Brian Bowen Email & Phone Number

Dallas, TX, US

Irving, TX, US

Lead a team dedicated to transforming our go to market strategy for Fresh Foods and Demand Chain. Focused on aligning our long-term strategy with the design and construction of advanced Food Manufacturing and Distribution facilities that will enhance the products/support we provide our stores on a day to day basis.

Irving, TX, US

Irving, TX, US

• Lead a five-member team supporting the national fresh food business system consisting of 29 facilities that produce products, on a daily basis, for 8,000 stores (410M yearly units, $390M yearly expense).
• Lead an eight-member team of Quality Assurance professionals responsible for enterprise: food quality, food safety, regulatory compliance, crisis management, nutritional and labeling compliance.
• Facilitated the relocation of four production facilities that reduced costs and increased product assortment.
• Negotiated eleven partner contracts challenging the status quo to make contracts more beneficial for SEI
• Partner with local commissary operators to translate customer demand into manufacturing capability to create: high quality, differentiated, and affordable products.
• Established a holistic network planning matrix outlining key areas of opportunity and/or risk.

Irving, TX, US

Irving, TX, US

• Managed a five-member team supporting Merchandise, Fuel Operations, Demand Chain, Marketing, Omni-Channel, General Counsel, and Asset Protection Leadership.
• Owner of all revenue (Merchandise and Fuel) P&L lines during: annual budget, mid-year planning, long-range planning, and bi-monthly forecasts (8,600 stores, $26B revenue).
• Provided daily support to the Chief Merchandising Officer on sales and expense opportunities.
• Drove merchandise budget planning process to align high-level organizational goals, category strategy, and store-level targets into one cohesive plan.
• Partnered with FP&A team in company-wide capital process to ensure the correct mix of revenue generating, store growth, and KTLO/Regulatory projects while maintaining acceptable ROIC ($1.3B)

Irving, TX, US

• Supported the Vice President of Fuel Operations to drive the profitability of the fuel organization ($980M)
• Created a dynamic model to analyze each fuel site in the network to gain cross functional alignment when allocating the Fuel Operations capital budget ($70M)
• Developed comprehensive fuel brand analysis to simplify network and consolidate brand partners

Irving, TX, US

• Responsible for all Daily, Weekly, Monthly Merchandise performance reporting
• Coordinated with senior leadership to monitor sales performance, build mid-year forecasts, and budget.
• Created a cohesive reporting structure to drive monthly success routine and identify areas of opportunity

Kansas City, KS, US

• Led the annual financial planning process for sixteen facilities with a specific focus on the financial impact of supply chain strategic initiatives on the manufacturing cost section of the P&L.

Cleveland, OH, US

• Traveled to each manufacturing and corporate finance business unit to understand day to day operations
• Assisted in the preparation of forecasts, budgets, and developing various high-level financial reports.