Ricky Alvarado
La Puente,CA
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Crew Member
Trader Joe's
Los Angeles
2018 - Current
- Lead daily department operations to ensure optimal product presentation, inventory rotation, and customer readiness.
- Manage inventory flow across high-volume, perishable departments (Produce, Frozen, Fresh, and Box), monitoring stock levels, product movement, and freshness to support sales performance and fulfillment goals.
- Forecast product demand using seasonal trends, sales patterns, and customer traffic cycles to guide replenishment decisions, and maintain strong in-stock availability.
- Partner with mates, order writers, and store leadership to support product assortment execution, pricing accuracy, and operational consistency.
- Review delivery manifests to ensure SKU accuracy, resolve discrepancies, and protect inventory quality and margin integrity.
- Train 40+ new hires on Trader Joe's operational standards, product handling, and company culture.
Lead Residential Advisor
University of Souther California, Upward Bound
Los Angeles
2014 - 2018
- Supervised residential advisors, fostering a supportive environment that enhanced student well-being.
- Coordinated educational workshops and activities, promoting student engagement and personal development.
- Mediated conflicts among students to promote a positive living-learning community.
- Aided in coordinating recreation and skill-building exercises, living skills, team activities and situational counseling.
- Conducted regular inspections, maintaining property standards and promptly addressing maintenance issues.
- Oversaw inventory management and ordered supplies.
- Maintained accurate records of student participation and feedback for program improvement.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA12-2025
Skills
- Inventory planning and forecasting
- Sales trend analysis and performance metrics
- Merchandising and product execution
- Perishable inventory management
- Cross-functional collaboration and communication
- Process improvement and efficiency
- Leadership training and development
- Promotional execution and support
- Data-driven decision making
- Time management and problem solving
Timeline
Crew Member
Trader Joe's
2018 - Current
Lead Residential Advisor
University of Souther California, Upward Bound
2014 - 2018
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
California State University, Los Angeles