JUSTIN PALER
Amelia,US
Summary
Strategic planner and operational leader with a strong background improving the performance, productivity, efficiency, and profitability of organizational operations. Resourceful team player and fast learner seeking to leverage background into a General Manager role with a progressive organization. Detail-oriented leadership with great communication and computer skills and a track record of executing sales program proficiency to exceed operational goals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Manager
Eveready Service Experts
11.2018 - Current
- Increased sales revenue by developing and implementing effective sales strategies.
- Have consistently grown our center's overall sales year over year since my hire date
- Finished 2021 as the top Residential Sales Consultant for Eveready
- Effectively adapt to changes in the sales process as well as changes that have been made on a corporate level
- Worked with Regional members of management to assist the Region with sales training for Advantage sales which have now substantially grown in revenue for Service Experts
- Assisted newly hired Residential Sales Consultants with the sales process
- Placed a high value on punctuality and worked hard to maintain an excellent attendance record, consistently arriving at work ready to work right away
- Maintained the ability to build and foster positive workplace relationships to avoid toxic work environments
- Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues brought to my attention in a timely manner
- Have properly executed all safety measures to avoid any incidents for both myself and the technicians that I work beside
Salesman
PepsiCo
04.2010 - 11.2018
- Began employment as an assistant delivery driver where I was responsible for assisting the delivery team by ensuring all products were delivered in an adequate time and manner
- Was promoted to a delivery driver where I was responsible for assuring all customers that their deliveries were delivered and stocked properly and in a timely manner
- Was again promoted to a route salesman after three years of delivery
- As a salesman I was responsible for a set number of accounts on a weekly basis
- Some of the responsibilities included but were not limited to establishing and maintaining a positive customer relationship with both store managers and owners, maintaining an adequate backroom inventory at all times, creating opportunities for new product placements, selling in and building displays for various products, creating sales labels for pricing promotions, assisting store owners with profit/margin ratios, assisting with the training process of new sales personnel, stocking beverages and assisting delivery drivers with product delivery
Store Manager
Uppy's
01.2009 - 04.2010
- Responsible for overseeing all store operation procedures
- Oversaw 12 to 15 employees on average at a time
- Maintained inventory levels to meet our budget requirements at all times
- Created schedules for 12-15 employees on average
- Worked directly with several vendors to assure our inventory needs were always met
- Was in charge of payroll at a store/location level
- Opened and closed the store in a timely manner to adhere to company standards
Salesman
Brown Distributing Co
01.2003 - 01.2009
- Began employment as an assistant delivery driver where I was responsible for assisting the delivery team by ensuring all products were delivered in an adequate time and manner
- Was promoted to a delivery driver where I was responsible for assuring all customers that their deliveries were delivered and stocked properly and in a timely manner
- Was again promoted to a pre-salesman after two years of delivery
- As a salesman I was responsible for a set number of accounts on a weekly basis
- Some of the responsibilities included but were not limited to establishing and maintaining a positive customer relationship with both store managers and owners, maintaining an adequate backroom inventory at all times, creating opportunities for new product placements, selling in and building displays for various products, creating sales banners for pricing promotions, assisting store owners with profit/margin ratios, stocking beverages and assisting delivery drivers with product delivery
Assistant Store Manager
Walmart
08.1999 - 01.2003
- Began employment as a grocery stocker where I was responsible for sorting and stocking all back stock items for that department
- Six months later I was promoted to Assistant Overnight Lead Stocker which included the same responsibilities but I was also responsible for directing all other associates to the proper areas of work for their shift
- Another six months later I was promoted to Grocery Department Manager and transferred to set up a new store
- In this position I was required to maintain proper inventory levels of the department at all times
- Followed store planning to assure that all displays were set to company standards on a weekly basis, train other associates on all good stocking and backroom habits, ensure that all my associates were given proper instructions for their shifts and follow-up on their ability to execute instructions properly
- I worked with the overnight stocking crew to insure that all shifts were working towards the same goals to guarantee that the department was striving for the same level of excellence
- One year later I was promoted to Assistant Store Manager which entitled me to the responsibility of making sure that the store's department managers for my area were executing appropriate instructions and work ethics at all times
- I was trained and held responsible for checking behind the Accounting Department daily to make sure all deposits were counted down and balanced correctly
- Ran the front-end/ front checkout counters to assure customer flow and that cashier assistance was available at all times
- Worked directly with the store managers to coordinate and train store associates in work safety habits with all heavy equipment
- On the final six months of employment with Walmart I was sent out to several different stores on the lower east coast to correct and assist store associates with appropriate backroom/back stock procedures
- I had to travel to the different stores in the region to regain control of out of control inventory problems
Education
Some college -
John Tyler Community College
Midlothian, VAHigh School -
Manchester High School
Midlothian, VA01.1999
Skills
- Management skills (training, hiring, counseling)
- Customer relationship management
- Computer proficiency (word processing, inventory management programs, Windows applications, Excel, Service Titan)
- Inventory management
- Safety work ethics
- Strong negotiation skills
- Goal-oriented mindset
- Sales strategy development
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Multitasking Abilities
- Reliability
- Organizational Skills
- Effective Communication
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Decision-Making
- Analytical and Logical Thinking
- Team building
- Sales negotiation
- Operations Management
- Goal Setting
- Professionalism
- Continuous Improvement
- Adaptability
Timeline
Sales Manager
Eveready Service Experts
11.2018 - Current
Salesman
PepsiCo
04.2010 - 11.2018
Store Manager
Uppy's
01.2009 - 04.2010
Salesman
Brown Distributing Co
01.2003 - 01.2009
Assistant Store Manager
Walmart
08.1999 - 01.2003
Some college -
John Tyler Community College
High School -
Manchester High School