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Merchandiser Sample Resume
1234 Post Oak Drive
San Diego, California 64000
Home: 404-555-5555
Cell: 404-555-5556
Email: David_Alonso@frontfocus.com
| Objective: | Seeking for a Merchandiser position in a company in which I can utilize my creative and analytical skills to ultimately drive sales and profit and provide seamless service through volume increases, people development and product placement. |
| Qualification Summary: | More than 10 years experience in retail sales and store management. Extremely strong background in all aspects of Management including merchandising, budgeting, employee/customer relations, and scheduling. Very dedicated to the customer and the business. Strong background in office management and human resources as well as strong vendor relations, negotiation and coordination skills. Able to work well with others and have always been a team player. |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Majoring in Management, National University, San Diego, California July 1996 |
| Work Experience: | Store Merchandiser/Manager, Vons Co., Carlsbad, California, June 2003 ? present Developed customer contacts, provided service to all customers for the location as needed, created business opportunities, wrote contracts, executed those contracts and executed any other transactional activity for the store. Other responsibilities included: maintaining and submitting neat and accurate reports in a timely fashion, including daily transmission of daily activity, presenting a courteous, friendly and helpful attitude to all customers, developing a good rapport with customer personnel and analyzing accounts with goal of increasing sales through in-store promotion or advertising, adding additional product or equipment lines, or obtaining a more suitable location within the store. As a Store Manager, interviewed and hired new employees, wrote weekly schedule for 200 employees and oversaw day to day operations. Held weekly department managers meeting and reviewed sales, profits, scheduling, and plans for up and coming ads and holidays. |
| Retail Merchandiser, Virginia Retails, Richmond, Virginia May 1998 ? May 2003 Planned product ranges and prepared sales and stock plans in conjunction with buyers, liaised with buyers, analysts, stores, suppliers and distributors, maintained a comprehensive library of appropriate data, produced layout plans for stores, forecast profits and sales using computer programs, optimized the sales volume and profitability of designated product areas, planned budgets and presented sales forecasts and figures for new ranges, controlled stock levels based on forecasts for the season. Other duties included: analyzing every aspect of the best and worst sellers (for example, the best selling price points, colors or styles), ensuring that best sellers are fully potentials and monitoring slow sellers. |
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| References: | Available upon request |