David Winter Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Woonsocket, RI, US

Woonsocket, RI, US

Warwick, Rhode Island, US

Seattle, WA, US

Brought on board by the CEO for a 6 month Contract to centralize the merchandising function for a large independent B to B office supply company, with operations in three states.

Northbrook, IL, US

Led valuations of retailers, distributors, and manufacturers, through "C" level executive interviews, using industry data, market analysis, sales, margin, and other financial data to determine inventory values for the purposes of asset based loans. Clients were large banks such as Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and HSBC.

Merrimack, NH, US

• Managed key health and wellness categories, including massage, personal care, fitness, and home environment categories (fans/humidifiers/air cleaners) for retail, catalog, and online channels. Responsibilities included.
• Market research/assessment/costing
• Design/material/component/program/function selection
• Package design and development
• Product development schedule creation, tracking, and executing against milestones
• Development of comprehensive launch plans that included placement, signage, video, demo, associate training, sales incentives and contests, catalog, web placement, and wholesale sales plans

Framingham, MA, US

• Responsible for managing the Office Supplies Division for Contract Category Management team with over $2 Billion in sales
• Selected as a founding member of the senior leadership team of Contract Merchandising
• Hired, developed, and lead a team of buyers/category managers, as well as analysts
• Key member of team responsible for overhauling e-commerce site for Contract customers
• Successfully integrated the category management function as part of the multi-billion dollar Corporate Express acquisition
• Led the efforts to create a new process to develop an annual catalog that cut production time in half

Framingham, MA, US

• Responsible for achieving sales, margin, and inventory goals for various categories including pads and notebooks, filing, desktop stationery, computers, monitors, and writing instruments
• Developed and implemented comprehensive strategic plans to drive sales and improve profitability through new product introduction, creative promotional plans, off-shelf planning, planogram development, mix strategy and.
• Analyzed customer information, market size, and industry growth to appropriately focus available resources
• Developed and implemented annual advertising plans
• Collaborated with Delivery Category Managers to develop assortments and promotional plans for both catalog and on-line businesses
• Managed product specialists, maximizing their contributions while developing the skills they needed to achieve their goals

Framingham, MA, US

• Responsible for product planning and replenishment of both warehouses and stores to achieve stated service level goals
• Collaborated with buyers to create seasonal and circular ad plans
• Created ladder planning sheets and processes that were adopted by entire supplies team
• Communicated with store operators on a regular basis, including GM's, DM's, and RVP's
• Frequently trained new inventory analysts

Marlborough, MA, US