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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Manage purchasing, forecasting, inbound flow optimization while maintaining healthy inventory levels across 6-categories Own end-to-end planning and execution of merchandising events including forecasting, procurement and monitoring performance Manage 202 private and national brand portfolios across 6-categoriesIdeate, create and manage new-to-market brands across 6-categoriesCreation of and piloted new, homegrown purchasing system creating regional ordering efficiencies

Managed synchronization of P&G and Target's Supply Chains including:Successful development and launch of new incubated brands including Native, Bevel, Hair Biology and ZevoMaintain all product supply planning for categories including Skin Care, Personal Health Care, Hair Care and AppliancesNegotiate and execute 3-year Joint Business Planning Maintain in-stock execution of 99% chain wide, OSA of 98% chain wideDeliver vision of P&G/Customer Merchandising Planning supply… Show more Managed synchronization of P&G and Target's Supply Chains including:Successful development and launch of new incubated brands including Native, Bevel, Hair Biology and ZevoMaintain all product supply planning for categories including Skin Care, Personal Health Care, Hair Care and AppliancesNegotiate and execute 3-year Joint Business Planning Maintain in-stock execution of 99% chain wide, OSA of 98% chain wideDeliver vision of P&G/Customer Merchandising Planning supply chain strategies and key measuresDrive improved in-stock rates year over year (<1.00% YTD, improvement of 10.0% BPS) Drive event forecast accuracy and efficiency Partner cross-functionally on event and asset management forecastingProvide demand forecasts to counterparts, internal customization teams, and physical distribution Generate and Share monthly shipment and sales/consumption forecasts Ideate, create and pilot new logistics capabilities by assessing and testing scalable solutionsHorizontal process owner of key work processes e.g. unproductive inventory, in-stocks, forecasting, event management, etc.Create End to End product supply synchronization including targeted SKU segmentation across replenishment streamsKey Results/Measures:In-stocks (%) and Out-of-stocks (%)Forecast Accuracy and BiasEvent Execution / Set Green on shelf Transitions and RevisionsInventory Strategy with CustomerDigital PurchasabilityOn-Time ArrivalFill Rate Show less

Maple Grove, Mn

Maintained 6 direct reports and 31 indirect reports throughout SuperTargetLed team to execute all business objectives while maintaining executive prioritiesTrained and developed team critical skills- including workwiths, statuses and employee-specific work plansDrove $97MM sales through the front doorDrove maximum profits, sales, return on investment, market share, guest goodwill and team member satisfactionDirected all merchandising, operational and personnel… Show more Maintained 6 direct reports and 31 indirect reports throughout SuperTargetLed team to execute all business objectives while maintaining executive prioritiesTrained and developed team critical skills- including workwiths, statuses and employee-specific work plansDrove $97MM sales through the front doorDrove maximum profits, sales, return on investment, market share, guest goodwill and team member satisfactionDirected all merchandising, operational and personnel functionsLed grocery transformation operation model from overnight to dayside operations Show less

Lakeville, Mn

2016 ResultsRan 6.11% Ad-Ad Comp % over fiscal year vs Group performance of 1.94%Ranked 4th out of 45 stores in Group for Ad-Ad CompAll individual work centers beat Ad-Ad forecast for year: Produce 5.54%, Ranked 7th out of 45 within GroupMeat ranked 7th out of 45 within GroupSnacks/Bev/Candy 8.70%, ranked 3rd out of 45 within GroupDry/Dairy/Frozen 3.56%, ranked 5th out of 45 within GroupGrew guest basket ring by 4.6% 2016 Golden Contribution Store- beat sales… Show more 2016 ResultsRan 6.11% Ad-Ad Comp % over fiscal year vs Group performance of 1.94%Ranked 4th out of 45 stores in Group for Ad-Ad CompAll individual work centers beat Ad-Ad forecast for year: Produce 5.54%, Ranked 7th out of 45 within GroupMeat ranked 7th out of 45 within GroupSnacks/Bev/Candy 8.70%, ranked 3rd out of 45 within GroupDry/Dairy/Frozen 3.56%, ranked 5th out of 45 within GroupGrew guest basket ring by 4.6% 2016 Golden Contribution Store- beat sales forecast, beat payroll and beat Ad-Ad Comp2017 ResultsRan .54% Ad-Ad Comp % over fiscal year vs Group performance of (.35%)Ran 4.29% Sales goal % over fiscal year vs Group performance of 4.17% Show less

