Responsible for sales, merchandising, and profitability of the Bakery department for Ahold USA encompassing approx. 800 stores. Direct category managers, merchandisers, buying teams and develop merchandising strategies to achieve sales and profit budget. Areas of responsibility include the following banners, Giant of Carlisle, Giant of Landover, New York Stop & Shop, and New England Stop & Shop.

Responsible for sales, merchandising, and profitability of the Bakery and Deli departments for the division encompassing 200 stores. Develop and promote merchandising strategies to achieve sales and profit budget. Give directions to merchandising specialist to help deliver the desired results.

Directly supervise total store operations for seven Wal-mart locations in Cleveland. Provide supervision for facility management by hiring, providing direction, setting expectations, holding facility management accountable, and guiding the development of the facility management. I'm responsible for and drives overall financial performance by preparing and reconciling profit & loss statements, administering expense budgets, determining trends and areas of opportunity. Provide overall direction for the market by analyzing business objectives and customer needs, implementing business strategies, analyzing cost and forecast, evaluating operational processes, and measuring outcomes to ensure desired results are met. Ensure compliance with company and legal policies, procedures, and regulations by implementing loss prevention, safety, and compliance controls as well as quality control measures.

Ensure business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of the current plans, programs, and corporate initiatives while improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness for 57 stores in Northern Ohio.

Direct and manage the food and consumable operations for 11 locations in the Akron-Canton area.

Directed all store operations to include people, merchandising, and store operations of a single store location.