Darlene Olmstead
Concrete,United States
Summary
Experienced grocery retail department manager and entrepreneur with an extensive background in customer service and sales
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
GM HBC Category Specialist/Variety Manager
Haggen Grocers
09.2006 - Current
- Manage departments’ health and beauty inventory
- Develop and execute sales strategies and loss minimization to meet/exceed company sales goals
- Deliver exceptional customer service for a high volume store in the Puget Sound area near Seattle
- Leadership, training and supervision for department employees
- Schedule personnel, order and manage inventory
- Review invoices for shortages to reduce shrinkage
- Stock freight, rotation, and control inventory
- Provide leadership for other grocer departments and maintain close cooperative relationships with vendors
Infiltration & Duct Leakage Tester
Right Way Plumbing and Heating
05.2017 - Current
- Perform duct and blower door testing for energy efficiency for new home construction
- Prepare home and perform a visual inspection
- Set up equipment and utilize duct blaster, blower door tester, and manometer to take calculations
- Document results to provide to inspector
- Calculate measurements and interpret results
General Merchandise Manager
Safeway
03.2001 - 04.2006
- Delivered excellent customer service
- Managed departments daily orders and freight
- Assisted the buyers in the selection of seasonal merchandise
- Merchandised lobby and base end displays
- Managed a staff of two assistants and was responsible for the training, scheduling and ongoing supervision of those personnel.
Territory sales manager
Acosta Sales and Marketing
06.1999 - 03.2021
- Maintained distribution for client vendors within a variety of large retailers
- Collaborate with other department managers and vendors to drive sales
- Established positive working relationships with store staff and managers
- Conducted sales calls, provided new item cut ins and ensured timely distribution
Education
General Education - undefined
Clark Community College
06.1997
Diploma - undefined
Evergreen High School
Skills
- MS Word
- Google Docs
- Outlook
Certification
- BPI Technician Certification
- Building Performance Institute
- 05/2017
- Bpi.org
- Blower door duct testing for new construction energy audits
Timeline
Infiltration & Duct Leakage Tester
Right Way Plumbing and Heating
05.2017 - Current
GM HBC Category Specialist/Variety Manager
Haggen Grocers
09.2006 - Current
General Merchandise Manager
Safeway
03.2001 - 04.2006
Territory sales manager
Acosta Sales and Marketing
06.1999 - 03.2021
General Education - undefined
Clark Community College
Diploma - undefined
Evergreen High School