Jeff Kimmich Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Houston, Texas, United States

Reporting to the Chief Merchandising Officer; led the Grocery, Commodity and Dairy Category Management organizations with annual sales of $12.9 B; directed a team of 14 direct reports and 50+ cross functional team members. Achieved an organization-leading Cat Man/PGM benefit of $213 MM or 118% of target in FY2023.• Analyzed financial, syndicated data and customer insights to develop benefit creation, brand development, assortment optimization, digital content improvement, and go-to-market strategies.• Leveraged cross-functional teams to drive share growth performance and exceed financial targets for Sysco's Recipe for Growth.• Executed industry recovery efforts with suppliers and field merchandising to overcome supplier shortages through improved forecasting, prioritized substitutions, and alternate source of supply; achieved overall supplier fill rates to 96.8% and customer fill rates to 97.6% in FY23.• Selected qualified suppliers and manufacturers, develop new sources of supply as necessary; accountable for cost control, improvement and conducting major negotiations on prices, terms, and conditions.• Led enterprise assortment improvement and pricing architecture through disciplined product attribution in order to drive organizational goals and customer satisfaction.• Resolved issues pertaining to purchasing decisions, procurement options and other decisions that impact or influence profit, schedule, performance, and customer relationships.• Formed strategic partnerships with suppliers and internal teams to deliver continuous improvement within digital content and enable direct to customer marketing.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Directed design and execution of business transformation initiatives to drive performance, profit optimization and growth opportunities. • Managed communication, resolved conflict and improved integration of cross functional teams to deliver better strategic sourcing decision making.• Supported continuous improvement initiatives aimed at improving productivity and efficiency; understand the client's operational needs and develop solutions to fit the model.• Managed suppliers across all accounts while leveraging relationships for customer focus and developed screening tools through Excel to help automate supplier qualification selection.• Identified current state gaps and recommended prioritized efforts utilizing cross-functional teams to deliver a faster outcome with greater benefit for the organization; monitored and coordinated workflows to optimize resources.• Deliver against sourcing deliverables set by corporate services and striving for accurate analysis and solving problems in an analytical manner.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Led development and execution of annual case sales and profitability growth of poultry, pork, beef, dairy and seafood departments.• Responsibilities include merchandising, developing relationships with suppliers, conflict resolution with operating companies, executing national/regional promotion budgets, leading Sysco brand development, delivering product training and executing SKU rationalization.• Coordinated supplier relationship management by establishing and monitoring KPIs.• Spearheaded merchandising role within Sysco's Merchandising Advisory Council, Operations Council and Emergency Preparedness teams.• Used market insights to capitalize on key business opportunities for new advantageous partnerships.• Coordinated and led product training and oversaw promotional campaigns to field sales and customers; demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Drove strategic improvements to enhance operational and organizational efficiencies.• Coordinated with internal and consultant resources to develop a supplier adoption approach and supply chain savings modeling tool.• Developed annual plans for resource expenses, supplier adoption and execution readiness; delivered the business case on time for the launch of the Northeast Redistribution Center (RDC).• Led a team of Supplier Adoption Managers, Supply Chain Analysts and Freight Analysts to present the business case for change to over 400 suppliers.• Reached an agreement with the initial ramp of 220 suppliers representing 45% of the total volume for the northeast operating companies to drive the $0.14 per case business case, strengthen operations, and drive growth.

Houston, Texas, United States

Product merchandising management of beef, pork, poultry and/or dairy departments responsible for developing and executing annual sales, profitability and expense plans. Responsibilities included Sysco operating company/customer relationship management (management of key performance metrics, escalation and resolution of critical issues, management of national, regional and local promotional activities), category and supplier management activities achieved by the development of a Category Sales/Profitability metric process. Additional responsibilities included Sysco Brand development which resulted in the development and proliferation of key Sysco Brand lines such as Butcher's Block boxed beef, Block and Barrel deli meats and cheeses, Arrezzio pizza toppings and cheeses and Sysco Classic or Reliance CVP fresh chicken.

Bachelor'S Degree, Animal Sciences

Bachelor'S Degree, Animal Sciences