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Martin Harrison

Waldorf,Maryland

Summary

My goal as an experienced retail manager and employee would be to contribute to the company’s progress and advancement in terms of increasing overall annual turnover and monetary gain of the company.

Experienced with team leadership, strategic planning, and operational management. Utilizes effective communication and organizational skills to drive project success. Track record of fostering productive work environments and achieving set goals.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Vitamin Depart Manager

Sprouts Organic Market
05.2025 - Current
  • Responsible for managing department consisting of
  • Greeting each customer
  • Directing and educating them on any product in department
  • Using sales skills and product knowledge to promote the purchase of additional products to meet sales goals
  • Train and oversee staff in product knowledge and sales to help department goals
  • Ensure department is always presentable with fully stocked products in a clean and neat setting
  • Ordering of all products for department
  • Overseeing department waste and storage of excess stock to be sold at a later date
  • (301-597-1105)

Project Manager

Flooring Rebel
06.2021 - 05.2025
  • Responsible for Selling products and services to potential customers
  • Coordinating and organizing every aspect of the sale and or installation of materials
  • Provide great customer service before and after sale to ensure customer satisfaction and referral and repeat business
  • Networking for potential future business
  • Owner Chris Clark , (443-831-3056)

Sales Associate

Next Day Floors
09.2014 - 03.2020
  • Responsible for assisting every customer that entered, emailed or called the showroom or company and constant company promoting
  • This consisted of greeting each customer and making them feel welcome
  • Attaining each customer’s needs though listening and good communication
  • Educating through good product knowledge and speaking skills
  • Calculating and producing estimates with proper measuring and math skills
  • Closing through proper selling and relationship building skills
  • Following up with each customer and network to build future sales
  • Store Manager Joe Clark Store Phone Number (410-768-7717)

Assistant Manager

Vitamin Shoppe
12.2009 - 08.2014
  • Responsibilities include achieving the personnel goals and goals of the store.
  • Provide excellent customer service by utilizing the product knowledge.
  • Train the associates by utilizing the sound communicational and demonstrational skills.
  • Operate the cash and attendance register.
  • Communicate with the Store Manager on any issue.
  • Responsible for the sales drive, profit and shrink the results.
  • Handle the queries and problems of the customers.

Flooring Showroom Manager

Porter and Porter Floor Coverings
09.2001 - 09.2009
  • Sold variety of floor coverings to customers like carpets, hardwood, and laminate.
  • Rotated stock during sale, help maintain of the appearance of show room.
  • Received inventory & observed merchandise to recognize items to be replenished/reordered.
  • Replied customers' queries about products and suggested customers on products selection.
  • Maintained knowledge of existing sales promotions, policies concerning payments, trades, and the security practices.
  • Calculated sales costs, total buys and received and processed cash payments and credit payments.
  • Responsible for training new associate to become flooring showroom associate.

Education

High School Diploma -

High Point High
Beltsville, MD
06-1991

Skills

  • Experience of more than 6 years as a management
  • Great ability to do multiple tasks
  • Very ambitious and able to take any responsibilities
  • Excellent communication and writing skills
  • Excellent sales skills
  • Proficient with computer literate such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Power point and Internet
  • Customer service
  • Team leadership
  • Decision-making
  • Relationship building
  • Verbal and written communication

Certification

  • American Fitness Professionals and Associates
  • A Nutrition and Wellness Certification

Timeline

Vitamin Depart Manager

Sprouts Organic Market
05.2025 - Current

Project Manager

Flooring Rebel
06.2021 - 05.2025

Sales Associate

Next Day Floors
09.2014 - 03.2020

Assistant Manager

Vitamin Shoppe
12.2009 - 08.2014

Flooring Showroom Manager

Porter and Porter Floor Coverings
09.2001 - 09.2009

High School Diploma -

High Point High