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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Cincinnati, Oh

Provide Category analytics and insights to Kroger's Corporate Brand Team, specifically for all Frozen Categories.• Category Management: Provide Sales reporting, Pre/Post Promotional analysis, Distribution analysis, Assortment reviews and Shopper Behavior Analysis for all Kroger Frozen Commodities• Consumer Insights and Analytics: Provide insights for all Frozen Commodities via Market6, IRi, 84.51 Shop (Consumer data).• Manage Supplier Relationships: Manage Kroger Private Label Supplier sales decomposition, forecasting, distribution analysis, new item insights and new item setup.• Trend Analysis: Perform competitive retail analysis via Mintel, IRi Google Trends, assess market share gap analysis for Kroger Categories and outline strategies based on market trends• Promotional Planning and Assessment: Assist Merchandising Manager in creation on Promotion schedule via IRi, 84.51 Shop, and Market6. Manage post-promotion analyst and sales decomposition via 84.51 Shop, and Market6.• Our Brands Frozen Business Planning: Provide deep dive sales decomposition analysis from previous year via Market6 and 84.51. Provide Category insights and market opportunities via IRi and Mintel. Outline strategy for the new year via new item development, promo planning, and assortment optimization.Kroger Systems: Market6, KCMS, POGDOG, ESP (Promo Planning).Market Research Systems: 84.51 Shop, IRi, Nielson, Mintel, Euromonitor, Technomic (Menu Monitor).Other Systems: Intro training in SQL, Python programming language, an R programming language.

Erlanger, Ky

Duties, Responsibilities, and Contributions• Management of Client Relationships: Provided key client shipment tracking, outlining of client KPIs, shipment forecasting, and logistical network analysis for major DHL Express clients (Department of Defense, Apple, IBM).• Customer Operations Group Support: Provided logistical analysis, real time shipment issue resolution, and support for major clients and DHL Customer Operations Group• Logistics Analysis: Extensive training in big-data data analysis via DHL Logistics program OPMS. Utilized for efficiency optimization, logistic route analysis, and one-time issue resolution.

Cincinnati

Duties, Responsibilities, and Contributions• Loss Prevention Database Transfer: Project leader for transition of Luxottica Loss Prevention Analysis database to Splunk Operational Intelligence program.• Luxottica Retail High-Risk Initiative: Project lead for Luxottica Retail High-Risk Location Identification and Analysis Initiative. Initiative sough to identify key variables in retail locations that could identify a retail location as “at-risk”.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

• Two-semester project investigating the food management of low-income families. Extensive training in both qualitative and quantitative research. Training in the construction and application of survey research. Vast experience with focus groups and one-on-one interviews. Formal training in the coding and analyzing of extensive research data. Partnered with St. Vincent de Paul.

Bachelor'S Of Social Science, Sociolgy/Criminal Justice

Activities and Societies: Xavier University Criminal Justice Society, Xavier University Police Department Major in Sociology Minor.

Bachelor'S Degree, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Xavier University Criminal Justice Society