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David Best is listed as President & Chief Operating Officer | Board Director at Coborn's, Inc., based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at genmills.com, phone signal with area code 612, and a matched LinkedIn profile for David Best.
David Best previously worked as President & Chief Operating Officer at Coborn'S, Inc. and Board Member at Coborn'S, Inc.. David Best holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing/Marketing Management, General from Duke University - The Fuqua School Of Business.
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Listed skills include Retail, Merchandising, Strategic Planning, Cross Functional Team Leadership, and 39 others.
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Saint Cloud, MN, US
Leader of a talented team responsible for Merchandising, Marketing, Store Operations, Human Resources, Retail Services, E-Commerce, Pharmacy, Franchise, Fuel and Market Development for Cobornโs, Inc. With a proud 100+ year history, Cobornโs is a leading independent grocery, pharmacy and liquor retailer with locations across the Upper Midwest under the.
Saint Cloud, MN, US
Serve as a Member of Board of Directors for Cobornโs, Inc. An Employee Owned, $2Bil regional grocery and liquor retailer.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Leader of General Millsโ Omnichannel strategy, business and capabilities for North America, including Shopper Marketing, Category Management, Insights, Direct Retail Selling, Promotions Strategy and E-Commerce. Responsible for Omnichannel Sales/Share/Profitability, a Large Global team and Commercial Budget๐นDeveloped and implemented new Omnichannel and.
Minneapolis, MN, US
Transformed the Merchandise Planning organization from an execution-oriented brick & mortar team to an omnichannel strategic function focused on making bolder investments behind key sales driving initiatives, improving return-on-investment from assortment decisions, and evolved the P&L to support Digital growth. Leader of a diverse and talented team of 240.
Minneapolis, MN, US
Led strategy development and P&L of two (of five) key growth initiatives for Target: New Format Development (Smaller Format CityTarget & TargetExpress Stores) and Localization (personalization of the customerโs store experience at each and every Target location). Responsible for a 50-person cross functional team.๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐น Responsible for the development.
Minneapolis, MN, US
Led a 50 person team responsible for merchandise planning and vendor management for Targetโs Dry Grocery, Dairy & Frozen categories, a $5 Billion business. ๐น Developed key strategies and processes to support the rapid expansion of Targetโs fresh grocery business into 1,000 new locations.
Minneapolis, MN, US
Drove merchandising reinvention of Targetโs multi-billion dollar Pet Care business with a new consumer-driven strategy, improved store layouts, over 500 new differentiated items added to the assortment, reduced supply chain costs and increased marketing support.
Purchase, New York, US
Developed a strategic project to promote PepsiCo's "Better for You" snack portfolio through strategic retail partners.
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David Best holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing/Marketing Management, General from Duke University - The Fuqua School Of Business.
David Best is listed with skills including Retail, Merchandising, Strategic Planning, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Inventory Management, Strategy, Forecasting, and P&L Management.
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