Gregory Geason
Baton Rouge,LA
Summary
Retail Management Professional with extensive experience in a fast paced, performance driven environment. Proven achievement in sales, business development, customer service and employee development. Use to handling multiple tasks simultaneously, and possess a strong work ethic. Take pride in my work and push myself to do my best at whatever the task.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Store Merchandising Manager/Fresh Food Manager
Winn Dixie Supermarket
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
12.2013 - Current
- Prepared weekly schedules to verify proper floor coverage within fiscal guidelines.
- Delegate authority, responsibility, and accountability to managers, and create a coordinated, motivated management team.
- Enforced safety rules and ensures the freshest product for our customers by following all processes to increase sales and decrease shrink, while improving profits, other policies to protect employees and minimize company liability.
- Oversees the processes for inventory control, receiving product, planogram integrity, and pricing to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and compliance with company policies and municipal/state/federal laws.
- Hold regular one-on-one meetings with employees to review performance and priorities, and provide feedback.
- Develop and implement merchandising plans to increase sales, profitability, and customer satisfaction.
- Train and coach department managers on all KPIs, product stocking, customer service, product knowledge, suggestive selling, and sanitation.
Operations Manager/ Product Processing Manager
Best Buy
Baton Rouge, LA
01.2009 - 01.2014
- Responsible for all financial aspects and operating efficiency for the store
- Labor weekly and proactively manage all controllable expenses
- Create sales forecasts to predict adequate staffing levels
- Use this information to ensure the store is properly staffed
- Responsible for Geek Squad, Administration, Customer Service, Loss Prevention and Inventory departments
- Monitor the in-stock position and replenish process through inventory integrity.
Product Process Manager
Best Buy
Baton Rouge, LA
01.2001 - 01.2009
- Assured that the store adhered to corporate guidelines and safety procedures, and that the Store was stocked for business daily
- Inspected and assessed store merchandise presentation and overall performance
- Effectively communicated company direction, expectations and goals to Management through meetings, written game plans and individual conversations
- Ensured all employees provide excellent customer service
- Reviewed all reports to analyze operations and competition in order to optimize productivity of direct reports
- Executed a high level of leadership within the store, including implementation of company policy and maintaining a high level of enthusiasm
- Created an environment of team spirit and a commitment to excellence
- Ensured evaluations were completed in a timely and consistent manner
- Ensured all human resource guidelines were followed.
Education
Marketing/Business Administration
Delgado Community College
Skills
- Include:
- Retail Store Operations
- P&L Management
- Budgeting & Cost Controls
- Shrink Reduction/Loss Control
- Customer Service Excellence
- Team Building/Training/Supervision
- Inventory Management
- Merchandising Strategies
Timeline
Store Merchandising Manager/Fresh Food Manager
Winn Dixie Supermarket
12.2013 - Current
Operations Manager/ Product Processing Manager
Best Buy
01.2009 - 01.2014
Product Process Manager
Best Buy
01.2001 - 01.2009
Marketing/Business Administration
Delgado Community College
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