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Romulus Brand Management offers expert fracitonal services to companies in the grocery cpg space including Brands, Distributors, Retailers and Manufactures Romulus Brand Management has over two decades of CPG and Grocery Retail experience. A history of delivering positive results. Skilled P/L ownership; reliable delivery of profitable revenue, and creative solutions. Proficient in managing supplier negotiations, category management processes, brand development, capital allocation strategies, and joint business planning for results.

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Us

The Director of Merchandising is responsible for the overall success of Norman Distribution’s suppliers and products. The Director of Merchandising collaborates with cross-functional teams including sales, operations, and logistics to optimize the entire supply chain process.

New York, Ny, Us

Retail and leadership consultant providing advisory and project services in and outside of the retail industry. Specialty areas, talent management, store implementation, establishing best practices, leadership development and retail operations. Services provided to all types of businesses including, but not limited to supermarkets, big box, department stores, convenience stores, small business, franchises and start-up organizations.

E. Formella & Sons, Inc. is a global company that prides itself on offering a wide variety of authentic Italian specialties as well as other unique and distinctive gourmet foods. Premium quality, exceptional taste, and outstanding value are the heart of our business and the keys to our success. In addition, we believe in creating satisfied customers. We strive to exceed our customers’ expectations to earn their loyalty and have them “sing our praises” to others. In all interactions, we will adhere to the highest level of integrity, honesty, and fairness.

New Frontiers specialized in brand development and distribution for emerging, local and import CPG brands across multiple departments. Responsible for total company P/L, people and product. Managed an internal sales, transportation and warehouse team. Partnered with domestic vendors, international vendors, national distributors and brokers. Developed private label items and inventory management process. Managed supply chain from manufacture to distributor to retailer.

Downers Grove, Il, Us

Fresh Thyme Market is the fastest growing full service natural food retailer in the Midwest. Specializing in better for you, natural and organic products across multiple departments. Responsible for total grocery P/L and all product categories withing grocery. Worked with cross functional purchasing and merchandising team. Partnered with brands directly for joint business planning and new item roll outs. Partnered and managed relationships with a large scope of national Brokers. Utilized syndicated data to implemented category reviews, resets, plan-o-grams and merchandising strategies. Created weekly sales forecasting and marketing advertisements for the grocery category.

Itasca, Illinois, Us

Tony’s Fresh Market is the largest family-owned full-service food retailer chain in IL. Specializing in value pricing, variety and international foods. Responsible for personal care, general merchandise categories throughout grocery. Natural food and Import categories throughout grocery, dairy, frozen and deli departments. Implemented a procurement process in which ordering among 250 vendors was streamlined and efficient. Eliminating out of stocks and increased same store sales. Managed a procurement coordinator and merchandising manager. Partnered and managed relationships with a large scope of national Brokers. Utilized syndicated data to implemented category reviews, resets, plan-o-grams and merchandising strategies. Created weekly sales forecasting and marketing advertisements for categories in grocery.

Brookhaven Marketplace is a family-owned food retailer chain located in IL. Specializing in Imported, specialty and natural foods.Responsible for grocery, dairy and frozen categories. Total store sales, merchandising and store management. Managed store management, merchandising, transportation and procurement team. Partnered and managed relationships with a large scope of Brokers. Utilized syndicated data to implemented category reviews, resets, plan-o-grams and merchandising strategies. Created weekly sales forecasting and marketing advertisements for categories in grocery.

Naperville, Il, Us

KeHE Distributors is the nations largest natural food distributor. Specializing in wholesale distribution, account management and direct to retailer sales. Responsible for B2B account management of a designated group of food retail accounts. Partnered with a large scop of national Brokers to assist with customer specific selling and trade spend. Directly sold customers new items, promotional plans and buy ins. Utilized syndicated data to assist buyers with category reviews, resets, plan-o-grams and merchandising strategies. Piloted new sales channel and ordering system and process.

Itasca, Il, Us

Jewel Foods stores is one of the most recognized and largest food retailer chains in IL. Specializing in being a complete shopping experience focusing on value and service.Responsible for sales, payroll and personnel within the grocery department. Executed merchandising plans, sales programs and inventory management. Forecasted sales and ordering for merchandising events.