Matthew Persico has over 7 years of experience in retail management and operations. He currently works as an Assistant Store Manager at Easter Seal Goodwill Industries, where he supervises staff, exceeds sales quotas, processes payroll and donations, and ensures the proper functioning of the store. Previously, he held management roles at ShopRite and Walmart, overseeing inventory, ordering, merchandising, and training employees. He also has a background in grocery, receiving, and overnight stocking. Persico has an associate's degree and is working towards a bachelor's degree in psychology and business with a 4.0 GPA. He has certifications in CPR and bartending and is proficient in Microsoft Office.

1. Matthew Justin Persico
48 George St. Southington, CT 06489 ● matt_persico@yahoo.com ● (203) 676-4694
Work Experience:
Easter Seal Goodwill Industries – Southington, CT
Assistant Store Manager: August 2015 – Current
Supervising and directing of entire store staff including mentally handicapped personnel. Lead
on exceeding sales and production quotas as collaborated with District Manager and Vice
President. Processing and maintaining payroll. Processing of all donated goods ie sorting,
pricing, recycling, stocking, and shipping. Specialization in wares (general merchandise) and
shoe departments. Counting, handling and depositing of money. Cashing out and verifying
front end cashier's tills. Performing routine safety and emergency walks. Ordering and
unloading trucks and verifying store order accuracy and alerting the warehouse on any
discrepancies. Pre-screening and hiring for in-store positions. Opening and closing manager,
responsible for properly opening the store and securely closing and setting the alarm at night.
Training coordinator for all associates, volunteers and community service persons. General
maintenance, merchandising and housekeeping.
ShopRite - Hamden, CT
CGO Coordinator: May 2013 – February 2015
Supervising and directing of over-night and day shift grocery, CGO, frozen, dairy, and non-
foods associates and schedule writing. Supervising and directing of all department managers.
Execution of department audits for re-inventory and asset totaling purposes. Set-up, review and
booking of store inventory for multiple departments. Verifying and adjusting computerized and
manual orders across all departments. Maintenance and repair of all inventory and computer
based systems. Contacting authorities in response to truck shortages, additional truck requests,
commitment product errors and general inventory issues. Scanning and stocking the entire store
in order to maintain, fill and verify in-stock levels across all departments as well as creating
manual orders as needed. Resetting department sections to company blueprints. Maintenance of
item locator system throughout store. Review of all inventory adjustments, damages reports
and markdowns made throughout entire store. Adjusting and booking of payroll and store sales
projections. Assisting RGIS in store inventory procedures. Coordinating plans and execution of
modular resets. Placing of special requested customer orders. Setting system ordering
parameters based on weekly projections. Training coordinator for CGO, grocery and receiving
associates. Item Locator program co-leader across all of ShopRite Milford Markets.
Receiving Manager: June 2012 – December 2012
Responsible for scanning incoming and outgoing vendor merchandise and verifying and
arranging local vendor inventory orders such as beer and international foods. In charge of
verifying and unloading all truck deliveries as well as setting up back load trucks.
Responsible for scanning out all damaged products and preparing them for pick up.
Assisting in marking down damaged and short coded product. General maintenance of
backroom. Counting all backroom merchandise for Store Inventory purposes. Coordinating in
set-up of new inbound vendor merchandise.
Grocery, Non-Foods, CGO (Computer Generated Ordering), Dairy, Frozen, Scanning Clerk:
March 2012 – June 2012

2. Creating sales item ends and wings weekly on the sales floor for grocery, frozen, dairy, and non-
foods as well as general merchandising. Customer assistance. Maintaining in-stock levels.
Creating manual orders. Set-up and design assistance of weekly end planner. Organizing and
general maintenance of backrooms, coolers and freezers. Maintenance of pricing and signage
throughout store.
WalMart – New Haven, CT and Hamden, CT
Department Manager (Pets, Paint, Hardware, Furniture and Home Decor): August 2011 –
February 2012 (New Haven)
Manager of approximately one third of General Merchandise portion of WalMart
Supercenter. Covering manager for Sporting Goods, Automotive and Lawn and Garden
departments. Reconstructing of lawn and garden department for seasonal purposes. Creating
and maintaining display and shelf in-stock levels. Proper organization of all over-stock
merchandise to backroom. Creating automobile, house, and general keys for customers. Mixing
paint based on customer request. Organizing product and fulfilling Site to Store customer orders
Customer service. Assembling of merchandise for customers such as furniture, bikes and grills.
Contributed to set-up and maintenance of Feature Management game plan which helped
more efficiently regulate inventory by eliminating over stock, retaining accurate on-hands,
increasing flash sales and promoting better merchandising.
Inventory Control Supervisor & Over-Night Crew Chief: February 2011 – August 2011 (New Haven)
Support manager of 30+ over night stocking associates. Assisted in set-up of feature planning
program throughout store. Coordinated and assisted in unloading of all delivery trucks including
dispersal by department. Training coordinator for unloading crew, over-night and ICT
(Inventory Control Team) associates. Ensured that all freight was worked, labeled and binned
properly in the backroom. Coordinated and created back loads for pallet and bale pick ups.
Heavy machinery check list verifier. Follow-up on associate specific task management
program. Ensuring proper stocking and zoning of all merchandise on sales floor.
Overnight Stocker: May 2009 – April 2010 (Hamden)
Maintaining in-stock levels throughout store. Building and maintenance of displays and
fixtures. Heavy machinery check list verifier. 310 cases of product worked average.
Educational Background:
Gateway Community College – 2010 – 2011 & 2013 – Currently attending.
New Haven, Connecticut.
Field of study – Psychology & Business. Bachelor's in progress (2017).
Notes – 4.0 GPA. 6 semesters on Dean's List. Phi Theta Kappa Honor's member.
Community College of Philadelphia - 2012
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Field of study - Psychology, Anthropology
Notes - 4.0 GPA. Belize archaeological excavation study abroad honorary member.
Skills:
CPR certified (September 2015). Certified bartender (Boston Bartenders School of America). Proficient
with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Above average WPM (approximately 70). Experience with heavy
machinery IE electric pallet jack, high-low, scissor lift, walkie-stacker (certifications were store
specific).