Derek Hansen Email & Phone Number

Greensboro, NC, US

Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Manage 6 direct merchandising support specialistsSystem Administrator for Master Data software applicationShelf Tags / Ad Signage

Manage additional staff of 3 Pricing / Inventory AnalstsAutomate pricing system in preparation for competitive price projectLead for supply chain vendor transition

• New department, develop future state org chart and recommend initial pricing strategies
• Collect competitive data and develop reporting that was distributed weekly to senior leadership
• Analyze competitive trends and make recommendations for price zoning
• Responsible for weekly ad projections and tracking to actual results

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Act as the lead business analyst for Merchandising / Marketing Projects
• Map current / future condition for projects in Visio
• Lead smaller scale projects as the Project Manager

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Self distribution project moving all convenience stores from DSD to piece pick warehouse
• Analysis for inventory impact for pricing reductions
• Continue to analyze and bring additional suppliers onto the Scan Based Trading program
• Developed new process to support in-store liquor agency through FinTech

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Management, supervision and development plans for 2 salaried system administrators
• Manage $2.8 million IS enhancement / project budget and prioritize all work
• Act as a liaison between Merchandising, Marketing, IT, Finance, and Supply Chain

Giant Eagle Inc.

• Management supervision and development plans for 9 data entry clerks and 1 system administrator
• Responsible for SoftGrocer DSD receiving system which handles $1.2B in store receiving annually
• Ad-hoc request / analysis utilizing SQL, Access, Excel, and Data Warehouse systems

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Successful project implementation for Scan based trading, generating over 500k to our bottom line
• Identified shrink issues and worked on a cross functional team to help eliminate shrink
• Participated on cross functional team to develop the new Giant Eagle Express Banner
• Participated on cross functional team to develop the new Valu King Banner

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Assisted Dairy / Frozen category teams with maintaining gross profit while staying competitive
• Worked with consulting group (McKinsey) to develop a Corporate Pricing Strategy
• Developed a plan for reinvesting profits into pricing reductions
• Successful execution of 4 separate pricing reductions totaling over $80 million in customer savings
• Developed a process so we could analyze our pricing against local competitors and report to Exec. team

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Worked with an outside company to obtain / maintain competitive pricing checks for pricing analysis
• Maintained pricing gap between our own brands products and the corresponding national brand
• Reviewed reporting and made appropriate changes to match our competitors in all markets

• Responsible for running a successful insurance agency with emphasis on Customer Service
• Met monthly and quarterly sales quota for both Property/Casualty and Life Insurance
• Obtained Series 6 & 63 certifications

• Work with suppliers / stores to implement electronic invoicing (NEX, DEX, ASN)
• Investigate cost / retail discrepancies and worked with accounting to adjust financial records
• Point of contact for 200+ stores to assist with any item receiving issues
• Worked on cross functional team to develop a new Oracle based Retail Pricing system

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Summer Internship and 1/2 Year internship during High SchoolComputer Repair, Software InstallationBasic Network SetupHelp Desk Support

Master'S, Business

Associate'S, Accounting / Microcomputer