Greater St. Louis Area

Led a sales team of 10 Route Sales Representatives that distributed and merchandised product in their marketConsidered a blended District (both mass merch and c-store)Managed sales of $12MM annuallyOversaw day-to-day of Route Sales Representatives (RSR's)Conducted weekly one-with-one's to discuss employees'​ business goals and performanceRemoved obstacles for the Sales Representatives to achieve or exceed weekly goalScheduled quarterly work-with's as means of on-going… Show more Led a sales team of 10 Route Sales Representatives that distributed and merchandised product in their marketConsidered a blended District (both mass merch and c-store)Managed sales of $12MM annuallyOversaw day-to-day of Route Sales Representatives (RSR's)Conducted weekly one-with-one's to discuss employees'​ business goals and performanceRemoved obstacles for the Sales Representatives to achieve or exceed weekly goalScheduled quarterly work-with's as means of on-going coaching and training outside of daily communicationCustomer selling at store-level for incremental space and promotionsChecking for execution of national and regional level promotionsApart of the biggest volume-based zone in the region2015 Results Ran sales of $6,369,472 on a sales target of $6,360,826, growing the business at a 100.1% Midwest region ranked 29th out of 149 other District managersMaintained a 94.8% Service as scheduled (SAS)Facilitated frontline efficiency improvement, gaining 5.1% compared to PYRan ‘unsaleable’ of $67,169 on a sales target of $68,286, equating to 98.2% to PYMidwest region ranked 34th out of 149 other District Mangers on ‘unsaleables’" Show less

Coon Rapids, Mn

Participated in a 12 month training program designed to provide an understanding of business and the leadership skills necessary to perform the role of District Sales Leader (DSL)Post-Training, led a team of 10 Route Sales Representatives (RSR) and 6 Full-Time Merchandisers (FTM)Responsible for sales and expense accountability of $12M annuallyLed and oversee day-to-day sales, logistics, inventory, scheduling, training and customer sellingDrove a step van as well as 24-foot Hino… Show more Participated in a 12 month training program designed to provide an understanding of business and the leadership skills necessary to perform the role of District Sales Leader (DSL)Post-Training, led a team of 10 Route Sales Representatives (RSR) and 6 Full-Time Merchandisers (FTM)Responsible for sales and expense accountability of $12M annuallyLed and oversee day-to-day sales, logistics, inventory, scheduling, training and customer sellingDrove a step van as well as 24-foot Hino Bulk Truck for 8 months during training and as neededRan all route types- Small Format (SF) Large Format (LF) and Account Sales (AS) Show less

Designed and implemented social media-based loyalty programProgram generated Year-1 profit plan of $450M, $1.125 MM end of Year-2Assessed, analyzed and synthesized problems and improvement opportunities as well as provided support for bulk and small format routes. Created cross functional solution of connecting Frito-Lay and independent convenience stores through social media avenues. Apart of cross-functional team showing tenacity and ingenuity to build team consensus… Show more Designed and implemented social media-based loyalty programProgram generated Year-1 profit plan of $450M, $1.125 MM end of Year-2Assessed, analyzed and synthesized problems and improvement opportunities as well as provided support for bulk and small format routes. Created cross functional solution of connecting Frito-Lay and independent convenience stores through social media avenues. Apart of cross-functional team showing tenacity and ingenuity to build team consensus. Completed SDL capability training and participated in cross-functional team. Show less

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Marketing, 3.67/4.0

Activities and Societies: Iowa State Men's Ice Hockey Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Member Teacher's Assistant ENGL 302 Business Communication.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management, 3.67/4.0

FIN 351 Financial Business Management LOG 380 Management of Supply Chains LOG 350 Principles of Logistics SCM 301 Supply Chain Management.

Associate Of Science - As, Marketing, Supply Chain And Logistics