TAMMY ORGERON
Ponchatoula,LA
Summary
With my 35 years in retail, I have become an experienced Retail Merchandiser versed in using product placement, end caps and points of purchase displays to manufacturer's best advantage. Astute professional with goal-oriented nature promotes optimized retail workflow for bolstered customer experience. Exceptional negotiator for prime positioning locations.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager
Reeves True Value Hardware
Madisonville, LA
11.2022 - Current
- Key-carrying manager while supervising up to ten associates.
- Set up registers for the day. Complete end-of-day tasks, including cash balancing and deposit preparation.
- Assisting daily with cycle counts, inventory, price changes, unloading trucks, and filling shelves with product.
- Do merchandising and planograms daily, while maintaining a clean, safe, and organized store environment to enhance the customer experience.
- Help set up customers with their rental needs, whether with power equipment, or party rentals.
Logistics Team Member
Harbor Freight
Covington, LA
02.2020 - 11.2022
- Assisted in the unloading of freight trucks, along with filling merchandise on the sales floor.
- Involved with daily cycle counts, price changes, inventory, and planograms, while giving exceptional customer service throughout the day.
Merchandising Team Manager
Lowes Home Improvment
Marrero, LA
05.2001 - 02.2020
- Arranged product displays in favorable positions and areas of the store to attract customers, and optimize sales.
- Managed inventory levels for optimal merchandising, effectively reducing stock discrepancies, and ensuring the availability of high-demand products.
- As the Merchandising Team Manager, I had a team of 20 associates. I trained my team members in company procedures, product knowledge, and visual merchandising best practices, fostering a collaborative environment.
- Implemented seasonal changes in merchandise presentations, resulting in a refreshed shopping experience for customers.
- Established strong vendor relationships through effective negotiation skills, securing advantageous pricing structures, and product selection.
- While at Lowe's, I also held other job titles, such as Department Manager over Customer Service and Paint. I also have experience with RTM and Receiving.
Assistant Manager
Kmartcorp
Chalmette, LA
05.1988 - 05.2001
Education
PGT Beauregard High School
05-1988
Skills
- Product and service knowledge
- Task delegation
- Customer rapport
- Workload management
- Visual display installations
- Plan-o-gram implementation
- Customer service
- Stock replenishment
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Reeves True Value Hardware
11.2022 - Current
Logistics Team Member
Harbor Freight
02.2020 - 11.2022
Merchandising Team Manager
Lowes Home Improvment
05.2001 - 02.2020
Assistant Manager
Kmartcorp
05.1988 - 05.2001
PGT Beauregard High School
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