Elissa Lopez
Revere,MA
Summary
Results-driven Inventory Manager with demonstrated record of running lean departments. Successful at keeping records current and accurate. Offering 5 years of experience strengthening processes, realigning teams and overhauling structures to keep operations responsive to changing industry and company demands.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Retail Inventory Manager, Fulfillment Associate
INSA
06.2021 - Current
- Maintained par levels of inventory in Retail- placing regular orders throughout the week to keep an adequate backstock of product Compile pick list (work order) for Production Inventory team to use in gathering products to be transferred by comparing available products in RFG to available products already in Retail, using Metrc and LeafLogix; email pick list to Production Inventory and work out details of a transfer
- Audited vaults; created discrepancy report; adjusted product quantities in Metrc Compiled list of products to be audited by extracting and editing a CSV from both
- Adult Use and Medical retail Metrc licenses; converted all gram quantities into units of product; distribute list to staff assisting with audit
- Created list of discrepancies in Excel, including a note describing how each discrepancy was reconciled; emailed report to appropriate recipients
- Made adjustments accordingly in LeafLogix (which will also make adjustments in Metrc)
- Received all product transfers, vertical and wholesale
- Counted and weighed all product, to ensure transfer manifest is accurate and maintained compliance
- Split and received product quantities between Medical and Adult Use licenses, maintaining a ratio of about 20% Medical allocation
- Created new Metre tags for every batch; finished all old Merc tags
- Accurately filled out and stored transfer manifest
- Communicated with wholesale representative to place product orders; communicated with Accounts Payable to approve invoices
- Communicated with General Manager to ensure the required product for promotions were available;
- Suggested sales based on slow-moving product, and nearing expiration dates of product
- Maintained compliance in all vault spaces in regard to product storage and accurate representation of all information contained in Metrc Established how products will be stored and organized; instructed Fulfillment team where to store products
- Finalized Metrc sales
- Troubleshot problems with LeafLogix/Dutchie; contact support; create solutions when one is not given (ex: when POS crashed in the past, acting Retail Inventory Manager has organized the means to keep sales moving- creating a written receipt to record products sold and their corresponding Metre tags, so when sales are later uploaded, no information is missed) Interviewed and hired employees; employee training
- Responsibilities also included those of Assistant Manager
INVENTORY SPECIALIST
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Responsible for opening and closing the vault, taking in and receiving shipments, making sure all product and accessories are labeled and match metric tag as well as information on manifest, Metric, product-master and LeafLogics; includes a weight and count check for in-house as well as wholesale
- Preparing product for sales floor, placing items in LeafLogics with correct batch information and testing
- Checking menu to see what can be brought out and replenished on the sales floor
- Organizing and restocking the vault, making sure everything that is brought out is replaced with a backup
- Pulling canceled orders and restocking unwanted items to the sales floor
- Finishing tags in Metric
RETAIL ASSOCIATE, BUD TENDER
INSA
08.2019 - 06.2020
- Provided customers with detailed explanations of different marijuana strains while following laws and regulations for selling retail cannabis
- Offered exceptional customer service while promoting the company brand and educating customers on the company’s mission and values
- In previous fast-paced customer service positions, achieved a 95% customer satisfaction rate.
Skills
- Handheld Scanners
- Customer Needs Assessments
- Retail Effectiveness
- Word Processing
- Strategic Selling
- Brand Awareness Generation
- Spreadsheet Tracking
- Inventory Management
- Retail Support
- Returns and Exchanges
- Job Fairs
- Inventory Counting
- POS Transactions
- Positive Customer Engagement
- Store Policies and Procedures
- Retail Inventory
- POS Systems
- Quality Standards
Timeline
Retail Inventory Manager, Fulfillment Associate
INSA
06.2021 - Current
INVENTORY SPECIALIST
08.2020 - 01.2021
RETAIL ASSOCIATE, BUD TENDER
INSA
08.2019 - 06.2020