Brad Hoffman Email & Phone Number

Oak Park, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

I lead the client services practice at Food IQ. Food IQ creates custom insights and big data analytics products to support sales, marketing and culinary teams. We combine the data you already have with our proprietary data and models provide insights unmatched in food service.

Greater Chicago Area

At US Foods, I am lead the development of our data sharing portal we call CookBook for Vendors. It is part of our larger CookBook strategy to harness the power of big data, analytics and optimization, a first in the food service industry.Additionally, I lead an effort to develop vendors analytics and help them use their new data to understand their business in new ways and improve their performance and share within US Foods.

Greater Chicago Area

Brad has worked with thousands of people from hundreds of companies around the world as a consultant or trainer to help them think analytically and communicate clearly the business insights that drive improved results. He has led training and consulting projects in Fact-Based Solution Selling, Category Management and business analytics from basic math and excel to advanced techniques.

Greater Chicago Area

-Built new category management department within Bosch sales organization. Performed baseline assessment of current capabilities, software / training needs and consumer research needs and designed and implemented best practices.-Led acquisition and implementation of new data analysis software. Presented “Sales Force Automation” project at Consumer Goods Technology magazine marketing conference, October 2008-Analyzed inventory, point of sale, promotions, space management data and… Show more -Built new category management department within Bosch sales organization. Performed baseline assessment of current capabilities, software / training needs and consumer research needs and designed and implemented best practices.-Led acquisition and implementation of new data analysis software. Presented “Sales Force Automation” project at Consumer Goods Technology magazine marketing conference, October 2008-Analyzed inventory, point of sale, promotions, space management data and delivered business insights to drive sales. Actively managed plan-o-grams using JDA Prospace software.-Developed and delivered internal category management training materials.-Led category management reviews with Home Depot, Lowes and Menards. Show less

-Supported VP of Finance and Central Division President in forecasting and managing financial and operating performance for 500-store, $17 billion division. Metrics included gross revenue, operating profit, gross margin, Gmroi, comparable store sales, and inventory turnover.-Managed two financial analysts responsible for weekly and monthly reporting of Division performance; supervised their work on financial analysis, sales forecasting and other ad hoc projects.-Conducted quarterly… Show more -Supported VP of Finance and Central Division President in forecasting and managing financial and operating performance for 500-store, $17 billion division. Metrics included gross revenue, operating profit, gross margin, Gmroi, comparable store sales, and inventory turnover.-Managed two financial analysts responsible for weekly and monthly reporting of Division performance; supervised their work on financial analysis, sales forecasting and other ad hoc projects.-Conducted quarterly analysis of Division performance against strategic plan and prepared presentations for delivery by senior management to CEO and leadership team. -Performed statistical analyses on two Six Sigma initiatives focused on improving processes for adjusting commodity prices and measuring the effectiveness of product sales programs across stores nationwide.-Created new MS Access reporting tools for seasonal inventory tracking and revenue forecasting, which were recognized as “Home Depot Best Practices” and rolled out company-wide. Show less

·Managed vendor relations and merchandising of $100 million import product line and $120 million “builder’s hardware” class, including sales forecasting, inventory replenishment and in-store vendor service.·Implemented a successful and innovative “Hardware Clearance Event” at 250 stores in division, which was submitted by divisional management to the National Product Merchant at Corporate headquarters and recognized as a “Home Depot Best Practice”.

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Mba, Business, Graduate - High Honors

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