Devri Delaurentis
Andalusia,AL
Summary
Motivated Merchandising Leader with a strong background in overseeing daily operations, planning merchandise and equipment purchases, and promoting long-term success. Efficient in developing techniques to increase profits by using resources to help manage inventory, ordering stock or supplies that customers prefer and overseeing plan-o-gram standards. Focused on customer satisfaction by promptly resolving customer complaints to complete satisfaction. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Organized and motivated employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments and expand skills while facilitating company growth.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Merchandising Lead
Core-Mark International
Atlanta, GA
09.2022 - Current
- Coordinated floor moves, merchandising and display maintenance and monitored floor stock to keep popular items available to buyers.
- Provided training and guidance to store personnel on merchandising policies and procedures.
- Assisted with ordering procedures with new and existing accounts after resets and any store visit as needed.
- Developed and implemented merchandising strategies to maximize sales and profits.
- Identified opportunities for improvement in store layouts, signage, and display techniques.
- Conducted regular store visits to monitor merchandise assortment, pricing, and inventory levels.
- Participated in trade shows and conferences to stay abreast of industry developments.
- Stocked shelves, racks, and bins with new or transferred merchandise.
- Compared merchandise invoices to items actually received.
- Regularly visited locations to assist with merchandising to work in new items and remove items not benefitting consumer, customer, or company
Merchandising Manager
Andalusia Distributing Company
Andalusia, AL
04.2019 - 09.2022
- Develop and plan resets for customers based on their needs.
- Assess areas of service concern and develop improvement plans.
- Optimize store displays and appearance via strategic merchandising.
- Assist in driving sale's growth by resetting customers to plan-o-grams that benefit customer and company.
- Assemble gondola, racks, and other displays at locations by following established planograms.
- Organize weekly schedule for reset team.
- Develop productive relationships with key accounts
- Service accounts using prospecting, product marketing and merchandising techniques to enhance product awareness.
- Work closely with customers, sale's representatives, and other constituents to determine the best option for the customer.
- Coordinate and submit shelving quotes and racks for customers; supplies for the department.
- Generate weekly reports to upper management for the team's status.
- Responsible for tracking weekly costs for travel and Merchandising expenses.
- Traveled to areas in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia to conduct resets.
- Conducted regular visits to stores in order to monitor stock levels, customer service standards and employee engagement.
Communications Dispatcher
Fremont County Sheriff
11.2014 - 06.2015
- Closely monitored dispatch board to triage and prioritize multiple daily calls.
- Maintained updated and detailed records of calls in physical and electronic database.
Assistant Office Manager
Florence Chamber of Commerce
06.2014 - 06.2015
- Volunteered as an assistant, to the President of the Chamber
- Provided leadership and guidance to assist in Chamber functions, maintained personnel information, and worked with payroll and QuickBooks
- Assisted the President of the Chamber for planned events
Police/Training and Operations Specialist
United States Army
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Provided leadership of 10 personnel during transition
- Implemented new Training Programs that led to better organization of maintaining personnel documentation
- Developed investigative reports and law enforcement documentation
- Manage information based personnel documents for 120 personnel in a unit
- Communicated and efficiently managed diverse populations decreasing apparent conflicts among personnel
- Physical Security operations in Baghdad, Iraq at an Internment Facility
- Monitored over $4000 worth of equipment
Restaurant Assistant Manager
Larry’s Bar-B-Q in Enterprise
, Alabama
01.2003 - 01.2010
- Supervised 8 employees in daily operations as Lead cashier and server
- Coordinated proper schedules for employees
- Proficient in customer service relations as well as supervising a safe working environment
- Managed product orders for restaurant owner
- Managed incoming and processing money from the restaurant’s profit; made bank deposits; calculated payroll
Education
Training/Advanced Individual Training Warrior Leadership Development Course -
American Military University
05.2012
Elba High School
Elba, AL05.2003
AS - General Studies
Enterprise State Community College
Enterprise, ALSkills
- Data-driven decision making
- Operational Efficiency
- Product Merchandising
- Order Filling and Fulfillment
- Customer Experience/Customer Service
- Merchandising and Display
- Customer Needs Assessments
- Effective Communication
- Relationship and Team Building
- Interpersonal Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Display Building
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Reliability
- Self Motivator and Quick Learner
- Task Prioritization
- Office 365
Certification
SERE Level 2.0 Training (Online); Physical Security Management; Maintained personnel records; Managed Training Operations; Leadership Conflict Mediation/Resolution; Attended CPR Certification Classes; Leadership Development Courses; Proficient in Report Writing/Business Proposals; Platoon Leader in Basic Training/Advanced Individual Training for 40 personnel; Attended training on Merchandising Skills and Plan-o-grams.
Timeline
Merchandising Lead
Core-Mark International
09.2022 - Current
Merchandising Manager
Andalusia Distributing Company
04.2019 - 09.2022
Communications Dispatcher
Fremont County Sheriff
11.2014 - 06.2015
Assistant Office Manager
Florence Chamber of Commerce
06.2014 - 06.2015
Police/Training and Operations Specialist
United States Army
01.2010 - 01.2014
Restaurant Assistant Manager
Larry’s Bar-B-Q in Enterprise
01.2003 - 01.2010
Training/Advanced Individual Training Warrior Leadership Development Course -
American Military University
Elba High School
AS - General Studies
Enterprise State Community College