Gary Arndt Email & Phone Number

Danbury, Wi, Us

St Paul, Mn, United States

+ Drawings, illustrations + Architect renderings+ Landscapes+ Art Works+ Stain Glass Designs

Board of Directors for Sustainable Safari

+ Retail Planning+ Merchandising Direction+ Store Prototype Planning

Greater Atlanta Area

+ Aldata Shelf Planning+ Aldata Store Planning

•Developed new business processes, identifying technology and data requirements for Display Management, Adjacency Planning and Shelf Management gained efficiencies resulting in simplified business procedures.•Managed and selected the Space Management systems for Planogram , Adjacency and Floor Planning that helped move the company toward future strategies.•Trained the Category Management merchandising teams on the Space Management Systems for reporting analytics, viewing planograms and drive item assortment to support company strategies initiatives.

•Responsible for developing and managing the corporate calendar reset schedule for all merchandise categories at Supervalu ensuring timing was in sync with seasonal demands and product launch timelines.•Drove the company direction on trends and new item launches that would assist speed item to shelf and meet the customer needs.•Responsible for Corporate Merchandising scheduling 3rd party resets teams to re-planogram company stores.

• Responsible for Developing General Merchandise Planograms for both Legacy Supervalu and Legacy Albertson across many formats• Planogram using Intercept Intactix and JDA ProSpace Planning application software• Perform extensive data analysis to support Corporate Category Management• Develop Merchandise Presentation standards• Monitor industry trends Merchandise Presentation

• Development of Corporate Retail Merchandise Planning department, evaluate business requirements and new technology that will benefit company.• Manage Store layout’s (new and remodels) for all of Supervalu’s divisions witch include bigg’s, Cub Foods, Hornbachers, Scotts Foods, Sunflower Markets, Franchisee etc. • Populate fixture merchandise plans with ACNielsen Spaceman, JDA ProSpace planograms to help analyze profitability, store flow using AutoCAD, ACNielsen Spaceman Store Suite and Retail Focus (AVT) Advanced Visual Technology software• Utilize specific demographics, stores sales, trend analysis with ACNielsen, IRI client data• System development with software providers and Supervalu’s IT department• Interact with store planning & interior design decor departments.• Communicate direction to field merchandising teams and interviewing, training department staff.

• Managed the Space Management department and strategy for merchandise store layouts, architecture fixture plans Gander Mountain.•Introduced and developed the company’s first Planogram system and related disciplines•Designed creative and efficient store fixtures to support new product introductions, enhance existing category presentation and increase sales.•Managed the companies Visual Presentation, store décor, signage programs and strategy•Drove vendor and supplier negotiations resulting in lower cost for the company

•Responsible for all merchandising programs and company strategies, including item assortment for stores across the US & Canada•Drove the development of visual merchandising programs that enhanced and improved store merchandise presentation.•Initiated and implemented test programs for new products in various markets resulting in an X % sales lift•Led the company teams responsible for Visual Merchandising, Signage, Fixtures, Store Remodels, New Store Development.

•Responsible for developing merchandising strategies for Best Buy Company stores to include product placement, fixture design and utilization, signage, communication requirements to assist in retail level implementation.• Analyzed product assortment information to support production of consumer friendly business planograms•Interacted with Marketing, Equipment Services, Store Planning, Graphics and Communications to benefit overall implementation of new merchandising concepts. .

• Creatively managed company fixture store plans and department adjacencies for Holiday Stationstores• Supervised the implementation of fixture and merchandise sets for new franchises and company owned stores sets.• Provided direction in the design and implementation of seasonal and promotional sign packages and displays.• Designed company tradeshow displays.• Managed planograms for Holiday Stationstores, Holiday Plus Stores and Fairway Food Stores.• Supervised a team of Space Management employees.

•Managed Hardlines and Seasonal departments •Hired and supervised department staff that also included the seasonal staff•Responsible for all merchandising programs and company strategies