Jonathan Stevens Email & Phone Number

Minnesota, United States

Responsible for vision and strategy for Federal, State and Local government sales channels at Tennant. Strong knowledge and maintenance of contracts and government contracting agencies.

Eden Prarie, Mn

Category buyer of Building Components for use in grocery stores, including: doors, flooring, material handling and waste disposal.Responsible for sourcing/negotiating equipment to deliver reduced costs and increased total value.Qualify, review and manage relationships with over 150 assigned vendors, including negotiating agreements and contracts for equipment purchase, installation and warranty.Provide expertise to internal stakeholders and customers in equipment identification and selection for use in new, remodel and existing locations. Work directly with architectural and store planning teams for major projects. Manage internal database of over 8,000 SKUs, including vendor updates, discontinued items and price updates.

Eden Prairie

Purchase equipment for new, remodel and roll-out store projects.Handle over 20 store projects for independent business throughout the United States. Develop detailed equipment lists through accurate fixture plan take-offs, ordering equipment in adherence to construction schedules and within budget.

Eden Prairie

Manage multiple vendor accounts to achieve SuperValu service level metrics, including fill rates, days of supply and inventory levels.Coach purchasing behavior of (10) vendor procurement analysts, ensuring forecast accuracy for regular, seasonal and promotional demand. Oversee 20,000 SKUs across (17) distribution centers with over $1M of inventory.Act as key contact between the vendor community and internal groups, resolving tactical day-to-day issues and creating long-term efficiency improvement plans.

Eden Prarie

Serve as part of a buying team to source, quote and order grocery store equipment to over 2200 independent retailers, working in collaboration with colleagues and vendors to find solutions that exceed customer expectations. Manage all the equipment needs of the Save-A-Lot and ACME subsidiaries, acting as the key account contact for stores, field personnel and facilities teams. Process work order invoices for assigned key accounts, ensuring correct payment to general ledger accounts and partnering with property accounting teams in the US and India.

Multiple Twin Cities Locations

Responsible for running an individual unit within a larger enterprise, delivering year-on-year sales growth, profit and cash-flow targets and solid business operations. Manage, train and develop a high performance team, responsible for initial candidate selection, mentoring and discipline. Design and deliver store improvement plans based on detailed P&L analysis.

Multiple Twin Cities Locations

Provide support to store manager in daily operations of the business, focusing on training of new hires, ensuring great customer service and driving promotional initiatives.Manage product inventory levels, taking daily/weekly counts, setting pars and placing orders.

Responsible for basic administration responsibilities, including opening and closing the store, daily cash deposits and orders. Led a team of up to ten employees on a shift.