Owen Pleva
McHenry,IL
Summary
Dynamic and results-oriented professional with extensive experience in retail merchandising and warehouse management, notably with Premium Retail Services. Excelled in enhancing in-store support and visual merchandising, leveraging skills in forklift operation and effective communication. Proven track record of improving inventory accuracy and fostering team collaboration. Adept at stocking and arranging merchandise in high-volume grocery establishments. Positive and outgoing team professional with team-player mentality. Efficient professional in inventory management and logistics, known for high productivity levels and the ability to complete tasks swiftly. Possess specialized skills in accurate order picking, inventory auditing, and safe material handling, ensuring smooth operations. Excel in time management, teamwork, and adaptability, leveraging these soft skills to meet deadlines and support colleagues effectively. Hardworking and punctual professional works in fast-paced, physically-demanding jobs while standing and moving for long hours. Physically fit and diligent with strong commitment to team and business success. Focused on exceeding productivity and service objectives every day.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Retail Merchandiser
Premium Retail Services
Macomb, IL
07.2024 - Current
- Traveling store to store stocking and setting up displays, doing beverage audits, using an app to do all of my work on
- Managing city to city work across western Illinois
- Organized product displays in accordance with corporate guidelines.
- Placed prices and descriptive signage to enhance displays and promote items.
- Displayed appropriate signage for products and sales promotions to inform customers of best deals.
Retail Merchandiser
accelerate360
Macomb, IL
06.2024 - 10.2024
- Stock magazines for three stores: Walmart, CVS and Hy-Vee
- Organized product displays in accordance with corporate guidelines.
- Placed prices and descriptive signage to enhance displays and promote items.
- Displayed appropriate signage for products and sales promotions to inform customers of best deals.
Production Associate
Best Buy
Crystal Lake, IL
11.2023 - 05.2024
- Locating products fast and efficiently, for sales associates, customers and online orders
- Unloading and loading trucks, and putting away product
- Doing various tasks as product flow team member
- Inventory management, and sku movement
- Inspected finished products for quality and adherence to customer specifications.
- Identified opportunities for improvement and implemented changes to increase productivity levels.
- Sorted and packaged products to prepare for processing or shipment.
Warehouse Associate
SnoGem
McHenry, IL
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Grab orders, find parts, gather parts and put them into boxes, and creating skids for large items
- Using a forklift majority of the day, certified through company and other companies
- Using multiple shipping and receiving softwares for trucks
- Creating BOL and other shipping information
- Loading and unloading trucks
- Throwing away garbage with a forklift bucket
- Performed cycle counts to ensure accuracy of inventory levels.
- Unloaded materials from trucks using forklifts and pallet jacks.
- Operated forklifts to fill or empty overhead spaces.
- Assembled customer orders from stock ensuring that the correct number and types of products were picked accurately.
- Maintained a safe working environment by adhering to safety protocols and guidelines.
- Used digital database to keep records of units and stock moved.
- Communicated effectively with team members on matters related to work assignments.
Machine Operator
Camfil USA
Crystal Lake, IL
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Using a sheer, drill press, punch machine, movable table bandsaw, sonderhoff machine, particle testing machine
- Controlling a double miter saw(cutting excursions)
- Monitored process units and quality control testing performance for plant processes and water quality sampling.
CDC Ambassador
Savers/Value Village
Crystal Lake, IL
02.2022 - 09.2022
- Accepting donations and separating them on to carts
- While getting forklift certified
- Coordinated and assembled promotional tools for use at schools and community health events.
Operation Associate
Kohl's
Woodstock, IL
10.2020 - 01.2022
- What I do In my position is: Cashiering, Sorting products around the store, Amazon returns; bagging items with labels; Sorting items In the appropriate box and label, Online fulfillment- with online orders going around the store picking the items and packaging them to be sent off to either ups or usps
- Ensured compliance with applicable regulations pertaining to shipping, receiving, storage, and distribution.
- Encouraged and improved cross-department internal communication.
- Trained personnel on proper warehouse safety protocols and equipment use guidelines.
- Maintained positive working relationship with fellow staff and management.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Law Enforcement
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL12-2025
Associate of Applied Science - science
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL05.2024
Skills
- Word processing
- Stamping press
- Time management
- Blueprint reading
- Microsoft Word
- CNC Programming
- QuickBooks
- Expert
- Multitasking
- CNC
- Assembly
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Computer literacy
- Machining
- Negotiation
- Manufacturing
- Press the brake machine
- Retail sales
- Typing
- Driving
- Forklift
- 3D modeling
- Microsoft Excel
- Merchandising
- Sales
- Microsoft Office
- Customer Service
- Warehouse Experience
- Cashiering
- Computer Skills
- Basic math
- Cash handling
- Power tools
- Organizational skills
- Data entry
- Communication skills
- Interior and exterior displays
- Plan-o-gram creation
- In-store support
- Brand presentations
- Visual merchandising
- Window displays
- Light maintenance
- Operate forklifts
- Loading and unloading
- Restock shelves
- Tag merchandise
- Shipment processing
- Relationship building
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Reliability
- Mentoring and training
Timeline
Retail Merchandiser
Premium Retail Services
07.2024 - Current
Retail Merchandiser
accelerate360
06.2024 - 10.2024
Production Associate
Best Buy
11.2023 - 05.2024
Warehouse Associate
SnoGem
01.2023 - 08.2023
Machine Operator
Camfil USA
09.2022 - 12.2022
CDC Ambassador
Savers/Value Village
02.2022 - 09.2022
Operation Associate
Kohl's
10.2020 - 01.2022
Bachelor's degree - Law Enforcement
Western Illinois University
Associate of Applied Science - science
McHenry County College
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