• Visionary Professional with commendable accomplishments across nationwide merchandising and business growth initiatives, and who can rise above challenges to increase revenue, streamline processes, improve efficiencies, and drive winning outcomes while boosting key business across both retail and wholesale operations.
• Top Performer who boasts above-average career results, and who can make decisions to reflect positively on operations in alignment with a comxxxxxxxxxxxx s vision, value, and goals to attain a significant competitive advantage.
• Excellent Communicator who builds and sustains synergistic relationships with C-level / executive decision-makers, retail / wholesale operations teams, business peers, and customers; who excels in both autonomous and collaborative work environments; and who leads staff by example and with integrity to achieve objectives.

Director of Merchandising Store Planning & Design

  Capitalize on the opportunity to lead the forward-thinking merchandising operations for this comxxxxxxxxxxxx with 368 employees, 12,000+ SKUs, and $650+ million in sales, and ranked #13 of 25 of convenience store wholesalers.

  Drive growth-oriented operations by recruiting, training, mentoring, and managing a top-performing staff of professional geographical team leaders and merchandisers to set / reset new and existing independent and chain convenience stores and grocery stores customers across six states serviced (i.e. MD, XXXXXX, OH, XXXXXX, VA, WV).

  Build and sustain productive relationships with vendors to guarantee supplies remain in line with cost projections, including accurately managing proper inventory levels to stay within pre-determined core budgets.

  Collaborate with customers on layout for existing store remodels or new group up locations, including supplying them with detailed demographic studies, traffic counts, and competition that may directly affect their business development and future profits, as well as analyzing and evaluating architectural drawings per needs.

  Efficiently conduct onsite measurements for existing stores; generate computer store layouts emphasizing higher profit product placement in heavy traffic areas; and further use demographic studies, traffic counts, and market data to maximize comprehensive comxxxxxxxxxxxxwide sales and profits for the store owner and Liberty USA.

  Conduct RFPs and supply customers with equipment quotes, models, and specification sheets and coordinate the ordering, shipping, and installing of wide-ranging equipment (e.g. shelving, coolers, freezers, ovens, fryers).

  Interface with category directors and buyers on marketing materials, racks, and point-of-sale materials, and further work inside and outside of customer locations, order, and coordinate overall installations at store level.

  Contribute sharp analytical abilities toward submitting quarterly sales financial forecasts and projecting growth to senior leaders, including addressing low growth areas and specific areas on product selection, advertising, pricing, and profit margins, and promotional plans, as well as working with customers to develop plans of action.

  Train and mentor foodservice representatives in all aspects of food safety and equipment.

  Collaborate and lead in-house Print Shop on dynamic multi-category advertising and promotions.

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Director of Merchandising Store Planning & Design

  Proactively identify and mitigate potential challenges regarding legal liabilities or risk to address.

  Generate cost analysis and RFPs on vendor-supplied counter work to provide key cost-effective pricing.

  Increase customer sales via targeted equipment upgrades, layout / design, merchandising, and marketing.

  Xxxxxxrtner with architects, project managers, and contractors throughout building and remodeling processes.

  Analyze and evaluate architectural drawings and make recommendations to create optimal flow and sxxxxxxce planning concepts, including consulting with customers on planning and design with detailed layouts.

  Liaise among store owners to provide store-specific Infometrics movement based on planograms in various business areas (e.g. health, beauty, groceries, automotive) to ensure that top-selling items are in stores.

  Personally communicate with C-level executives, buyers, customer service, marketing, logistics, operations, and human resources teams on daily operations, and work with customers to boost profits.

