Tamera Witt is a District Field Merchandiser with over 20 years of experience in deli operations management. She oversees the continuous development of deli managers and clerks across her district through coaching, mentoring, and establishing a team-driven culture. Witt visits stores daily to identify opportunities to drive sales, customer service, shrink reduction, and food safety initiatives. She has a track record of exceeding sales and profitability goals.

1. TameraWitt
Newhall, Ca 661-670-6082 Tami4kids@sbcglobal.net
District Field Merchandiser
A trusted company advocate with over twenty plus years of experience in Deli operations management, Concentrated
focus in performance based management, Development of business partnerships/strategic alliances within eighteen
stores and vendor community, Works efficiently with minimal direct supervision in a busy results driven environment while
managing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, Consistently lead marketing strategies in a rapid growing
competitive culture.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 Exceeded division sales plan by 2.38% in 2013
 Exceeded income of 501.74% in 2013
 Exceeded division gain plan in 2011
 Exceeded division sales plan In food service and in deli in 2010
 Beat district shrink plan by 602 BPs in deli-food service in 2010
 Achieved 0 service deli employee accidents in 2009
 Coached , Trained and developed over 20 new deli managers in the past 3 years
 Achieved the first 100% customer service weighted average for Quarter 3 in my Service Deli at 2030 in 2004
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
Deli Field Merchandiser (09/2010 to Present) was a temp from 02/2009 to 09/2010
VONS
Oversee continuous development of Deli managers and clerks across the district through coaching, mentoring, and
establishing a team-driven culture. Visit stores daily to identify opportunities affecting sales, customer service, shrink,
cleanliness, food safety, new initiatives to drive profitable income and sales and shares results with department managers,
their teams and store directors, follow up visits, shares and communicates new merchandising plans to meet and obtain
sales and gross and assure teams are properly trained, review audits, and inventory results, assists with opening new and
remodeled stores.
 Currently 100% staffed with 17 Service deli managers and 17 stores, 3 deli clerks in the mentoring program to
become deli managers
 11 of 17 stores positive in ID sales YTD -through Week 50 ( 64.7% of district) Week 50 15 of 17 stores positive in
ID sales ( 88.2% )
 Achieved sales and gain YTD in 2013
 Improving shrink results YTD P 12 better than division results by 0.10% in deli and 1.16% in FS
 YTD Service Weighted Average of 96.7% in 2009
Deli Manager (01/1992 to 02/2009)
Supervised up to 13 deli employees in sales, merchandising, customer service, food safety and sanitation,
 District trainer of new clerks and Deli managers for 15 stores in my district
 Maintained consistent gross by taking accurate inventories
 Increased sales by following best practices & driving all company initiatives
 Acted as a relief field merchandiser in their absence
 Assisted with remodels, grand openings , store closures and store inventories
 Great customer service results
Vons Deli clerk- 10/1990-01/1992
Core strengths include:
 Leadership and Team Development
 Marketing and Visual Merchandising
 Written and Verbal Communication
 Computer Skills Word / Excel Spreadsheets
 Inventory Management
 Major Critical Inventory Skills
 Staff Recruitment and retention

2.  Organization and prioritizing skills
 Tolerant and flexible to different situations
TRAINING & CREDENTIALS
 Food Safety level 1 and 2
 Zero tolerance training
 FIFO Inventory training
 Equal Opportunity Employment and Unlawful Discrimination
 Frontline Leadership
 Shrink Certification training
 5S Inventory Management Program
 ACT Training
 Retail Development
 Privacy Information and Protection
 Diversity Training
 Deli Manager on the Job Training