STERLING PERRY
RIVERSIDE
Summary
Lead merchandiser with experience in inventory management, logistics coordination, and team leadership. Demonstrates strong skills in product display and customer service, ensuring optimal product placement and quality control. Known for fostering a cooperative work environment and training new hires effectively, aiming to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Strike Team Member
Gate City Beverage Distribution
San Bernardino, CA
02.2025 - Current
- Built eye catching displays for accounts to help gain customer attention.
- Assisted Sales team with monthly business objectives.
- Built new Point-Of-Sale pieces for Sales team to utilize out in the trade.
- Took advantage of helpful applications such as Circana, Salesforce and VipSales.
LEAD MERCHANDISER
Gate City Beverage
San Bernardino, Ca
11.2023 - Current
- Team lead for the designated area, ensure proper product placement, stock levels, visual merchandising standards, and quality control within assigned retail accounts.
- Training new hires in all aspects of the merch role.
- Providing proper protective equipment to employees to ensure safety out in the trade.
- Assisting supervision with day to day logistics.
- Communicating with accounts and sales team to make certain that daily tasks are being completed.
- Run reports and discuss with team any opportunities for improvement out in the trade.
MERCHANDISER
Gate City Beverage
San Bernardino, Ca
02.2017 - 11.2023
- Maintaining proper presentation of product on sales floors at each account.
- Manage backroom inventory with emphasis on safety and shrink reduction.
- Check code dates and rotate products to ensure quality control.
- Building visually appealing displays and promotional setups.
WAREHOUSE LEAD
Gate City
San Bernardino, Ca
04.2016 - 01.2017
- Lead the night crew Warehouse to ensure that nightly job duties were met.
- Ran nightly reports to show where opportunities were with team performance.
- Maintained safe work environment throughout the shift.
- Trained new hires on all job duties completely to help facilitate a smooth transition in their new role.
WAREHOUSE ORDER SELECTOR
Gate City Beverage
San Bernardino, Ca
03.2015 - 03.2016
- Selecting correct products to be built on pallets and wrapped for shipping to the correct accounts.
GENERAL MERCHANDISING CLERK
Stater Bros Markets
Riverside, Ca
03.2013 - 02.2015
- Drove sales by maintaining shelf inventory throughout the store.
- Placing Accurate pricing for store products where needed.
- Assist customers finding products and answering questions.
- Maintain merchandise on shelves in orderly display and rotation.
Education
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
Colton High School
Colton, Ca06-2011
Skills
- Inventory Management (Experienced)
- Logistics Coordination (Experienced)
- Team Leadership (Experienced)
- Product Display (Experienced)
- Customer Service (Experienced)
- Data Analysis (Experienced)
Timeline
Strike Team Member
Gate City Beverage Distribution
02.2025 - Current
LEAD MERCHANDISER
Gate City Beverage
11.2023 - Current
MERCHANDISER
Gate City Beverage
02.2017 - 11.2023
WAREHOUSE LEAD
Gate City
04.2016 - 01.2017
WAREHOUSE ORDER SELECTOR
Gate City Beverage
03.2015 - 03.2016
GENERAL MERCHANDISING CLERK
Stater Bros Markets
03.2013 - 02.2015
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
Colton High School