Kenneth Harjak
Santa Rosa,CA
Summary
- Experience in Sales and Management Currently in a role for looking for new businesses and actively working assigned territories in San Francisco for Uniforms and workplace supplies. Previous experiences in:
- Retail inventory management Recruiting and interviewing
- Accurate cash handling
- Store opening and closing procedures Flexible schedule
- Store operations
- Excellent communication skills as well as a great multi-tasker
- Retail Sales Manager
- Conflict resolution skills and time management
- Sales professional Team-oriented
- Drives metrics and goal oriented Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Account Executive San Francisco
Vestis Uniforms and Workplace Supplies
10.2023 - Current
- Managed a portfolio of client accounts, consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets weekly using salesforce
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with key decision-makers within client organizations
- Identified new business opportunities and generated leads through proactive prospecting and networking
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop customized solutions that met clients' specific needs and objectives
- Negotiated contracts, pricing, and terms of agreements to ensure mutually beneficial partnerships
- Provided ongoing account management support, addressing client inquiries, resolving issues, and ensuring customer satisfaction
- Participated in industry conferences, trade shows, and events to expand professional network and promote company offerings
- Consistently ranked among the top five performers out of a team of fifty Account Executives
- Managed a pipeline of prospects, consistently meeting or exceeding monthly sales targets
- Served as the main point of contact for key enterprise-level clients, ensuring their needs were met and issues were resolved promptly
- Prepared sales meetings, and presentations
Pepsi Merchandiser
PepsiCo
04.2022 - 10.2023
- Executed merchandising strategies to optimize product visibility and drive sales in assigned retail locations
- Built and maintained strong relationships with store managers, ensuring effective communication and collaboration
- Managed inventory levels to prevent out-of-stock situations and minimize waste
- Implemented promotional displays and signage to attract customer attention and increase product awareness
- Worked efficiently in a fast-paced environment, completing resets within designated timeframes
- Efficiently restocked shelves with inventory, ensuring products were organized and easily accessible for customers
- Maintained accurate inventory records by conducting regular stock counts and reconciling discrepancies
- Implemented a system for rotating stock to minimize waste and ensure older products were sold first
- Ensured shelves were clean, neat, and properly labeled at all times to enhance the shopping experience
- Managed inventory levels by monitoring product demand and notifying management of low stock situations
- Demonstrated strong attention to detail when checking expiration dates or damaged packaging before placing items on shelves
- Increased overall productivity by implementing time-saving techniques while stocking shelves
- Maintained cleanliness standards throughout the store aisles, including sweeping floors and removing empty boxes or debris
Production Supervisor
Radiant Farm, Inc.
08.2021 - 04.2022
- Oversaw daily production operations, ensuring adherence to quality standards and meeting production targets
- Developed and implemented standard operating procedures (SOPs) to improve efficiency and consistency in production processes
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams including engineering, maintenance, and quality assurance to resolve issues and optimize production flow
- Conducted regular inspections to identify equipment malfunctions or safety hazards, coordinating repairs as needed
- Monitored inventory levels to ensure availability of materials for uninterrupted production
- Scheduled work assignments based on priorities while considering resource availability and skill sets within the team
- Mentored employees on best practices for efficient workflow execution while promoting teamwork and collaboration
- Led cross-training initiatives among team members to enhance flexibility in job assignments
- Managed production schedules to meet customer demands while minimizing overtime and expedited shipping costs
Production Assistant Manager
Sonoma Pacific Distribution
07.2018 - 08.2021
- Receive/verify incoming product orders into the Vault, and preparing outgoing orders for fulfillment.
- Work with management to ensure that all deliveries and warehoused orders are accurate and compliant.
- Assist in preparing Merc manifests and internal distru system.
- I submit lab testing for bulk converted to multiple denominations.
- I load and unload product from the transport vehicles into the Vault very much familiar ed with a pallet jack, shrink wrapping and hand loading over 50lbs throughout the day.
- Storing, inventorying, and transferring products to and from the warehouse and secure vaults.
- I help manage the warehouse with the batching system green bros, trim machine, and all packaging.
- I maintain the facility ordering pallets and supplies.
- I ensure deadlines are made for incoming and outgoing merchandise.
