Thomas Dorton
STAUNTON
Summary
Dynamic Meat/Seafood Manager with extensive experience at Martins Grocery Store, excelling in fresh inventory management. Proven track record in growing sales and cutting shrink. Excellent in trailblazing department standards and mentoring teams on how to efficiently follow these standards. Enhancing merchandise presentation through skills in butchery and I am committed to maintaining these high standards of quality and safety throughout my career.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Meat/Seafood Manager
Martins Grocery Store
03.2025 - Current
- Managed meat and seafood inventory, ensuring freshness and quality compliance.
- Trained staff on proper food handling and safety protocols.
- Executed daily product displays to enhance customer engagement.
- Monitored sales trends and adjusted inventory levels accordingly.
- Supported hiring manager in interviewing and selection process.
- Always developing better methods of productions across the board for a more efficient day to day process.
- Input correct data into the automated ordering system for lunch meat and frozen sections, eliminating the need for daily orders and enabling a weekly check in on the system to be possible.
Seafood Team Leader
Martins Grocery Store
09.2023 - 03.2025
- Supervised seafood department operations, ensuring compliance with safety and sanitation standards.
- Trained and mentored team members on product knowledge and customer service best practices.
- Managed inventory levels, conducting regular stock assessments to minimize waste.
- Developed seasonal promotions to enhance sales of fresh seafood products.
Seafood Team Member
Martins Grocery Store
10.2021 - 09.2023
- Assisted my Lead in maintaining seafood standards on his days off and closing the department down when he opened.
- I would follow his lead and ensure we had appropriate inventory levels based off of his recommendations.
- I would do necessary extra cleaning and organization of the department.
- I would run and produce product that was needed out to the floor based on the current design of the department that would change weekly based on different sale or push items.
- I would learn all product knowledge I could and become a sales professional behind a service case.
Education
Advanced High School Deploma -
Wilson Memorial High School
Fishersville, VA06-2014
Skills
- Fresh Inventory management
- Merchandise presentation
- Operational efficiency
- Training and mentoring
- Team building
- Butchery
Timeline
Meat/Seafood Manager
Martins Grocery Store
03.2025 - Current
Seafood Team Leader
Martins Grocery Store
09.2023 - 03.2025
Seafood Team Member
Martins Grocery Store
10.2021 - 09.2023
Advanced High School Deploma -
Wilson Memorial High School