Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Sabrina Burnett
Merchandise Team Leader
Spring,TX
Summary
Merchandise Team Leader with proven success in visual merchandising and inventory management at Jade Merchandising Company. Increased sales by 38% through strategic product placement and effective team leadership. Expertise in Microsoft Office enhances operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Recognized for high productivity, team motivation, and problem-solving skills in wholesale and retail procurement.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Merchandise Team Leader
Jade Merchandising Company
Cincinnati, OH
01.2024 - Current
- Product Placement: Strategically arrange products to optimize visual appeal and facilitate easy customer navigation within the store
- Inventory Management: Monitor and manage inventory levels, conduct regular stock checks, and coordinate with the inventory team to ensure timely replenishment
- Visual Merchandising: Implement visually appealing displays that align with brand guidelines, including attention to color coordination, signage, and overall aesthetics
- Conduct store surveys and audits per request, including but not limited to, taking photographs of assigned departments to solve store issues
- Provide consistent professional communication with Store Management and Store Associates upon each visit
Retail Sales Assistant Manager
Advantage Solutions
Cincinnati, OH
09.2023 - 01.2024
- Recognize employee needs, incorporate clear guidelines, and set timelines
- Manage teams help balance needs while moving toward a common goal
- Meet client and Company objectives by maintaining full distribution on all authorized SKU’s
- Sell at store level 'live orders' on multiple clients (>5 clients) in over 50% of their stores on the monthly basis
- Increase sales volume through promotional activity by selling and building displays, creating themes with related items to support holiday/special promo events, and making plan-o-gram adjustments when necessary
- Achieve client goals and objectives by effectively managing stores within your territory and executing projects and standards
Store Manager
Serv U Success Retail Merchandising
Hamilton, OH
08.2021 - 07.2023
- Immersed in all aspects of business operations and they operate with a high degree of autonomy to make decisions that drive sales and service in an environment that where safety is a value and team development is a priority
- Function as the 'Manager on Duty' for the locations, assuring proper staffing and prioritization of work needing completion
- Maintaining the presentation and on shelf availability of dry grocery product represented by Serv-U-Success
- Help maintain a clean, orderly & efficient Backroom, performing the receipt, put-away and issue of product and service materials, along with determining accurate Balance On Hand
- Read, understand, and follow all Serv-U policies and standard operating procedures as outlined in the electronic Employee Handbook and Visual Work Instructions
Store Manager
Acosta Retail and Merchandiser
Clarksville, TN
03.2020 - 07.2021
- Motivate associates while maintaining the overall daily operations of the store and effectively communicate with store customers and team members
- Understand and manage the operation of your individual store to maximize sales/budgeting sales, margin, labor, and profitability
- Manage and train a merchandising team of 25 personal
- Guide and foster a customer centric culture and providing exceptional customer service to meet customer experience goals
- Perform audits such as checking date codes and ensuring adherence to approved modular
Store Manager
SPAR Retail and Reset
Clarksville, TN
09.2018 - 02.2020
- Successfully increased department sales by 38% over a three-month period through improved merchandising and inventory management
- Provide store sales and revenue reports to Field Merchandising Director
- Performed stockouts, organizing the shelf, setting up displays, and setting up price and promotional signs
- Track inventory levels, report any issues or shortages to management and clean up unwanted items from flagrant violations in-store decorum
- Communicated with regional managers weekly and monthly, sent reports used industry-related software to send route and miles and store completion information
Team Lead
Driveline Retail
Clarksville, TN
06.2017 - 08.2018
- Merchandiser leads a team of 7 in the merchandising process, ensuring compliance to standards and goals, and keeping the team on task
- Responsible for plans and changes to schedules are adhered to while exceeding client expectations and business needs
- Responsible for executing projects while making decisions to release, cancel or defer work based on inventory, demand, capacity and material availability
- Leads a team of associates to implement merchandising work, ensuring compliance to the process and exceeds service expectation
- Plan and adjust to reflect changes to schedules, ensure changes are adhered to for the duration of assignment
- Ensure materials are available for display
- Communicate with your team, supervisor and retailer to resolve issues and ensure smooth execution of the assignment
- Follows store sales; effectively orchestrate a call coverage plan that meets the business needs of client and the retail customer
Store Manager Retail
Atlantic Coast Retail & Merchandising
Clarksville, TN
08.2015 - 05.2017
- Managed a team of 10, include hiring, training, scheduling, and supervising entry-level workers
- Responsibilities also include maintaining inventory, processing payroll, driving sales goals, and performing opening and closing procedures
- Recognized as Store Manager for elevating sales, margins, staff retention and customer satisfaction by as much 45%
- Reviewed operational records and reports for the District Manager to project sales and monitoring sales and identifying any losses or stock wastage
- Worked with store District Manager and participated in merchandising, inventory, and setting up promotional displays
- Collaborate with executives, marketers and salespeople to set prices that are good for the market and profit
Assistant Manager
SAS Retail
Nashville, Tennessee
04.2013 - 07.2015
- Obtains profit contribution by managing staff, establishing and accomplishing business objectives
- Ensured that 16 feet to 20 feet displays of merchandise is stocked in the right place, at the right time, maximizing sales and margin performance; valued up to $20,000 in merchandise
- Maintained an effective communication flow between grocery store managers at Kroger, Walmart, Winn Dixie, and Good Time, helped promote new products, such as new beverages, latest seasonal promotional items, and introduced new organic juices to the market
- Earned $800 financial bonuses, every five months for excellent performance
Education
Massage Therapy Diploma -
Miller-Monte Technical College
Clarksville, TN09.2017
High School Diploma -
Department of Defense/Mannheim American High School
Mannheim, GermanySkills
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Visual merchandising
- Inventory management
- Performance evaluation
- Ordering and purchasing
- Time management abilities
- Presentation skills
- Excellent communication
- Problem-solving abilities
Certification
- Certified Massage Therapy Association of America
- Certified CPR
Affiliations
- Personnel and Professional Improvement
- Swimming
- Animal Care
- Community Care
- School Volunteer
Timeline
Merchandise Team Leader
Jade Merchandising Company
01.2024 - Current
Retail Sales Assistant Manager
Advantage Solutions
09.2023 - 01.2024
Store Manager
Serv U Success Retail Merchandising
08.2021 - 07.2023
Store Manager
Acosta Retail and Merchandiser
03.2020 - 07.2021
Store Manager
SPAR Retail and Reset
09.2018 - 02.2020
Team Lead
Driveline Retail
06.2017 - 08.2018
Store Manager Retail
Atlantic Coast Retail & Merchandising
08.2015 - 05.2017
Assistant Manager
SAS Retail
04.2013 - 07.2015
Massage Therapy Diploma -
Miller-Monte Technical College
High School Diploma -
Department of Defense/Mannheim American High School
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteImportant To Me
Career advancementWork-life balanceHealthcare benefits401k matchTeam Building / Company RetreatsPersonal development programsCompany CultureFlexible work hoursAccomplishments
- Supervised team of 10 staff members.
- Achieved excettional results by introducing new software for inventory tasks.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Compiled inventory lists and worked with vendors for product pricing and special orders. Handled high volume sales with cash, credit and gift card transactions, balancing cash draw at end of shift with 100% accuracy rate.
- Product Promotion - Up-sold products and motivated customers to upgrade current product plans.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Software
Websites
Languages
English
Native language
German
Proficient (C2)
C2
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