- I ensure quality control measures are being made with training and follow up.
- Occasionally operate company provided transport vehicles in accordance with company safety policies.
- I regularly communicate with team on attention to detail task, breaks lunches time sheets for pay period.
- Assign and followup on warehouse associates on tasks.
Retail Sales Associate
Petaluma corporate AT&T
11.2017 - 07.2018
- Develop and attain customer experience and sales objectives for store.
- Sell all products and services offered by the Company.
- Provide efficient, courteous customer service and assist in all aspects of product offerings and services.
- I was the number one representative year to date 2016-2017 and ranked top 15 out of 83 sales representatives.
- I'm very passionate about customer and will challenge myself to exceed service experience and expectations.
- I'm a sales rep who bridges from cell phones to entertainment services.
- I'm committed to sales goals and met commission goals; DirecTV, AT&T Uverse, DirecTV NOW, and internet.
- I also have to stay current on promotions on sales daily and have knowledge on new products and services.
- I was also involved with Samsung pro project and a previous key carrier at the Petaluma AT&T retail store.
Specialty Assistant Manager and Merchandise Assistant Manager
THE UKIAH HOME DEPOT
12.2012 - 12.2014
- Directed and supervised over 100 employees.
- I went over store sales each day and where we stand with our sales plan.
- Managed mark downs/p&l based on sales and meeting company set goals.
- Maintaining in sales and inventory-taking.
- Going over new innovated products tools and displays.
- Conduct meetings with staff over store sales and promotions.
- Maintaining the sales floor to meet company demands.
- Arranging inventory transfers and keeping inventory in stock.
- And restocked inventory when shipments were received.
- Addressed customer inquiries and resolved complaints.
- Be an all team player and help everyone as much as possible.
Department Supervisor
THE HOME DEPOT
07.2005 - 12.2014
- Maintain store standards and work on daily goals to exceed sales plan.
- I made sure we trained neighboring departments to help provide whole store attitude; mixing paint, cutting carpet & blinds, pipe cutting and more.
- I started out pushing shopping carts and worked my way into each department and then became department supervisor of each department millworks, plumbing & kitchen and bath, paint department and hardware.
- I was able to maintain ordering and keeping each department in stock.
- I conducted and lead the inventory to transfers to keep stock for inventory.
- I lead the inventory for the store as well as lead the inventory to count each year and be under our shrink goal.
- I was challenged to learn adapt and help all customers.
- I believe in hard work and doing the right thing.
- I'm always early and work each day on improving the last
Education
High school diploma -
Maria Carrillo High School
2004
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Assistant Manager Experience
- Load & unload
- Conflict Management
- Clerical experience
- Merchandising
- Forklift
- Communication skills
- Manufacturing
- Interviewing
- Retail Management
- Retail sales
- Supervising experience
- Customer service
- Warehouse experience
- Sales
- Assembly
- Conflict management
- Sales Management
- Driving
- Cash register
- Upselling
- Cash handling
- Microsoft Office
- Cash Handling
- Construction
- Quality control
- Order fulfillment
- Retail Sales
- Sales management
- Computer skills
Additional Information
- References
- Ann Lagomarsino Home Depot Windsor 707 235 9231
- Marvin Javier Aramark/Vestis 415 272 1284
- Marcus Lopez Clover Truck Driver 707 495 3261
- Luis Banuelos Aramark/Vestis 707 481 6926
- Will kanistras Gaby inc Sonoma Pacific 707 696 9969
Timeline
Account Executive San Francisco
Vestis Uniforms and Workplace Supplies
10.2023 - Current
Pepsi Merchandiser
PepsiCo
04.2022 - 10.2023
Production Supervisor
Radiant Farm, Inc.
08.2021 - 04.2022
Production Assistant Manager
Sonoma Pacific Distribution
07.2018 - 08.2021
Retail Sales Associate
Petaluma corporate AT&T
11.2017 - 07.2018
Specialty Assistant Manager and Merchandise Assistant Manager
THE UKIAH HOME DEPOT
12.2012 - 12.2014
Department Supervisor
THE HOME DEPOT
07.2005 - 12.2014
High school diploma -
Maria Carrillo High School