Fabien Alexander Lasbroas
LOS ANGELES,CA
Summary
Strong Leader and Operations Manager focused on successful team building, cost-cutting, and operational improvements. Reliable team player and problem-solver committed to build high-performing teams. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement. Detail-oriented professional with a strong background in purchasing, vendor management, inventory control, nutrition, and supplementation. Skilled working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager, Retail Buyer
N101, Inc
04.2002 - Current
- Researched and identified new suppliers and vendors.
- Provided clerks with information to print on price tags like price, mark-ups, or mark-downs. Reviewed product's selling points and how to build sales.
- Mitigated business risks by working closely with staff members and assessing performance and loss prevention.
- Supervised the creation of exciting merchandise displays to catch store customer's attention.
- Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance basket.
- Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
- Communicated with suppliers to negotiate best pricing including EDLP, MCB, free fill, shelves buy out, spiff...
- Reduced financial inconsistencies while assessing and verifying billing invoices, purchasing and receiving reports.
- Reviewed buying trends to ascertain correct assortment of products for maximum sales and profits.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers to obtain best pricing and terms.
- Monitored daily cash discrepancies, and inventory shrinkage.
- Managed inventory and supply chain operations to achieve timely and accurate delivery of goods.
- Sourced new vendors to boost the range of products offered in-store locations and online while reducing costs through contract negotiations and free fill.
- Managed and maintained purchase orders and verified invoices before handing them to accounting.
- Collaborated with sales team to identify and fulfill customer needs based on staff feedback.
- Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover.
- Trained new employees on proper protocols and customer service standards.
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
- Studied and monitored market trends to identify potential suppliers.
- Cultivated relationships with wholesalers and distributors to increase inventory availability.
- Analyzed sales and inventory data to determine purchasing needs and reorder points.
- Created and designed formulas for the company's private labels. Sourced raw materials and researched GMP FDA-certified manufacturers.
Executive - Operations and National Buyer
Nutripeak, Inc
01.1999 - 01.2002
- Supervised and trained new hires on best practices and proper protocols; on training materials and sales.
- Identified staff requirements and worked with human resource department to initiate recruitment and training processes.
- Tracked sales data to assess trends and make proactive retail changes.
- Improved bottom-line profits by adding new product categories, increasing the average ticket by 10%.
- Implemented systems and procedures to increase sales and customer experience.
- Engaged in product training, demonstrations, consumer awareness, and branding.
- Organized promotional events and interacted with community to increase sales volume.
- Increased profit margins by effectively controlling overhead and optimizing product turns, EDLP.
- Collaborated with advertising to create uniformity between advertising messages and retail incentives.
- Managed and engaged daily with 17 managers, assistant manager, and support staff.
- Negotiated and reviewed all national purchase orders.
- Collaborated with brands to create co-branded materials.
- Negotiated and managed store coop marketing with brands.
- Collaborated on operational support tasks to achieve common goal.
- managed over 40 employees and increased sales by 10%.
- opened 22 retail locations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Economics
College Raymond Naves
Toulouse, France06.1990
Skills
- Assisting HR creating Store Processes
- Process and Procedure Implementation
- Collaborating on Retail Marketing Plans
- Driving Business Growth
- Building Brand Awareness
- Customer Outreach
- Operational Efficiency
- Merchandising Operations
- Team Training
- Discount Negotiations
- Inventory Forecasting
- Managing Retail build-outs
Timeline
Operations Manager, Retail Buyer
N101, Inc
04.2002 - Current
Executive - Operations and National Buyer
Nutripeak, Inc
01.1999 - 01.2002
Bachelor of Science - Business Economics
College Raymond Naves
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