Perishable Grocery Specialist
CurrentPerishable Specialist (November 2011- Present)-Represented 20 national brands (600+ SKUs) in 3 different departments throughout a territory of 24 Kroger stores-Planned and executed successful local marketing activities of company's top clients at dozens of events across Ohio *Set 2 promotional sales records, surpassing previous records by approximately 25%-Appointed as interim supervisor in absence of superiors-Created two customized weekly reports to analyze competitor activity in #1 perishable categoryValue Added Specialist (November 2007- November 2011)-Individually trained 100+ Kroger employees throughout a 3-state territory on merchandising practices of a $30 million dollar category which led to a 15% sales increase-Spearheaded a training program on cost reducing initiatives that improved efficiency +33% andsaved the company over $200k-Led teams of 3-4 food production employess and consulted with store management on the ordering and merchandising of the top deli category at 50+ Kroger store openings/remodels