Walter Schulze has over 15 years of retail management experience. He is currently the manager of the flooring department at Lowes, where he oversees 4 associates and annual sales of $2.9 million. Previously, he has managed several other departments at Lowes and has also held management roles at other retail stores involving inventory management, customer service, and sales.

1. Walter Schulze
660 Trenton Road Fairless Hills Pa. 19030
215-603-5851
Wkschulze@verizon.net
Manager of a department with annual sales of 2.9 million dollars.
Experience
Lowes- October2006 to present
Developandimplementideastoincrease salesand profitmargin.
Maintainproperinventorylevelstomeetcustomerneedsutilizingreportsandcycle counts.
Use powerequipmenttopull ordersandfill shelves.
Maintaincompanypricing,safetyandcustomerservice standards.
Communicate withinstallersand central productionoffice toensure customersatisfaction.
Ensure merchandise issetcorrectlyusingplan-o-grams
Train associatesonproperandsafe use of powerequipmentincludingnarrow aisle reachtruck,order
pickerandforklift.
Provide exceptional customerservice inall areasof the store.
Currentlymanagingthe flooringdepartment,have previouslymanagedinside seasonal,plumbing,
lumber/buildingmaterials,hardware andoutside seasonal.
Memberof the safetyteam.
Directsupervisorof fourassociates.
Recipientof the associate of the monthFebruary2006 and Departmentmanagerof the quarterfor the
thirdquarter2015.
Customer Retail Services – September2005 – October2006
Maintainmerchandisingstandardsinmultiple stores.

2. Setmerchandise utilizingplan-o-grams.
Ensure storeswere suppliedwithall necessarybrochuresandpointof sale items.
The Dump- September2004 – September2005
Manage all aspectsof inventoryincludingtrackingof incomingdeliveries,pricingall new merchandise,
applymarkdownsaccordingtocompanyguidelinesandquarterlyinventory.
Setup and displayof merchandise.
Cooperative Furniture- April 1990 – September2004
Sales– meetcustomerneeds.
Deliveryof furnituretocustomerhomes.
Warehouse – pull andprepare furniture fordelivery.
Receive deliveries.
In home customerservice.