Jonathan Lugo Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Lembeke, Flemish Region, Be

Regional Sales Director managing national retailers Albertsons/Safeway and Target as well as West Coast regional retailers.Leading a team to grow the business through developing best-in-class retail partnerships, expanding distribution, and collaborating with brokerage partners to execute annual merchandising plans.Working cross functionally with Marketing and Supply Chain teams to properly forecast annual production and develop differential marketing programs to drive awareness and HH penetration.

Lembeke, Flemish Region, Be

Team Lead for Albertsons Safeway as well as managing several high growth retailers across the country. Working with multiple buyers at each account to grow the entire mainstream portfolio: cookies, spreads, and ice cream.Primary Responsibilities:- Manage trade funds and find most efficient spends- Work with a network of brokers and distributor representatives to manage promotional execution- Partner with customer to plan and execute annual merchandising plan- Maintain strong, trusting customer relationships - Drive distribution gains through new item reviews- Analyze trends both nationally and in market to identify voids and opportunities to drive growth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Calling on four different retailers that co-own the super store industries warehouse.Partner with retailer to create and implement annual plans to drive growth across General Mills’ portfolio and participating categories. Primary focus on two largest categories: Cereal & Snacks.Primary Responsibilities:- Manage trade funds and find most efficient spends - Partner with customer to plan and execute annual merchandising plan- Maintain strong, trusting customer relationships - Drive distribution gains through new item reviews- Analyze trends both nationally and in market to identify voids and opportunities to drive growth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Manage trade funds and implement annual plan for General Mills’ Yogurt business at Walmart.Primary Responsibilities:- Manage annual trade budget- Partner with customer on merchandising strategy - Analyze national and Walmart trends to identify voids and opportunities for growth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

- Work with one of the largest and fastest growing grocers in the US- Analyze data trends to identify opportunities to drive volume growth through merchandising, distribution, and pricing initiatives- Create external sales decks and pitch new proposals and business updates to clients face to face- Provide insights to customer managers to take with them to sell directly to customers- Collect and Analyze data on new items to identify what the consumer responds to and how to replicate positive interactions

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us