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Independent consulting working with CPG brands on innovation, branding, packaging and strategic merchandising and sales solutions

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Leading an integrated Tier 1 Drug Sales Team for Advantage Consumer Healthcare, Advantage Solutions. Inclusive of sales, marketing, and supply chain services with a focus on over-the-counter (OTC) health and wellness, personal care, beauty, private brand, and general merchandise. Experienced with brands such as Rx to OTC switches, OTC Health & Wellness/BPC product launches, consumables, and general merchandise. Duties include strategic planning, HQ and retail execution, and supply chain support in each of the areas. Collaborate with clients in developing sales and merchandising strategies tied to sales volumes for products in the major drug retailers such as Walgreens, CVS & RiteAid. As a member of the Sr. Management Team, I participate in team & performance management, strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, and systems initiatives.• Leading organization to double-digit revenue growth. $1.3 Billion in annual sales with a 4-year CAGR of +18% • Significant year-on-year growth of both revenue and EBITDA vs. budget• Developing strategic direction of company initiatives, qualifying new client opportunities, and leading discussions with senior leaders within the organization. An active participant at trade conferences including NACDS Annual, NACDS TSE, CHPA, GMDC, and ECRM

Leading an integrated sales team focused on sales, marketing, supply chain services for OTC, Health & Wellness, Beauty, Personal Care, Consumables, and General Merchandise suppliers in the Drug Retail channel. Providing strategic planning, headquarter and retail execution, and supply chain support in each of the areas.

Responsible for developing and executing a GNC Brand strategy for new and existing retail business partners.

Responsible for developing and executing a profitable, customer-focused merchandising strategy for US-based stores (both company-owned and franchised) and the e-commerce channel. Accountable for driving performance across sales and gross margin growth, inventory turns, and customer satisfaction thru the development of selling strategies inspired by deep customer insight. Influential in international assortments, GNC wholesale and direct to customer businesses.

Responsible for leading a cross-functional, multi-year initiative to reduce inventory liability caused by unsaleable merchandise and inventory shrinkage, with a goal of $150M in savings recovery over 3 years. Driving the analysis, strategy development, solution design, and financial measurements of the program to create a sustainable strategic platform that will minimize exposure to our business.Influence leadership across key stakeholder groups to effect change and instill accountability across the organization, Perform as a functional SME and leverage expertise across the organization, vendor community and industry.Responsible for setting team vision and priorities, manage performance, ensure goals and strategies achieve desired long-term program objectives.

Responsible for over $1B in Category Management in the following categories: Consumer Electronics, Mobile Accessories, Batteries, Memory, Computer Access, Photo Albums/Frames, Prepaid Debit/Mobile cards, Prepaid Mobile Devices, Gift Cards, Printed Media, Pre-Recorded Media. Manage at Category Management team of 11 team members. Duties include category strategy planning, product development, retail merchandising, project, process & people management, and maintain strategic vendor relationships.

Responsibilities include: 6 Category Managers managing categories (Vitamins, Diet Supplements, Cough Cold & Allergy, Lip Care, Adult Nutrition, Adult Incontinence, Pain Mgt OTC's, & NRT). Duties include product development, marketing programs, retail merchandising, project management, people management, process management, and strategy.

Assisted Category Manager in marketing, purchasing and inventory management for Electronics. Experienced import buying on batteries, small audio electronics.