Evp And Chief Merchandising Officer - Supermarket
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, Us
• Led the development of both the Supermarket and Merchandising omni-channel multi-year strategic roadmaps for Giant Eagle and Market District banners, defining a path to position these banners to become best-in-class. • Transformed the Merchandising leadership team with both internal and external talent to implement the best-in-class strategic roadmap. • Created a transformative private label strategy to double penetration in 2 years, hired and developed a new leader and team, established brand guardrails, and refreshed the packaging and branding of each brand. • Restructured the overall Merchandising team to create deeper expertise and centers of excellence in category management, merchandise planning, pricing, promotions, micro and macro space, and merchandising execution. • Built a Merchandising Planning, Analytics and Operations team in Bengaluru, India, in support of the development of the Merchandising Centers of Excellence, improving capacity and capabilities while reducing SG&A. • Led the on-going development of a best-in-class Merchandising Tech Stack. • Drove significant growth in sales and profit $ while improving the customer value proposition. • Strengthened and expanded supplier partnerships during and after the pandemic through improved collaboration and fostered a more nimble and flexible approach to on-boarding new suppliers, managing inventory, and shelf condition. • Developed a strategy, and on-boarded a boutique consulting firm, to capture over $100M in COGS savings through improved negotiations skills, capabilities, and more sustainable processes. • Led the development of a refined strategy for the Market District banner, positioning it to become the “best food store in America.” • Led the development of tenets and leadership principles to shift the culture from financial obsession and short-term thinking to a greater focus on customer obsession, long term thinking, innovation and differentiation, and operational excellence.