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Bentonville, AR, US

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

Senior Merchant- Cooler at Sam’s Club

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

Cooler Meats & Snacking

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

Dairy, Cooler, Gourmet Cheese & Specialty Meats

La Crosse, Wisconsin, US

Responsible for developing supplier relationships, negotiating commodity and ingredient cost and contracts. Lead cross functional teams in product development, replenishment and marketing.

La Crosse, Wisconsin, US

Drive strategic categories including Dairy, Refrigerated, Frozen, Fresh Case, Hot Beverage (coffee, tea, specialty, f’real, and cappuccino), Store Supplies & Packaging and operate as key liaison between Category Management and Vertical Integration, Product Development and R&D.Build strong mutually beneficial relationships with over 90 supplier.

Grand Rapids, MI, US

Ownership of Dairy and Frozen Category Sales in Private Brands Department. Consistently achieve P&L objectives in gross profit, distribution percentage and EBITDA. Successful in driving overall category growth and development with 40+ supplier partners, negotiating cost of goods, promotional funding and brand marketing support. Extensive commodity market.

Partnered with Buyer/Product Development Managers in Frozen, Dairy, Grocery, GM & HBC to execute merchandising and promotional plans, develop and launch new items and manage contract execution. Lead the collection, analysis and completion of vendor contracts, new item paperwork, price changes, conversion charts and managed overarching Supplier Agreements.

Drove packaging and front end supplies category for 2000 independent and company owned stores, 5000 skus, 9 distribution centers. Accountable for P&L results, item and cost analysis, buying, forecasting, pricing, inventory turns, service level, vendor funds management and contract negotiation. Successfully executed sales and merchandising initiatives and.

Maximized opportunity in packaging and supplies category through cost of goods reduction, sku rationalization and effective inventory and items management for 2000 independent and company owned stores, 5000 skus, 9 distribution centers. Exceeded sales and gross profit, service level, inventory turn and aged inventory metrics each year.

Responsible for forecasting, inventory replenishment, seasonal merchandising, markdowns and customer service in women's casual footwear department.

Basking Ridge, NJ, US

Responsible for product assortment, forecasting, execution of sales events, campus outreach, schematic integrity, training and customer service. Responsible for opening and closing retail store functions, managed 4 part-time associates and lead customer service training for all associates.