Melissa Schlenker Email & Phone Number

Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

♦ Serve as the liaison between the retailer/wholesaler member and Topco Associates. ♦Build and cultivate strategic relationships at senior levels within member organizations.♦ Support member engagement and commitment to all fresh, center store, Indirect Spend, and health & wellness.♦ Support and assist program and functional areas of Topco around innovation with members, including limited time offers, sourcing supply solutions and demand planning tools.♦ Act as the advocate for assigned member retailers/wholesalers and pull in Topco resources and teams to problem solve as needed.♦ Present business reviews and category reviews to C-Level executives and senior executives within member organizations.

Quincy, Ma

♦ Lead Indirect Spend Program Management Team. This team successfully increased sales and member-retailer participation by establishing relationships with all levels of client organizations.♦ Worked with the Indirect Spend Team to achieve over $1.2B in sales in 2022.♦ Achieved $28M in savings for members in 2022.♦ Helped retailers solve business issues regarding marketing, IT, logistics and distribution, packaging, construction, and equipment. ♦ Executed business process improvements. ♦ Developed solutions and initiatives to drive incremental value for assigned members. ♦ Deliver assigned member joint business plans.♦ Serve as the face of Topco to the member for Indirect Spend, including CEO and CFO meetings.♦ Host a national conference for CFOs/Not For Resale Champions.♦ Serve on Topco's Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee.Skills Leveraged: Sales, Fiscal Growth, Internal Collaboration, Training and Development, Relationship Building, Problem Resolution, Strategic Planning

Quincy, Ma

♦ Represented NuVal at trade shows, marketing events, and nutritional conferences. ♦ Implemented effective business strategies and increased NuVal's retailer partners from 3 to 27. ♦ Maintained the daily blog from 2009 to 2013, attracting 18K+ visitors per month. ♦ Increased customer awareness of the brand through the blog, Twitter, and Facebook.♦ Led efforts for associate engagement and training for all supermarket retailers. ♦ Developed a plan for integrating the NuVal system into school systems. ♦ Collaborated with school officials to educate students, faculty, and staff about the system. Skills Leveraged: Social Media Marketing, Strategic Planning, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Training and Development, Business Development, Organizational Development

Quincy, Ma

♦ Led a team of training professionals to design, develop, and implement training solutions at a store and corporate level.♦ Served as an organization design leader, creating optimal practice standards for the company. ♦ Designed and developed several corporate-wide initiatives, including a new performance management process for over 300 retail stores and over 2,000 associates. ♦ Delivered workshops for executive level management. ♦ Developed and led more than ten organization planning sessions for Stop & Shop senior leadership.♦ Organization design and development knowledge leader for Ahold USA. Skills Leveraged: Performance Management, Organizational Development, Training and Development, Organizational Design, Strategic Planning

Hartford, Connecticut Area, Boston, Massachusetts

♦ Led design and development effort for a green field demand planning organization as a $25M client engagement. ♦ Served as Project Manager for client engagements.♦ Delivered training solutions for a global package tracking application. ♦ Served as project manager to design and develop training and online help solutions.

Master Of Education - Med, Administration, Training And Policy Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Literature (British And Commonwealth), 3.8

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Honors Program