Kevin Mullins
Boothwyn,PA
Summary
Performance-driven Vice President with 30+ years of experience aligning systems with business requirements, policies and regulatory requirements. Passionate about applying excellent organization and communication skills to manage and lead teams. Results-oriented individual well-versed in interfacing and consulting on business processes to drive results based on sound overall business judgment.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President Procurement, Merchandising, and Advertising
Save A Lot - Save Philly Stores LLC
09.2010 - Current
- Quarterly meetings with over 65 DSD vendors and 2 major wholesalers to discuss sales, service, new items, rebate structure, advertisement, and placement fees.
- Create deadline specific weekly advertising flier localized by neighborhood and release to media and printers for distribution.
- Create weekly merchandising plan for all locations that coordinates with advertising plan to increase sales and Gross Profit.
- Attend all national trade shows to purchase for all stores' upcoming advertising calendar needs.
- Design, plan, and execute all new store setups and existing store remodels, including coordinating contractors and equipment, responsible for acquiring all necessary permits to avoid construction and opening delays.
Director of Operations
Save A Lot - Save Philly Stores LLC
09.2010 - 03.2020
- Led company to a 10% increase over budgeted sales for 3 consecutive years
- Led store managers to consistently achieve their sales, gross profit, and SPEH goals
- Ensured operational consistency by instilling transparent communication with all employees
- Instilled commitment to safe working conditions by serving as Chairman of the company safety committee
- Managed vendor and food supplier relationships
- Created and implemented marketing and advertising strategies.
District Store Trainer
Dollar Tree Inc.
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Trained all new and existing store managers and assisted in building their team within the district
- Assisted all store managers in achieving their sales, gross profit, and SPEH goals by using daily planners, merchandise planners, and employee awareness
- Ensured all 12 stores in the district followed company policies and procedures on a daily basis
- Assisted the company with all new resets and plan-o-guides for perishable and non-perishable departments
- Traveled throughout the region to enable underperforming stores to resume company standards of clean, customer-oriented, and well-merchandised establishments.
Assistant General Manager
ShopRite-Colligas Family Markets/Lissack Family Markets, LLC.
01.1994 - 01.2008
- Overall management of sales operations in collaboration with general manager
- Managed retail operations in absence of general manager
- Controlled sales, gross profit, shrink, and scheduling for all departments.
- Chaired Safety Committee that decreased employee accidents by 30%
- Oversaw Computer Generated Order application.
- Maintained daily quality assurance compliance.
- Managed and resolved union issues with Local 1776 and Local 52
- Provided consistent customer relations support.
Education
Associate of Applied Business - General Studies
Community College of Pennsylvania
1700 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia PA 19130Skills
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Team Building and Engagement
- Collaboration and Communications
- Advanced knowledge of Computer-Generated Order application
- Mastery of Microsoft Suite
- Market Research
- Customer Service
- Data Analysis
- Targeted Marketing
- Risk Management
- Team Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Negotiation and Persuasion
- Training and Mentoring
- Results-Driven
- Forecasting and Budgeting
- Verbal and Written Communication
Accomplishments
- Initiated daily store counts, orders and acquired proper products for 23 retail locations.
- Led merchandising and inventory management at 23 [Number] retail stores.
- Created a successful merchandising business model that was implemented company-wide.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
- Achieved [Result] through effectively helping with [Task].
- Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
Leadership Strengths
- Ability to build a strong and successful team that consistently contributes to sales, gross profit, and SPEH goals
- Ability to ensure the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the purchasing and sales processes within the organization.
- Consistent drive and commitment to collaboration and partnership with stakeholders
- Possesses strong time and project management skills used to meet deadlines and execute goals.
Education And Professional Development
- Community College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, General Studies, Presently Enrolled
- National Restaurant Association, Philadelphia, PA, Serve Safe Certificate, 2012
- City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, Food Establishment Personnel Food Safety Certificate, 2019
- Dollar Tree University, Train the Trainer Certificate, How to Evaluate Your Staff Certificate, Preventing Workplace Harassment Certificate, 2008
- ShopRite University, Managing Up Certificate, Preventing Workplace Harassment Certificate, 2005
- JNA Institute of Culinary Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Food Handlers Certificate, 2004
- Chubb Institute, Cherry Hill, NJ, Computer Networking Certificate, 2001, 2002
Value Proposition
Experienced business leader with proficiency in Procurement Developed a centralized procurement program that added measurable profit for Save-A-Lot LLC. Extensive interpersonal team-building experience and Business acumen skills with a diverse staff. Background in retail operations and customer service providing well-grounded approaches and positive financial results.
Timeline
Vice President Procurement, Merchandising, and Advertising
Save A Lot - Save Philly Stores LLC
09.2010 - Current
Director of Operations
Save A Lot - Save Philly Stores LLC
09.2010 - 03.2020
District Store Trainer
Dollar Tree Inc.
01.2008 - 01.2010
Assistant General Manager
ShopRite-Colligas Family Markets/Lissack Family Markets, LLC.
01.1994 - 01.2008
Associate of Applied Business - General Studies
Community College of Pennsylvania
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