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GROCERY BUYER RESUME

JOHN D. RUSSELL

CONTACTS

4627 Quiet Valley Lane
Irvine, CA 92614
(818)-974-5189

john@mnomail.com

john.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Looking for an opportunity to secure a Grocery Buyer position with a reputable firm in which to enhance my career and help the company meet goals.

PROFICIENCY

• Animal
• Civil Codes
• Case Preparation
• Animal Control
• Animal Behavior

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Highly experienced in retail grocery/natural foods
• Familiarity with grocery purchasing and management in an established grocery store
• Familiarity with Category Management
• Sound knowledge of food products; possess good computer skills; and experience with different ordering systems.
• Outstanding knowledge of Grocery Meat departments
• Deep knowledge of the grocery retail market.
• Profound knowledge of buying complex merchandise categories and categories with large sales volumes.
• Proficient in the operation of the bailer, Dumpster, and forklift.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and other software at an intermediate level, IRMA, StoreOps, SMORES.
• Immense ability to follow and create outstanding merchandising standards.
• Extreme ability to travel frequently both within and outside of the region.
• Outstanding ability to multi-task, meet ongoing deadlines and prioritize.
• Remarkable ability to process information about financial and operational transactions.
• Uncommon ability to solve business-related problems.
• Amazing ability to visually examine products for quality and freshness.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, 2012

Keiser University, Fort Lauderdale, FL

WORK EXPERIENCE

Grocery Buyer, 2016 - Present
Sprouts Farmers Market

• Managed the sourcing and introduction of own label products in conjunction with the product development teams to enhance margins and provided consumers with competitive VFM offers.
• Answered calls for grocery immediately, taking messages when necessary.
• Coordinated the weekly grocery purchase orders, specials pricing, and product promotions.

Grocery Buyer, 2014 - 2016
Wholefoods

• Executed annual promotional calendar events and ensured timely completion.
• Ensured awareness of and attention to new product rollouts.
• Ensured that the website was continually updated and accurate and that all products had appropriate photos.
• Negotiated with vendors to ensure optimal profitability of the program.

Grocery Buyer, 2012 - 2014
Harmons Grocery

• Maintained proper inventory levels to ensure high service levels and minimal out-of-stocks.
• Initiated, managed and ensured the timely completion of category reviews.
• Reviewed the product range on a regular and ongoing basis based on best practice category management principles and informed by market and consumer research, marketing and sales department input and supplier innovations.
• Notified the appropriate manager of product and supplier for issues and shelf tag/signage needs.