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Chris Whittington

REDDING,CA

Summary

Strong experience with management, retail and warehousing. 16 years retail and warehousing experience including over 3 years of group supervisory over merchandising in addition to over 4 years direct management experience over a large work force. Driven and dedicated to follow direction correctly and quickly in order to serve customer and company needs.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

District Sales Manager

Republic National Distributing Company
09.2022 - Current
  • Collaborated closely with other district managers to share best practices, learnings, and drive overall success of the organization.
  • Improved team performance by providing consistently developing, training, and mentoring to sales representatives.
  • Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives, and selling techniques in order to increasing customer and supplier business relationships.
  • Enhanced team morale by fostering a positive work environment, recognizing achievements, and promoting professional development opportunities.
  • Delivered timely reports on sales activities to senior leadership for informed decision-making processes.

Sales Representative Merchandiser

RNDC
Redding, CA
04.2018 - 09.2022
  • Achieve monthly sales goals by promoting product benefits while increasing floor share
  • Retained excellent client relationships through consistently following through on commitments
  • Trained and mentored new merchandisers and sales representatives
  • Created strategies to develop and expand sales of services to existing customer which resulted in significant increase in annual revenue

Firefighter - Volunteer

Tehama County
Red Bluff, California
06.2017 - 08.2019

Guest Service Manager

Pilot Travel Center
Orland, California
08.2017 - 04.2018
  • Attended to customer needs, responding to questions, complaints and escalations
  • Implemented procedures and services to improve guest services and amenities
  • Hired and trained new employees, demonstrating best methods for serving clients and guests

D.A. Order filler / FID Processor / Traffic Clerk

Walmart Distribution Center
Red Bluff, California
08.2014 - 09.2016

Assistant Store Manager

Walmart
Yreka, CA
06.2012 - 08.2014
  • As an Assistant Manager, I was responsible for overall store operations on a daily basis
  • Having operational experience has granted me skill sets containing, but not limited to: hiring/firing, scheduling, communication skills, leadership of over 250 associates/employees, planning ranging from modulars, compliance tasks, seasonal changes and overall project completion and follow up

Zone Merchandise Supervisor

Walmart
, CA
09.2008 - 06.2012
  • As a Zone Merchandise Supervisor (ZMS) in a Walmart store, I was responsible for all merchandising aspects of our business throughout my designated areas
  • Planning and implementing safe and correct work practices with myself and other associates, as well as developing associates
  • Maintaining delegation and communication to Supervisors within the store was key to my work practices.

Merchandise Supervisor

Walmart
, CA
11.2007 - 09.2008
  • As a Merchandise Supervisor at Walmart, I was responsible for inventory control over merchandise on our sales floor as well as the backroom
  • I personally maintained an outstanding inventory value of over $6.5 million throughout the store
  • Responsibilities also included merchandising features and increasing sales profit in designated areas and implementing new ways to increase our bottom line.

Education

Information Technology

Shasta College
Redding, California

Skills

  • Training and development
  • Creative design
  • Supervisory skills
  • Hiring/Firing experience
  • Feature management
  • Communication
  • Associate delegation
  • Inventory control
  • Strategic Marketing
  • Event management
  • Merchandising techniques
  • Daily communication on current job responsibilities and accountability

Timeline

District Sales Manager

Republic National Distributing Company
09.2022 - Current

Sales Representative Merchandiser

RNDC
04.2018 - 09.2022

Guest Service Manager

Pilot Travel Center
08.2017 - 04.2018

Firefighter - Volunteer

Tehama County
06.2017 - 08.2019

D.A. Order filler / FID Processor / Traffic Clerk

Walmart Distribution Center
08.2014 - 09.2016

Assistant Store Manager

Walmart
06.2012 - 08.2014

Zone Merchandise Supervisor

Walmart
09.2008 - 06.2012

Merchandise Supervisor

Walmart
11.2007 - 09.2008

Information Technology

Shasta College

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