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Our strategic area is importing products from Italy and Turkey supplying National and local Builders with Marble, Travertine and Corian products. Our company had been in business for 35 years.

VP, Produce Merchandising 2011 to 2013Conceived and developed brand strategy to improve customer perception and fuel revenue growth across the Food Lion banner, working closely with senior leadership and shared services to design and implement far-reaching operational initiatives. Designed business plans to bolster produce sales and increase profits while reducing costs. Standardized core practices and rolled-out training programs to ensure comprehensive and consistent execution at all levels of the organization.VP, Meat & Seafood Category/Merchandising & Shrink Optimization 2008 to 2011Managed and directed fresh meat and seafood programs across over 1.2K stores, overseeing all aspects of QA. Substantially improved product assortment, new item selection, and meat case presentation. Expanded range of private brand products in stores. VP, Grocery Category/Merchandising & Shrink Optimization 2006 to 2008Designed and implemented category business plans to help realize overarching financial objectives and increase market share. Managed high-performing team of category directors and managers; introduced performance-management tools across brands, banners and clusters; and instituted talent-planning strategies across all areas of category management.VP, Retail Operations 2000 to 2006Responsible for overseeing 1,250 Food Lion retail stores which was a collaborative role between Operations, Category Management and Finance. Focused on store prototype design and development, equipment purchasing, labor scheduling, employee training and food safety.