Greg Costa Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Goodlettsville, Tn

Responsible for Leadership of all aspects of driving sales, margin and turns of the Paper and Cleaning categories.*Lead buying teams in developing business strategy and tactics.*Drives department strategies and initiatives, including merchandise assortment, sales planning, advertising/marketing and pricing.

Goodlettsville, Tn

Manages a multifaceted team to execute and deliver against the sales and gross margin objectives within the Private Brands department. •Full P & L responsibility of $1.2 billion in sales and a portfolio of 460 items of a limited assortment retailer.•Developed and managed yearly business review process for Private Label in categories assigned.•Leveraged buying power to achieve cost of goods savings thru strategic negotiations with suppliers.•Identified growth and market strategies within competitive landscape and leveraged assets to gain advantages•Facilitated and influenced relationships with strategic supplier partners to establish program opportunities to positively impact overall market share •Collaborated with internal teams to establish needs and priorities, ensuring expectations of internal and external customers were met

Led a multifaceted team to execute and deliver against the sales objectives within the Private Brands department. Expertise includes Grocery, Frozen, Dairy and Healthy/Beauty categories. •Managed sales of $2.4 billion and an assortment portfolio of 10,000 items.•Developed yearly sales and penetration objectives, including strategic and tactical business planning•Designed and managed overall departmental strategy and direction through execution of Category Management best practices. Includes product rationalization, pricing strategies and marketing activities •Coordinated and managed the launch of five new brands including strategy, market placement, consumer awareness and operational goals •Conceptualized and developed new Private Brand organization with vision, mission and organizational structure