Larry Jacobs Email & Phone Number

Southlake, Texas, Us

Responsible for driving new business growth while supporting ongoing operations inside of Best Buy and other retail channels

Southlake, Texas, Us

Promote growth by directing the development of new and existing clients and spearheading alignment between key vendor clients for an organization that is the largest provider for major retailer Best Buy. In this role, I support business development efforts by establishing profitable relationships and developing operational strategies that ensure outcomes meet service level agreements. I also mange full P&L responsibilities, analyze market and trends, identify opportunities for growth, and develop impactful strategies to deliver results.• Secured $4M in new revenue streams from merchandising and maintenance programs with Samsung, Apple, Dell, and NordicTrack, as well as brand advocacy support for brands including Samsung, HP, Dell, Sennheiser, and DJI.

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

As the senior manager of category support, I led a team of nine managers to improve the employee and customer experience and drive profit growth for the $20B home theater, Magnolia home theater, mobile electronics, and connection services categories. In this position, I identified opportunities to increase revenue and negotiated terms that met corporate strategic and retail execution needs. I also developed and implemented retail support strategies, including training and communication plans that met multi-year strategic growth needs.

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

While the senior manager of mobile electronics strategic growth, I managed a team of six cross-functional managers and produced growth strategies for the mobile electronics group by supporting partnerships with marketing, merchants, and services team members. In this role, I assembled and analyzed data to identify opportunities, and presented findings to senior leaders, retail leadership, and cross functional teams to drive strategic growth. I also spearheaded improvement of the retail operations team following corporate realignment to enable delivery of expected outcomes, and utilized third-party services providers to meet support needs and enable growth opportunities.

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

In this position, I guided the $4B portable electronics unit through organizational changes to retail leadership, communications, and capacity planning in support of business growth. I implemented standardized reporting processes to align corporate support with retail operations, facilitating $8M training programs for over 2.5K employees in over 26 markets. Additionally, I drove sales by implementing sales contests with over $300K in awards for staff.• Transformed operating model for mobile electronics sales and services to meet a five-year growth plan projection of over $2B in annual revenue.• Developed retail holiday and drive time plans that delivered over $1B in revenue.

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

As the senior category manager for channel operations, I analyzed, executed, processed, and applied sales strategies to drive revenue growth across retail, online, and phone channels in partnership with merchants. I also developed and deployed advertising, merchandising, and employee communication plans that met P&L, budget, and versioning plans.• Winner of the Chairman Innovation Award for development of new in-store gaming set-up.• Trained and mentored six multi-level direct reports.

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

Partnered with business owners and training management team to develop and deliver solutions which exceed training needs of the organization while managing training budgets and direct reports.

Bs, Business

Associate'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General