Develops and maintains creative store layout and product merchandising.
Works with Team Leader to achieve sales, purchasing, and labor targets.
Assists Team Leader in analysis of sales, reports and labor.
Demonstrates advanced product knowledge and develops / maintains awareness of new products.
Maintains good vendor relationships, develops new vendor relations, and ensures all paperwork is properly submitted for vendor processing.
Works with Team Leader to resolve team concerns or issues.
Functions as point person and departmental person in charge in absence of Team Leader.
Sets and achieves the highest standards of retail execution.
Fosters and encourages a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
Maintains awareness of customer flows and needs and directs Team Members as necessary to satisfy and delight customers; responds promptly to customer needs and questions.
Selects, trains, develops, mentors, motivates, and counsels Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
Consistently communicates and models WFM vision and goals.
Buyer
Whole Foods
06.2017 - 01.2018
Completes Order Writer training
Replenishes products through proper buying procedures.
Orders perishable and/or non-perishable grocery products and maintains appropriate back stock levels.
Monitors and acts upon open PO reports for both purchases and credits in an accurate and timely manner.
Controls spoilage/shrink; participates in inventory and cycle counting.
Completes spoilage and all other inventory management processes, sampling, temperature, and sweep worksheets as required.
Ensures orders for product are timely and accurate to monitor inventory turns.
Oversees customer special order procedure.
Analyzes and controls product transfers, waste, and spoilage.
Supports leadership in conducting inventories.
Maintains financial profitability by meeting and exceeding purchasing and sales targets.
Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed and ready to work; works all scheduled shifts and attends required trainings and meetings.
Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques; answers phones and pages promptly and courteously.
Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product.
Follows and complies, or ensures compliance, with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.
Maintains, or ensures maintenance of, a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment in accordance with WFM cleanliness and safety standards.
Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.
Immediately reports safety hazards and violations.
Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership.
Overnight Grocery Supervisor
Whole Foods
08.2016 - 06.2017
Effectively supervises and delegates tasks based on the needs of the department.
Oversees team and resolves difficult situations.
Responds to customer and Team Member needs and concerns.
Assists in training as delegated by Team Leader and Associate Team Leader utilizing learning checklists and training materials.
Establishes and maintains a positive work environment that supports high Team Member morale.
Communicates team concerns to the Team Leader and Associate Team Leader.
Completes spoilage, sampling, temperature, and sweep worksheets as required.
Opens and closes department according to established procedures.
Sets and achieves the highest standards of retail execution.
Fosters and encourages a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
Maintains awareness of customer flows and needs and directs Team Members as necessary to satisfy and delight customers; responds promptly to customer needs and questions.
Selects, trains, develops, mentors, motivates, and counsels Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
Consistently communicates and models WFM vision and goals.
Grocery Team Member
Whole Foods
03.2015 - 08.2016
Ensures a fresh and appealing display by keeping cases and shelves clean and well stocked by front-facing, checking codes, rotating and removing out-of-date products.
Stocks and cleans grocery shelves, bulk bins, frozen and dairy case.
Monitors and prevents spoilage and communicates waste to buyers, Team Leaders, and shift supervisor.
Maintains back stock in good order.
Assists with sampling program, keeping sample areas full, clean and appealing.
Completes spoilage, sampling, temperature, and sweep worksheets as required.
Assists with periodic inventory checks.
Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed and ready to work; works all scheduled shifts and attends required trainings and meetings.
Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques; answers phones and pages promptly and courteously.
Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product.
Follows and complies, or ensures compliance, with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.
Maintains, or ensures maintenance of, a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment in accordance with WFM cleanliness and safety standards.
Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.
Immediately reports safety hazards and violations.
Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership.
Perishable Assistant
Target
03.2012 - 03.2015
order product for the P-Fresh department to keep it full and fresh
rotate product to ensure that it is fresh
check dates for products like packaged salads, steaks, poultry, and ready to eat product.
Create price changes for items that are short dated
Ensure that product is being properly rotated
Hardlines Team Member
Target
08.2010 - 03.2011
Help customer find products while maintaining the look of the department by blocking the department to make it look good.