Michael Lopardo

Keeping work areas clean, safe and organized.

Loading and unloading pallets using safe operating procedures and correct equipment.

Placed, tagged, and secured merchandise in diverse designated areas.

Mentored and motivated team members to achieve challenging business goals.

Employee, Supervisor reviews, training, Over seeing Fe schedules.

Worked with morning Merch daily with there moves, stocking, cleaning to make sure they can make opening the next day be "Show Time Ready".

Guided and motivated night team by establishing and communicating responsibilities and duties to each team member.

Secured building for closing by completing run-through of sales floor, turning off electronic systems and turning on alarms.

Created nightly shift task lists to assign duties to each employee.

Trained and mentored new and existing employees to achieve best practices.

This was one of my favorite positions.

Being able to be creative with Merchandising seasonal items.

Showing how Costco uses the 6 Rights of Merchandising is most prevalent in center.

Right Merchandise

Right Place,

Right Time,

Right Condition,

Right Quantity,

Right Price.

Foods Manager was my first Management position.

I was able create new ideas with food items, push organic items, California grown, back to school. Change the way food items have been merchandised to push sales in bigger quantities.

I was the first Merch Supervisor in this location.

Covering all Dept Managers days off, Vacations, LOA.

This position is what led me to come into Management when the next Manager position opened up.

Positions I held since starting at Costco 1997

Food Ct, WHS #32

Opening the Gas station when they first started putting Gas stations in Year 1999. WHS #32

Stocker, Receiver, Driver until 2006 in WHS #32.

Closing this building down to open WHS #688.

Worked in all the Core dept's up until I started moving up in 2016.