Martin Avelar

Experience

• 

  Best Buy

  Oct 2004 - Aug 2012

  Partnered with store management team to deliver day to day employee coaching and trainings. Responsible for Gaming and Media (CDs/DVDs) departments. Coach & train employees on products, services, solutions, relationship selling, and business acumen. Also coached on Best Buy’s brand promises, unique value propositions, & multiple channels while enabling & modeling core philosophies. Shared learning’s & knowledge to maximize sales proficiency & drive sustainable, profitable business outcomes. Responsible for Musical Instruments department. Maximizing profitability and growth of new, emerging segment at Best Buy. Daily coaching & training employees on products, services, solutions, relationship selling, and business acumen. Also coaching on Best Buy’s brand promises, unique value propositions, & multiple channels while enabling & modeling core philosophies. Full time in charge of setting weekly ads and maintaining price integrity. Gave lessons (Guitar, Bass, Drums) at our in-store lesson room. Maintained accurate scheduling of the lessons for the entire department. Basic sales and cashiering within the Musical Instruments department, as well as out in the main store. Customer service. Responsible for stocking and maintaining store's media department (CDs, DVDs, Video Games). Setup of weekly sales ad. Ensuring pricing and physical stock was accurate in system. Quarterly and yearly inventory counts. Customer service. Back-up cashiering.

  • Gaming Supervisor

    Dec 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Musical Instruments Supervisor

    Sept 2009 - Dec 2011

  • Musical Instruments Specialist

    May 2006 - Sept 2009

  • Media Specialist

    Oct 2004 - May 2006
• 

  IndieCade

  Oct 2010 - Oct 2012

  Sound Director/Engineer

  Responsibilities included running the sound boards for all the presentations throughout the conference as well as running the audio for the awards ceremony.

• 

  Hudson Group

  Jun 2013 - Mar 2014

  Electronics Merchandising Manager

  Managed the electronics inventory for the stores in three airports (LAX, John Wayne and San Diego). My duties included ordering the product from the vendors and making sure the stores had it in stock. Planned and prepared quarterly sales promotion. Introduced new, high end product to stores within the company. Maintained business relationships with vendors (Belkin, Monster, etc.).

• 

  Dogeared

  Oct 2014 - Feb 2019

  -Finished goods inventory management in the warehouse-Maintaining inventory for dropship programs-Inventory adjustments, reconciliation-Sales order adjustments, modifying reservations as arise-Collaborate with department heads to ensure processes and procedures are in line with maintaining an accurate inventory-Planning orders for returns and .com custom orders-Ensure inventory accuracy by performing successful cycle counting-Investigate book to physical inventory discrepancies and correct to ensure alignment between our inventory system and the physical inventory-Collaborate with the Operations Team to continually update SOP’s to ensure best practices are published and trained on.-Participate in all quarterly and annual inventory counts to support accurate accounting needs. -Participate in operational meetings to report current successes and issues, as well as forecast future inventory needs. Show less

  • Inventory Coordinator

    Jan 2018 - Feb 2019

  • Production Supervisor

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Production Coordinator

    Feb 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Post Production Assistant

    Oct 2014 - Feb 2015
• 

  Nordstrom

  Mar 2019 - Feb 2020

  Responsibilites-Running waves throughout the work day to make sure customer orders are fulfilled.-Operating and troubleshooting the ATTABotics ants and Tompkins robots to ensure proper operation.-Setting up new users within the TWES system as well as maintaining current users and their levels of access within the system.-Verifying the daily schedule for the department employees.-Troubleshooting any issues that arise during our packing/shipping process.-Coaching employees on the how and why of our daily operations and answering any questions they might have.-Running the morning stand-up meetings and setting the pace for our daily goals to be met. Show less Responsibilities-Establishing a proper inventory integrity program at LA LOH.-Partnering up with my counterparts from #399, #499 and SBFC to establish best practices in the building-Developing training materials for use by the team.-Ensuring continuous improvement is being completed throughout the building prior to Go-Live date.-Maintaining 5S standards in the facility.Achievements-Assisted with the successful LME rollout during Anniversary.-Developed the LME Driver's daily van checklist to make sure vehicles were properly being taken care of. Show less

  • Assistant Department Manager-Outbound

    Sept 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Assistant Warehouse Manager-Inventory Integrity

    Mar 2019 - Sept 2019
• 

  A.P. Moller - Maersk

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2023

  Quality Assurance Assistant Manager

  Quality Manager responsible for batch and overall inventory accuracy between internal WMS system and customer SAP WMS system. Safety was my number one priority due to how dangerous warehouse jobs can be and I was also CPR certified. Main product was Nestle Premium Waters (Perrier,Aqua Panna and San Pellegrino), so food safety was important to my facility and to my team personally. Ran a small team of 10 team members that assisted with all the inventory control and quality projects, like cycle counts and quality and aging stock holds and destruction as well as test observations of product and packaging. Consistently hit goals of Batch Accuracy of 98% and above and Overall Inventory Accuracy of 99% and above. Show less

• 

  Brown Integrated Logistics

  Jul 2023 - May 2024

  Quality Assurance Manager

  Quality Manager responsible for batch and overall inventory accuracy between internal WMS system and customer SAP WMS system at a start-up facility for Brown West Logistics. Creation of SOPs and safety processes for the new facility, as well as training of all team members. Safety was my number one priority due to how dangerous warehouse jobs can be and I was also CPR certified. Main product was Nestle Premium Waters (Perrier,Aqua Panna and San Pellegrino), so food safety was important to my facility and to my team personally. Ran a small team that assisted with all the inventory control and quality projects, like cycle counts and quality and aging stock holds and destruction as well as test observations of product and packaging. Consistently hit goals of Batch Accuracy of 98% and above and Overall Inventory Accuracy of 99% and above. Show less

• 

  California State University-Dominguez Hills

  Sept 2024 - now

  Equipment & Inventory Manager

  • Managed property management, mail services, and shipping and receiving units, overseeing staff development and resolving personnel issues.• Created and maintained systems for recording and tracking university property and equipment, providing guidance for future planning.• Represented the campus at system-wide forums to ensure compliance with policies and state/federal laws.