Peter Clarke
Ottawa
Summary
Dynamic leader with a proven track record at Costco, adept in customer service and merchandise stocking. Excelled in optimizing product freshness and sales, significantly reducing D&D. Known for exceptional organizational skills and adaptability, I consistently enhanced team performance and member satisfaction through hands-on coaching and innovative problem-solving.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Produce Manager
Costco
1362 Gloucester 1405 Blair Towers Place
07.2016 - Current
- Reviewed daily sales ensuring top ten are on a prime endcap and maintained throughout the day.
- Managed product rotation to minimize D&D, optimizing freshness and quality for our members.
- Daily review of quality of produce insuring members are purchasing top quality produce.
- Applying for credits when their are quality/specification issues. Created goggle doc to follow responses.
- Daily review of code dates and communicate with buying if any issues for a EPC or IRC to reduce D&D.
- Conducted regular inventory audits, addressing discrepancies and minimizing shrinkage due to theft or spoilage.
- Evaluated employee performance regularly, providing constructive feedback and implementing development plans as necessary. Coached and mentored new team members.
- Helped out in all areas of warehouse merchandising from placement of items to overseeing departments when area managers are vacations/short term and days off.
Produce Supervisor
Costco
511 Gloucester
07.2013 - 07.2016
- Reviewed sales and D&D daily to ensure placement of top 10 items to maximise sales.
- Work on floor plans ensuring IRC are in a high traffic endcap, categories are keep together and proper flow for our members.
- Daily inspection of produce quality and code dates. Do credits and send to buying team.
- Email buying team to ensure we had quantities for our top sellers and if needed to have IRC/EPC to reduce D&D.
- Ensuring all SSOP were done daily.
- Ensuring proper rotation done daily.
Food Court Clerk
Costco
511 Gloucester
10.2012 - 07.2013
- Completed daily SSOP's and opening procedures.
- Managed overstock and stocking cooler and freezer. Maintaining proper stock levels for day sales.
- Prepared various food items following recipes and presentation guidelines.
- Serving members efficiently at a high level of accuracy.
- Able to work multiple serving stations daily and able to juggle multiple tasks to maintain high level of productivity.
Merchandising Stocker
Costco
511 Gloucester
05.2008 - 10.2012
- Stocked merchandise according to store layout and product placement. Keeping stock levels straight clean and neat.
- Followed stocking procedures and Costco standards.
- Executed merchandising placement and follow floor plans daily.
- Condensing overstock pallets to maximise steel space in warehouse.
- Efficient forklift driver managing steel space, dropping pallets to team in a timely manner and efficiently managing trucks and have pallets up in steel prior to open.
Cobbler
Capital Shoe Service
Billings Bridge Plaza Ottawa Ontario
06.1990 - 05.2008
- Self employed and managed dry cleaning in witch store was located in.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Attention to details and quality to maintain customer satisfaction.
- Managed inventory levels for shoe repair and for dry cleaners.
Education
High School Diploma -
North Dundas District High Scholl
Chesterville, ON06-1987
Skills
- Customer service
- Strong organization
- Willing to learn
- Employee scheduling
- Friendly and personable
- Knowledge of goggle doc's
- Merchandise stocking
- Able to adapt to changing duties
Timeline
Produce Manager
Costco
07.2016 - Current
Produce Supervisor
Costco
07.2013 - 07.2016
Food Court Clerk
Costco
10.2012 - 07.2013
Merchandising Stocker
Costco
05.2008 - 10.2012
Cobbler
Capital Shoe Service
06.1990 - 05.2008
High School Diploma -
North Dundas District High Scholl