Undergraduate Business Studies Community College of Alleghexxxxxx County

Professional Certifications

Supply Chain Management Professional Development Certification #2391

5S Concept Certified (5SC) Professional Development Certification #3898505

Distribution & Logistics Management Professional Development Certification

Innovation and Critical Thinking Professional Development Certification #xxxxxx75

Certified Ethics Associate (CEA) Professional Development Certification #1868668

Certified Team Supervisor (CTS) Professional Development Certification #1876096

Certified Kaizen Facilitator (CKF) Professional Development Certification #4449569

Six Sigma Lean Professional (SSLP) Professional Development Certification #1835844

Six Sigma Champion Certified (SSCC) Professional Development Certification #3248667

Key Leadership Skills Certified (KLSC) Professional Development Certification #3181780

Introducing The Art of Negotiation Professional Development Certification #448-500165

Project Management Qualified (PMQ) Professional Development Certification #1838630

Change Management Specialist (CMS) Professional Development Certification #1875869

Diversity Management Certified (DMC) Professional Development Certification #4644266

Executive Management Certified (EMS) Professional Development Certification #1869967

Six Sigma Black Belt Professional (SSBBP) Professional Development Certification #4447879

Strategic Organizational Leadership (SOLC) Professional Development Certification #xxxxxx79

An Introduction to Behavior Based Safety Professional Development Certification #RTG-BBS-V1

Total Quality Management Professional (TQMP) Professional Development Certification #4371443

ServSafe Certifications Food Handling and Safety #1965995 ￨ Food Protection Manager #12557435

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Professional Development Certification #202009

Project Management Lean Process Certified (PM-LPC) Professional Development Certification #3325700

Continuing Education

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) ￨ Monday Morning Mentoring ￨ Diversity in the Workplace

Conflict Management / Resolutions ￨ Asset-Based Thinking ￨ PMP Risk Mitigation Planning ￨ Lean Transformation Model

Professional Membership

Member, International Society of Business Leaders (ISOBL)

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Dear__________________:

I am seeking a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and am submitting my resume for your review. I am excited to build a rewarding career with your comxxxxxxxxxxxx, and can offer cross-functional experience in Multimillion-Dollar Business Leadership, New Business Development, Sales, Merchandising, Marketing, Purchasing, Relationship Building, Budgeting, and Expense Control. I am also well-versed in Team Building / Training, Strategic Analysis / Planning, Trends Tracking, Forecasting, Total Quality Management, Process Optimization, Logistics, and Project Management.

To complement my background, please note that I completed undergraduate business studies at the Community College of Alleghexxxxxx County and a Diploma in Workplace Safety & Health. I attained wide-ranging professional certifications, including Six Sigma Lean Professional (SSLP), Six Sigma Champion Certified (SSCC), Six Sigma Black Belt Professional (SSBBP), Change Management Specialist (CMS), Diversity Management Certified (DMC), Executive Management Certified (EMS), Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Project Management Lean Process Certified (PM-LPC), and Total Quality Management Professional (TQMP), among others.

Currently, as the Director of Merchandising (Store Planning & Design) for Liberty USA, Inc., I expertly lead forward-thinking merchandising operations for this comxxxxxxxxxxxx with 368 employees, 12,000+ SKUs, and $650+ million in sales and ranked #13 of 25 of convenience store wholesalers. Within this role, I recruit, train, mentor, and manage a top-performing staff of geographical team leaders and merchandisers to handle high-volume independent and chain convenience stores and grocery stores customers across six states serviced. Furthermore, I conduct RFPs, collaborate with customers on the layout for existing store remodels or new ground up locations; conduct onsite measurements; and use demographic studies, traffic counts, and market data to maximize comprehensive comxxxxxxxxxxxxwide sales and profits for the store owner and Liberty USA.

A sampling of my achievements include:

  Training and mentoring foodservice representatives in all aspects of food safety and equipment.

  Collaborating and leading in-house Print Shop on dynamic multi-category advertising and promotions.

  Generating cost analysis and RFPs on vendor-supplied counter work to provide key cost-effective pricing.

  Increasing customer sales via targeted equipment upgrades, layout / design, merchandising, and marketing.

  Liaising among store owners to provide store-specific Infometrics movement based on planograms in various business areas (e.g. health, beauty, groceries, automotive) to ensure that top-selling items are actively in stores.

[ Suggestion! Address Here Axxxxxx Skills / Qualifications / Achievements Relevant to the Job Posting ]. As this is just an example of my abilities, please kindly refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience.

I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you in advance for your careful consideration.

Sincerely,

Yyyyyy x. yyyyyy