Bryan Kovach
South Bend,IN
Summary
Experienced and dependable general worker with a proven track record of efficiently completing tasks in various settings. Skilled in manual labor, equipment operation, and maintaining a clean and organized workspace. Safety-conscious with a strong work ethic and the ability to adapt to different environments. Ready to contribute to a dynamic team and make a positive impact.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Large Format Merchandiser
Power Distributing
South Bend, IN
11.2021 - Current
- Arranged items in favorable positions and areas of store to attract customers and optimize sales.
- Assisted in gathering and moving materials and equipment for assigned displays.
- Displayed appropriate signage for products and sales promotions.
- Followed prepared sketches and planograms to arrange consistent shelves, racks and bins across various locations.
- Configured and arranged up-to-date advertising and marketing displays, creatively placed merchandise on counters or tables to promote visibility and sales.
Sales Merchandiser
Mondelez International
South Bend, IN
01.2024 - 07.2024
- Developed strong working relationships with store managers and other key personnel.
- Managed inventory levels across multiple stores ensuring appropriate stock levels at all times.
- Communicated regularly with customers regarding changes in product lines, promotions.
- Monitored stock to maintain sufficient quantity of featured product.
- Collaborated with vendors to negotiate pricing, delivery dates, and other terms of sale.
- Organized displays according to company standards and specifications.
- Provided feedback from customers regarding product selection, display, and pricing.
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment at all times.
- Inspected shipments for quality control purposes prior to stocking shelves or racks with merchandise.
- Built product displays and placed appropriate signage for merchandise.
Route Service Representative
National Entertainment Network
South Bend, Indiana
07.2023 - 01.2024
- Delivered goods to designated locations in a timely manner while ensuring accuracy of orders.
- Performed daily route service activities such as stocking and merchandising of products, collection of payments, and customer service.
- Verified that all merchandise was loaded correctly before departure from warehouse facility.
- Resolved customer complaints in a professional manner to ensure satisfaction with the product or service provided.
- Utilized GPS navigation systems efficiently in order to locate deliveries quickly without wasting time.
- Maintained accurate records of delivery routes, including time frames for completion and customer feedback.
- Inspected vehicles for mechanical items and safety issues and performed preventative maintenance when necessary.
- Loaded merchandise onto trucks according to proper loading techniques to prevent damage during transportation.
- Maintained positive attitude and diplomacy when dealing with customers and other team members.
- Collected money, provided change and recorded transactions on receipts.
- Issued sales promotion materials to customers to boost sales.
Merchandiser
Indiana Beverage
South Bend, IN
02.2021 - 11.2022
- Arranged items in favorable positions and areas of store to attract customers and optimize sales.
- Assisted in gathering and moving materials and equipment for assigned displays.
- Displayed appropriate signage for products and sales promotions.
- Monitored stock to maintain sufficient quantity of featured product.
- Printed labels and tags for for-sale merchandise.
- Communicated and coordinated planogram execution with store management.
- Followed prepared sketches and planograms to arrange consistent shelves, racks and bins across various locations.
- Conducted meetings with sales personnel to introduce new merchandise.
- Ran weekly and monthly strategy reports to analyze business trends and provide recommendations.
Press Operator
Label Logic Inc.
Elkhart, IN
02.2020 - 01.2021
- Installed, adjusted, dismantled, reassembled and removed parts and equipment such as rollers, dies, printing plates and blankets.
- Collaborated with technicians to diagnose equipment breakdowns and address quality issues.
- Inspected printed products for clarity, color accuracy, and conformance to provided specifications.
- Operated printing press machines and manually set and adjusted speed, temperature, and ink flow.
- Accurately set-up fold, adjusting roll mechanisms, tension and guide devices.
- Performed preventive and regular maintenance on printing press machines and auxiliary equipment.
- Cleaned machines between production operations and after shifts, using air hoses, chemical cleaners and pressure washers to prevent buildup and maintain good functioning condition.
- Inspected machines prior to starting and operation, verifying safe operating condition and performing lubrication and other preventive maintenance.
- Loaded raw materials into press machines, identifying proper materials and adjusting machine calibrations to achieve proper fit and prevent jams and other processing errors.
Merchandiser
Indiana Beverage
Goshen, IN
05.2019 - 01.2020
- Arranged items in favorable positions and areas of store to attract customers and optimize sales.
- Spent time working as a floater assisting those with larger scale orders.
- Large focus on being communication between stores and management on rotation and quality of products.
- Assisted in Liquor store resets as well as Grocery stores.
- Ran grocery route as a merchandiser that included multiple large stores.
Press Helper
Label Logic Inc.
Elkhart, IN
04.2016 - 05.2018
- Prepared machines for printing and operated one-and two-color printing presses, platemakers, hydraulic paper cutters and digital printers and copiers.
- Examined printed copy for correct ink density, position on paper and registration.
- Examined and produced specific job orders.
- Verified ink specifications, inked presses, changed ink, and adjusted ink flow.
- Removed printed products from printing machines manually or via hand trucks or power lifts and transitioned material to drying and finishing or storage areas.
- Maintained adequate productivity by setting and enforcing deadlines.
- Met production schedules and throughput yield targets.
- Collaborated with technicians to diagnose equipment breakdowns and address quality issues.
- Monitored team progress to complete projects within deadlines, including large print jobs and rush orders.
- Kept records of materials used and time needed for projects.
Store Clerk
Family Video.
Mishawaka, IN
08.2015 - 04.2016
- Interacted with customers daily.
- Monitored work areas for cleanliness and functionality and removed obstacles for safety.
- Addressed customer complaints with knowledgeable and speedy support to maximize satisfaction.
- Assisted coworkers with special projects to learn new tasks while gaining additional responsibilities.
- Identified defective, incorrect or missing merchandise and promptly reported to supervisor.
- Cashiered with two cash registers at once in tandem to maximize customer flow.
- Counted and stocked different types of merchandise to comply with inventory control tag requirements.
- Examined packages and goods for damage and notified vendors of replacement needs.
- Drove sales with efficient merchandising and frequent aisle recoveries to maintain organized, attractive displays.
- Made sales on deals and store services on a regular basis.
Education
High School Diploma -
Mishawaka High School
Mishawaka, IN05.2015
Skills
- POS
- Cost Analysis
- Marketing Techniques
- Sales Techniques
- Visual displays
- Friendly and outgoing
- Display resetting
- Stock replenishment
- Vendor Relations
- Visual Merchandising
- Stock Rotation
- Retail buying
Accomplishments
- Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.
- Promoted to Press Operator due to my ability at my job and work ethic that achieved me becoming trained in a role that usually takes others a significant amount of time.
- Led team to achieve a more efficient way of prepping machines to do jobs, earning recognition from upper management and financial reward.
- Assisted in MolsonCoors audit which is the largest audit that company faces every year, the stores I was tasked with reviewing quality on had no issues and the audit was passed.
- As a merchandiser, sold and acquired displays for our products to gain new places for us to put our product through the store.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Sales Merchandiser
Mondelez International
01.2024 - 07.2024
Route Service Representative
National Entertainment Network
07.2023 - 01.2024
Large Format Merchandiser
Power Distributing
11.2021 - Current
Merchandiser
Indiana Beverage
02.2021 - 11.2022
Press Operator
Label Logic Inc.
02.2020 - 01.2021
Merchandiser
Indiana Beverage
05.2019 - 01.2020
Press Helper
Label Logic Inc.
04.2016 - 05.2018
Store Clerk
Family Video.
08.2015 - 04.2016
High School Diploma -
Mishawaka High School
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