Brian Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Irving, Texas, United States

Addison, Texas, United States

• Oversaw our supplier relationships including but not limited to rebate program negotiations, cost and pricing discussions, in-stock rate initiatives, market analysis, and business development plans.
• Supported key launches of The Reece Group’s Own Brand lines of products to create a competitive advantage and increase gross profit.
• Negotiated a 27% cost decrease on poly gas pipe through volume consolidation across our branch network.
• Spearheaded the creation of the Cast Iron… Show more
• Spearheaded the creation of the Cast Iron Growth committee to address declining cast iron sales in Texas. Show less

Addison, Texas, United States

• Created and managed processes to improve our item categorization data reporting and pricing transparency to our branches.
• Used Business Intelligence tools Phocas and Power BI to provide analytical support and recommendations to develop category strategies.
• Collaborated with suppliers and marketing team on business development plans.
• Conceptualized and lead the expansion planning of Reece’s “In Hot Water” water heater delivery service from the Dallas-Fort Worth market to… Show more
• Conceptualized and lead the expansion planning of Reece’s “In Hot Water” water heater delivery service from the Dallas-Fort Worth market to additional key markets. Show less

Edison, New Jersey

• Strategically sourced products for Wakefern's new Own Brands; negotiated with current and new Own Brand suppliers to lower cost of goods
• Provided Wakefern store owners a healthy gross profit while offering customers a high-quality assortment at a competitive market price
• Managed the sourcing process for several categories including Coffee, Water, Salty Snacks, Paper, Frozen Shrimp & Specialty Cheese
• Analyzed current assortment of ShopRite branded items compared to our… Show more
• Analyzed current assortment of ShopRite branded items compared to our competitors through category workshops with supporting data from Nielsen Answers
• Helped establish vision for the newly created Own Brands team through leading our associate survey action plans Show less

Edison, New Jersey

• Managed relationships with Wakefern’s 3rd party reclamation center and label supplier
• Tracked reclaimed/damaged items; worked with suppliers and stores on new ways to limit damaged product
• Utilized a new “threshold program” data tool which flagged items when reclaim quantity hit a certain amount; was able to catch several reoccurring issues and have suppliers cover the cost when at fault
• Visited stores to help them through pain points created by newly implemented "STACKZ" labels

Edison, New Jersey

• Specialized in supporting vendor partners on a day-to-day basis in usage of our homegrown consumer insights tool: Price Plus Insights (PPI)
• Guided our vendor partners to discover actionable insights within our data so that they will be able to make data-driven decisions
• Piloted our PPI Shared Service with a strategic vendor partner that we dedicated 10 hours/week of data analysis to.
• Provided unlimited and thorough guided training sessions to new system users
• Pitched and… Show more
• Pitched and sold the PPI service to Wakefern’s vendor partners that do not currently utilize it

Edison, New Jersey

• Ran reports in Price Plus Insights, Wakefern's homegrown consumer insights tool, in order to support the Digital Commerce & Innovation division and Wakefern vendors
• Lead a task force to analyze how demographics effected digital coupon usage
• Utilized Google Analytics and multiple internal Wakefern reporting systems to create and track Key Performance Indicators for e-commerce, digital, and mobile
• Provided a monthly digital coupon recap in order to evaluate our digital coupon… Show more
• Provided a monthly digital coupon recap in order to evaluate our digital coupon program & offerings
• Recapped our gift card promotions and Big Brand Bash digital coupon events Show less

Edison, New Jersey

• Created & presented a competitive analysis on ShopRite from Home to evaluate opportunities
• Assisted in a corporate responsibility project to better broadcast the company’s CSR
• Presented a “Big Idea” group project with the goal of making Wakefern appeal more to millennials

Parsippany, NJ

• Conducted outreach for a client and secured placement in prominent New York media outlet
• Authored several pitches and press releases
• Monitored for media placements using Nexus search and Google alerts

Parsippany, NJ

• Assisted in creating a summer postcard promotion to retain customers and attract new business
• Researched and presented on purchasing “WalkMe” to guide clients through our software products
• Created a competitive analysis for a new product to identify strengths and areas for development
• Created a Profit & Loss Analysis for the company using SAP Business One

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing & It Management, 3.72

Activities and Societies: Leadership Development Honors Program, The Stillman Exchange Business Newspaper, Seton Hall Club Ice Hockey.

High School Diploma, General Education

Activities and Societies: Distributive Education Club of America (President), Junior Statesman of America (Community Service Exec), Future.