Marie Read Mba Email & Phone Number

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States

• Managing expectations and securing product availability and predicable deliveries, through a transitionary journey for 51 stores across the US, with two different providers, one internal and one external, in incredibly difficult logistics environment.• Optimizing profitability in uncertain situation with seasonal deliveries arriving delayed and uncertain delivery situation, securing new components, and launching 4 new Market Range dishes and 2 Regional Dishes and reactivating Breakfast offering.• Secured ongoing ASC/MSC Certification for US Seafood, protecting the standard of sustainably sourced seafood, ensuring correct processes for chain of custody are adhered to, through updates to training materials, documents and ensuring proper approvals for signage and shelf tags.

King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Led and coached new process development to facilitate the consolidation of Global and Local Sourcing while developing a new team in new organization. • Delivered new veggie dog (vegetable dog) to market in 6 weeks, resulting in 6 million social media hits.• Developed new global supplier partner to allow for product supply in embargo market.• Facilitated greater animal welfare in IKEA’s Better Programs while mitigating spend increases and driving product improvements.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Food Marketing Department, Professor International Food Marketing

Helping innovative snack providers position themselves and their products with top retailers across multiple channels

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Implemented Consumer Choice Beverage Transition Program across key business units which has fundamentally changed Aramark’s Liquid Refreshment Beverage Business, with growth rates up to 10%• Developed Aramark’s first center led promotional and Innovation program resulting in growth rates up to +10% • Established KPIs and Analytical tools, along with product hierarchies for analysis in data starved environment, including crafting specifications for Internal Data Point of Sale Reporting Tool • Developed a Snack program allowing for Flexibility within a Framework, enabling Aramark to implement a comprehensive Snack program across all sub categories, customizable by location

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Director Level Category Manager for DSD PerishablesCategory Manager Perishable DSD (Dairy, Bakery, Frozen Food and Perishables) Accountable for $145 million in sales. End to end management of categories including strategic planning, project management, advertising, assortment, sales, profit and loss and gross margins. • Rolled out multi temperature cold chain National single source provider across the chain which allowed for uniformity across the chain of previously fragmented, diverse programs, including Hostess Brands Bakery product (first national bakery program for Rite Aid)• Explored potential partnerships with multiple frozen and refrigerated distribution providers, across C-Store Distributors and Grocery Distributors, including bidding out the business• Implemented Frozen Food reset program, reassigning space, allowing for expanded product assortment and enabling expanded advertising for previously minimally advertised category, grew sales 60%• Developed and executed companywide resets for the first time, across 61 Dairies expanding wellness offering to all stores, resulting in +8% growth rate in an otherwise declining business• Implemented profitable Fresh Food, Sandwich and Salad Program in limited stores resulting in +50% growth

Horsham Pa

• Reversed negatively trending $35 million key regional grocery accounts, through attention to service, and alignment with corporate and operations teams.• Implemented strategic display programs driving 15% sales increase, a 9% deviation to the market, while optimizing trade marketing spend.

Accountable for sales and gross margin budget, including forecasting, negotiating funding and attaining budget. Brand Manager position with responsibilities for national branded packaged beverages as well as product development for Wawa Branded Beverages. Responsibilities included coaching and developing a high performing team of valuable employees.

Accountable for $263 million sales and gross margin budget; including forecasting gross profit, negotiating funding and achieving budget for Candy, Snacks and Ice Cream categories.

Managed the growth of Candy, Snacks and Cake categories, including budget management.

Mba, Marketing, Management

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcomm, Marketing, Management