Tommy Iovenitti

• Developing strategies to improve sales
• Effectively handling retail operations complaints
• Assisting with the recruitment of sales staff
• Monitoring and analyzing sales performance
• Training and mentoring sales team members to improve their performance
• Monitoring market trends and competitor activity to identify new business opportunities
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with key accounts

Key Achievements

• Managed sales of $450M a year
• Increased Fresh Cut sales by 600%.
• Led the company in Fresh Cut innovation.
• Created/trained retail teams on best in class standards: Cutting guides, recipe guides and work flows
• Led the Implementation of multiple systems for the store teams including Vision Pro Production and inventory
• Created & managed successful holiday events: Chocolate covered Strawberries driving sales from a $50,000 program to over a $1M.

• Provided training and mentorship to retail staff members, contributing to overall team success.
• Analyzed data trends to identify opportunities for improvement in operational performance metrics.
• Improved operational efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing new workflow strategies.
• Fostered culture of continuous improvement by initiating regular training sessions for staff on latest operational practices.
• Enhanced team productivity with effective communication and collaboration strategies.

Key Achievements:

• I was the Division lead on Fresh Cut for operations where opened up 150+ Fresh Cut departments
• I have trained 2000+ employees: Produce Operational Specialist, Produce Managers/clerks, Fresh Cut Mangers/Clerks and Department Specialist.
• I remerchandised 95% of the Nor-Cal's Produce departments where I remapped all the categories, order new equipment, and coordinated reset teams.
• Led the Division in District sales 3 years in a row with double digit sales increases. My last year in D10 we had an 18% sales increase YOY.

• Produce Manager/every shift in Produce
• Night Crew
• Checker
• Courtesy Clerks