[Retail Director] who thrives in a team-oriented environment, working creatively and effectively to reach company goals.
Skills
Effective leader
Client relations
Excellent communication skills
Problem-solving skills
Operations analysis
Negotiation skills
Human resources management
Staff training/development
Excellent work ethic
People-oriented
Work History
Retail Director- Purple Team03/2012 to Current Acosta Sales & Marketing – Hackensack NJ Manage Acosta East Retail Operations for 2 of the largest CPG companies Kraft and P&G.Team consists of (5) Retail Sales Managers,(46) Unit Managers and (660) RCM's. Job responsibilities include:
Manage team to deliver results at or above client Service Level Agreements
New item placement
Void closures
Display compliance
Secondary rack placements
Manager staffing and payroll reports
Expense management
Develop relationships with local client managers
Retail Director - Blue Team11/2007 to 03/2012 Acosta Sales & Marketing – Hackensack NJ Manage Acosta Retail Operations for the Atlantic Region. Team consisted of (3) Sales managers, (13) Unit managers and (100) RCM's.
Manage team to deliver results for all core clients
New item Speed to Shelf
Void closure
Display and Secondary placement
Staffing and Payroll management
Expense Management
Retail Business Manager (ConAgra)08/2005 to 11/2007 Acosta Sales & Marketing – Hackensack,
NJ Worked with client to build customer Sales plans for the Acosta retail team to execute. Worked with the Acosta retail managers on deployment and execution of those plans. Activities included:
New item execution
Void closures
Audits
Sales contests
Merchandising Manager04/1997 to 08/2007 Pathmark Stores inc. – Carteret,
NJ Manage the day to day operations of the Pathmark 12 team in store merchandising program. Daily activities included:
Create cycle activities for the 12 teams
Ensure that all materials were prepared for the teams
planograms
New items
shelving surveys
Review daily,weekly and monthly attendance reports to ensure that all participating vendors were providing the proper labor resources
Conduct monthly meetings with all team leaders to review upcoming cycle activities
Education
Associate of Arts: Business / Acounting1989Union County College
- Cranford,
NJ
High School Diploma: 1984St Mary's High School
- Elizabeth,
NJ
