Mike Schmitt

Reliable employee seeking Retail Attractions Manager position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment. Enthusiastic Project Manager eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of product placement, store signage and training in Category Management, Ecommerce (educating companies where to improve on their sites, images that will be recognized faster, filters and facets for a more enjoyable online shopping experience and less missed sales),R&D, Marketing, Virtual Environment builds/Augmented Reality, and building partnerships (working closely with start up companies). Over 1,000 FSU/Displays assembled and over 150 show booths set, over 1,500 category planograms of 20ft aisles built, and over 3,000 end caps properly set. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in Retail Management. Dedicated Project Manager professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure position. Ready to help teams achieve company goals.

After 12 successful years at Unilever Best Foods, position was cut due to the pandemic. Started training as an Automotive Service Advisor. Immediately identified a need and a software/technology, that would bring a more seamless experience with the Service Advisors and Technicians. As well as improving on a more personable and enjoyable experience with customers, engaging in flawless communication for the job at hand. Allowing customers to see images and video of what Technicians were seeing and hearing. Collectively storing data for any further questions or concerns.

Along with Service Advising, received certification for PA State Inspections.

• Mobilized storage units to accomplish a more efficient planogram set up and procurement procedure in retail lab. This was for market research at the Customer Insight and Innovation Center
• Trained in Adobe Photoshop to work with brand,marketing, and category management teams on packaging and category research. Provided the ability to make packaging color, font, imaging changes on the fly, to test back with consumer. Also, saving on expense for follow up research within the design agencies and consumer call backs.
• Monitored IT camera set up and switch board operator for market research in CPG. Learned the camera system and offered a savings cost of half on each individual research by allowing me to record and stream sessions.
• Used Microsoft Excel to develop research inventory tracking stysem.
• Collaborated with team of 40 (Sales, Marketing, Brands, Category Managers, Design Agency, Customer Team leads) in the development of Mens Grooming Aisle education and proper set up planning, utilizing our Virtual technology as the final sell in Selling in to Target for first year ownership rights and then out to remaining market customers.
• 12 years without missing a project deadline.
• 3 Years responsible for all shipping, receiving, and show room set up design creation for the Ferrero National Sales Meeting. As well as for over 50 Unilever Sales meetings.
• Partnered with company teams on 6 Boys and Girls Club build a playground projects.
• Supervised team of 10 staff members in local C-Store gas station at 19 years old
• Trained in Category Management.
• 7 years working with Microsoft Office
• Eye Tracking Certified
• Resolved product and category issue through consumer testing.

Adobe Photoshop

Category Management

PA Motor Vehicle Inspection License

Virtual Environment Builds

Market Research Analysis

Ecommerce Research Analysis

Commercial Research Analysis