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St. Louis, MO, US

• Lead the Product Management organization within the Redistribution Segment, providing strategic oversight and day-to-day leadership.
• Collaborate with the Product Management Leadership team to define and execute the overall business plan supporting organizational goals.
• Recruit, develop, and manage a high-performing team of product management leaders.
• Foster strong relationships with sales leadership to ensure alignment on product strategies and key initiatives.
• Work with corporate Category Management and market leadership to design and implement cohesive sales, marketing, and go-to-market strategies for key product categories.
• Establish standardized processes and reporting frameworks to ensure adherence to preferred product offerings.

St. Louis, MO, US

• Developed and implemented category-specific strategies to drive profitable growth for non-consumable products in Grocery, Food Service, and Processor segments.
• Managed brand strategy, private label development, and sustainable packaging initiatives.
• Built and maintained strategic relationships with domestic and international manufacturers to maximize product profitability.
• Oversaw product category performance, lifecycle management, and competitive positioning.
• Leveraged market trends and intelligence to inform assortment strategy, pricing, and vendor programs.
• Negotiate pricing, consolidate product lines, and improve inventory turns and margins.

St. Louis, MO, US

St. Louis, MO, US

• New supplier sourcing, cost negotiations, and supplier performance management
• Developed and executed sourcing strategies for plastic and metal commodities.
• Achieved Year-Over-Year (YOY) improvement in direct material spend by 5% or more a year.
• Collaborated with Production, Engineering, Quality, and Product Management for new product development.
• Identified and qualified new suppliers to optimize cost, improve quality, and rationalize suppliers.
• Implemented new sourcing and supply chain initiatives (e.g., Kanban, supplier inventory, e-auctions).

Fenton, Missouri, US

• Effectively communicate and negotiate with current and potential strategic vendors
• Evaluate existing vendors for cost and quality standards and consolidate when appropriate
• Maintain proper inventory levels of assigned categories utilizing ERP systems
• Ability to work multiple tasks or projects and deal with competing priorities
• Successfully operate with little or no management oversight

Master'S Degree, Public Policy Administration

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Political Science