Michael Whicker
Winston-Salem
Summary
Accomplished business leader with 18 years grocery retail management experience. Demonstrated expert in Produce/Floral field knowledge and training/development of team members and peers. Demonstrated excellence in concept sales distribution growth. Dedicated leader, both in the workplace, and outside. Passionate about training and developing people to be their very best through career work, and volunteer work molding young people to be better citizens.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Produce/Floral Subject Matter Expert
Lowes Foods
07.2021 - Current
- Perform all duties of Produce/Floral Manager
- Oversee training/development for the Produce/Floral departments within the management training program.
- Ensure successful training of assigned students at both the department management level, and store-management level.
- Assist Division Director with opportunities within the division for training, seasonal staffing, and grand openings.
Produce-Floral/ Meat-Seafood Merchandiser
Lowes Foods
05.2023 - 04.2024
- Boosted sales by implementing effective merchandising strategies and visually appealing displays.
- Ensured merchandising and operational standards were met with detail focused visits.
- Managed inventory results across multiple locations, and departments.
- Collaborated with store management to increase sales, and execute merchandising and operational standards effectively.
- Partnered with category management and department directors as well as division director to launch new initiatives.
Fresh Co-Manager
Lowes Foods
12.2022 - 05.2023
- Oversee multiple fresh foods departments; Produce/Pick-n-Prep, Beef Shoppe/Seafood/Sausageworks/Smokehouse, Bakery/Cakery, Deli/Chicken Kitchen.
- Maintain wage/expense control through P&L management
- Assist and support department leadership with process controls and execution, scheduling, computer generated ordering,
- Ensure staffing needs are being met within the fresh departments.
- Pushed for positive sales growth through creative visual merchandising displays and community events.
- Develop department leadership growth, from host level to management level roles.
- Manage total store operation in Store Director's absence.
Center-Store Co-Manager
Lowes Foods
10.2022 - 12.2022
- Oversee multiple center store departments; Grocery/Non-Foods, HBC/GM, Dairy/Frozen Foods, Beer Den/Wine, Pricing/ICC, Receiving.
- Oversee and inspect process controls within center store and execution for computer generated ordering maintenance.
- Maintain wage/expense controls through P&L management.
- Inspect process controls for Center-Store Shrink.
- Support and assist department leadership/ key leaders in Center-Store.
- Maintain positive vendor relationships and partnerships.
- Manage total store operation in Store Directors absence.
- Pushed for positive sales growth through rigorous in-stock condition walks, and creative visually merchandised displays.
Management Training Program
Lowes Foods
08.2022 - 10.2022
- Learn all aspects of retail grocery store operations to Lead and manage at store-level.
- Completed all Modules and assignments in a timely manner to ensure leadership skills were developed.
- Merchandiser training/shadowing for potential future career growth. Produce, and Deli.
Produce/ Floral Manager
Lowes Foods
07.2011 - 08.2022
- Oversee day-to-day operations of a retail Produce/Floral department.
- Direct supervision of up-to twenty hosts.
- Manage successful P&L results through purchase, and expense controls.
- Maintain and execute Food safety standards for both regulatory, and internal audit standards.
- Directly responsible for training/development of all new and existing department hosts.
Produce Department Manager
Harris Teeter
03.2007 - 06.2011
- Directly responsible for managing up-to twenty employees.
- Responsible for delegating necessary tasks for day-to-day operations of the Produce Department.
- Managed Profit and Loss results.
- Ensure Food safety standards are being met for both internal and regulatory standards.
- Manage sales of different volume departments ranging from $30,000 to $105,000 weekly.
Assistant Produce Manager
Harris Teeter
03.2006 - 05.2007
- Assisted in day-to-day operations of the produce department.
- Performed assigned duties by all members of management.
- Managed produce department in Produce Manager's absence.
Produce Clerk
Harris Teeter
07.2004 - 03.2006
- Performed all tasks for Produce department, as assigned by management.
- Sought opportunity to learn more than my current position entailed, and be accepted into Bench Building Training in March 2006.
Education
No Degree - Business
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-salem, NCHigh School Diploma -
East Forsyth High School
Kernersville, NCSkills
- Coaching/Training
- Leadership development
- Results driven
- Self-motivated
- Eager to grow and learn new things
- Active-listening
- Constructive feedback
Accomplishments
- 2021 cut watermelon distribution contest, #1 total company- Lowes Foods Produce
- 2022 cut watermelon distribution contest, #1 total company- Lowes Foods Produce
- Pick-n-Prep share growth award 2021, Led Pick-n-Prep distribution to over 22% for FY 2021
Additional Information
Volunteering:
- Assistant scout master: Winston-Salem, NC Troop 750. April 2022-Current
- Cub Master: Winston-Salem, NC Pack 750. September 2018- April 2022
Timeline
Produce-Floral/ Meat-Seafood Merchandiser
Lowes Foods
05.2023 - 04.2024
Fresh Co-Manager
Lowes Foods
12.2022 - 05.2023
Center-Store Co-Manager
Lowes Foods
10.2022 - 12.2022
Management Training Program
Lowes Foods
08.2022 - 10.2022
Produce/Floral Subject Matter Expert
Lowes Foods
07.2021 - Current
Produce/ Floral Manager
Lowes Foods
07.2011 - 08.2022
Produce Department Manager
Harris Teeter
03.2007 - 06.2011
Assistant Produce Manager
Harris Teeter
03.2006 - 05.2007
Produce Clerk
Harris Teeter
07.2004 - 03.2006
No Degree - Business
Forsyth Technical Community College
High School Diploma -
East Forsyth High School
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