

P & L Responsibilities

Maintain copy policy.

Merchandising and stocking product

Oversaw all regulatory issues.

Receival of vendors and truck

Produce Department Employee

Harter House, Springfield, Mo. 65802

October 2018 to July 2019

Instrumental in the 25% growth my department is seeing.

Building incremental sales by making and maintaining profit generating items

Ordering of product

Merchandising TO MAXIMIZE SALES

Department Manager/Assistant Store Manager

Wal-Mart, Springfield, Mo. 65807

November 2013 through July 2018

As a department manager I guided the department from being #4 in the market to being consistently #1 in sales and profit, averaging over $230,000 a month in sales.

Completed my 8-week ASM class. Took 8 tests and averaged 90%

Completed Fresh ASM class averaging 92%

Completed Ops ASM class (No tests)

National Food Safety Certified (Passed the 1st time)

Forklift and walkie stacker Certified.

Started out with Wal-Mart stocking then, within 30 days, became the Produce Department Manager. I oversaw a staff of 8. We went from having the 5th highest sales and profits in our market to consistently #1 in both categories.

Started out as the Fresh Assistant Manager (This is extremely rare because of the responsibilities)

Managed 60+ employees

Business Owner / Manager

Discount Toner & Ink, Springfield, Missouri

July 1999 through May 2013

Managing Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable

Negotiating with vendors

Retail sales and all aspects of owning your own business.

Established Corp. Accounts

Director of Private Label Consumers Markets

October 1997-January 1999

Created a complete Private Label compared to (PL vs. Name Brand)

Established a Gap Pricing Policy and implemented it.

Established a link between the Private label and name brand item regarding pricing. When the name brand item went up in retail so would the linked Private Label item

Had P & L responsibilities.

Purchased all Private Label products that was offered on deal sheets for all stores.

Successfully found and added 60+ items that the stores were not currently carrying.

Director of Non-Foods/General Merchandise (Buyer) Consumers Markets

April 1992-October 1997

Total P & L Responsibilities including sales, profits, and allowances.

Buying Seasonal & Promotional items for all stores & established Bass Pro Shops Sporting Goods Depts. in 4 stores, as well as running a Father’s Day promotion with Bass Pro in all stores.

Negotiating Vendor Contracts and New item placement

Oversight and maintaining of 24 Consumers and 20 Bogart’s Stores in 4 states and 18 different Price Zones

Expanded to a full Private Label Program using shelf extenders and a full line pricing program.

Oversaw the Video Dept. as well as newspaper sales in every store.

Sought out and established new vendors such as Little Tykes Toys and Precious Moments for seasonal purchases.

Sought out and ran several Continuity Programs such as Dishware, Glassware and Bath Sheets (large bath towels). All were successful programs.

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