Eric Githinji

Delegated tasks and duties to grocery staff and clearly communicated timeframes for completion.

• Engaged customers and provided very high level of service and support, helping find desired products and items.
• Strengthened profits by reducing waste, controlling shrinkage, and increasing team efficiency with optimized workflows, by implementing store process.
• Organized efficient merchandise replenishment strategies to keep shelves stocked and well-organized for customers, and ensuring we leading the district in controllable out of stocks
• Kept grocery team operations in strict compliance with workplace standards and food safety requirements to maintain optimal health protection.
• Top 5% out of 82 stores for controllable out of stocks

• Hiring and developing talent
• Planning and execution of regional programs
• Top 5 in total controllable out of stocks, known to unknown shrink ratio
• Captained and helped get grocery department store process certified
• Increased grocery weekly sales from 95K to 135 K in 4 years, 10k incremental growth each year
• Smooth implementation and Introduction of over 1000 sku's during transition from 365
• Reflowing whole-body department
• Performing shifty duties

• Managed 70 million grocery department, by ensuring club is fully stocked, clean, and merchandise is clearly priced
• Scheduling trucks and making logistics schedules
• Hiring and talent development of potential team leaders
• Payroll management

• Talent management by evaluating bottom performers in logistics department and formulating 30-60-90-day development plan
• Directed and supervised team members in truck unload/stocking and Endcap merchandising process
• Reorganized backroom to help increase backroom location accuracy
• Ensured payroll goals were met and communicated contingency plans for high volume workdays

• Assisted in both store openings. Roswell was first Atlanta Super Target
• Reduced markdowns and increased gross profit by purging seasonal merchandise
• Number 1 volume in sales between 2001-2009
• District Resource regarding logistic processes