Breya Newton
Lilburn,GA
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience exceeding 5 years in supervising department operations, providing outstanding customer support, and implementing efficient inventory management and office organization strategies.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Department Manager
Publix
2021 - Current
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Led team in implementing inventory management strategies, reducing waste and optimizing stock levels.
- Developed training programs for staff, enhancing skills and improving customer service delivery.
- Analyzed sales data to identify trends, informing strategic decisions and promotional activities.
- Managed vendor relationships, negotiating contracts to improve cost efficiency and service quality.
- Facilitated cross-departmental collaboration to streamline processes and enhance operational efficiency.
- Monitored performance metrics, driving accountability and fostering a results-oriented culture among team members.
- Implemented safety protocols, ensuring a secure work environment for employees and customers alike.
- Oversaw inventory management processes, maintaining optimal stock levels while minimizing waste and losses due to shrinkage or obsolescence.
Senior Meat Cutter
Sprouts
2018.12 - Current
- Maintaining the standards for product guidelines in sanitation, freshness, trim, and cutting
- Ordering, receiving, inspecting, and storing product to ensure quality
- Providing high level of product knowledge and preparation techniques
- Providing high level of prompt and friendly customer service while assisting customers with questions, special orders, and needs
- Communicating and negotiating with supply companies to determine order details
- Supervising other butchers and/or meat cutters
- Wrapping, weighing, labeling, and pricing product
- Cutting, trimming, boning, tying, and grinding meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, to prepare meat in cooking form
- Record keeping
Meat Manager
Kroger Stores
2017.09 - 2018.12
- Creating cohesive schedules for meat associates, organizing specialized skills training, and delegating work to use the talents and abilities to increase profits
- Executing localized merchandising plans and following company plans to ensure profitability
- Weighing and distributing the correct amount of product per ounce and determining the accurate price
- Placing and receiving orders to refill stock as needed
- Ensuring product quality and protection
- Tracking sales reports to minimize out-of-stock and overstock to ensure fresh merchandise
- Ensuring the compliance with safety and sanitation standards mandated by state, federal, and OSHA regulations
Guest Service Team Lead
Target
2016.01 - 2017.09
- Providing an example and encouraging Guest Service team members to go above and beyond customer expectations
- Providing quick answers to customer inquiries and assisting team members when needed
- Greeting customers and determining their needs, determining type, quality and number of merchandise items required for purchases, merchandise based on individual requirements
- Explaining the use and advantage of merchandise to customers, answering customer inquiries and concerns, demonstrating live working of items, maintaining sales records for inventory control
- Quoting prices and discounts as well as credit terms, trade-in allowances, warranties and delivery dates, preparing sales contracts and accepting payments through cash, check and/or credit card
- Assisting in displays of merchandise in accordance to action plans and floor plans
- Maintaining a flexible schedule to assist when needed
Education
Bachelor of Science - Humane Resource Management
Kaplan University
Diploma - High School Diploma
Lanier High School
01.2012
Skills
- Departmental goal achievement
- Product promotion and sales
- Quality service communication
- Team productivity and morale
Timeline
Senior Meat Cutter
Sprouts
2018.12 - Current
Meat Manager
Kroger Stores
2017.09 - 2018.12
Guest Service Team Lead
Target
2016.01 - 2017.09
Bachelor of Science - Humane Resource Management
Kaplan University
Diploma - High School Diploma
Lanier High School
Department Manager
Publix
2021 - Current