Management responsibility for seven direct reports overseeing supermarkets in the Midwest• Aggressive pursuit of new customers • Identify and pursued potential customers for Sales opportunities • Utilize a cross-functional team to service, maintain and build accounts in the Midwest• Facilitated Sales Module for Supervisor training

Management responsibility includes six direct reports in the private brand areas of Dairy, Frozen, DSD, Total Store Planning, Project Management and Supply Chain for AHOLD USA operating companies

Management responsibility includes thirteen direct reports and direct responsibility for brand and merchandising analytics and private brand growth inside SUPERVALU Enterprise.• Supporting on-site customer team with data and recommendations. • Provide expert analysis utilizing various syndicated data sources such as Nielsen, Homescan, Spectra, and other research sources. • Manipulate, organize and accurately analyze data, summarize information and recommend future strategies and tactics. • Turn customer objectives and strategies into highly actionable, analysis-based recommended courses of action.• Developed and implemented yearly business budget goals and objectives

Management responsibility includes three direct reports and indirect responsibility for merchandising planning and private brand growth inside SUPERVALU Central Region.• Implemented a key revenue planning model which aligned key vendors and product to index time periods to maximize incoming revenue• Created useful, readable reports for reports for customer, principles and management• Analyzed various forms of data to determine localized customer, and overall business trends • Created and managed yearly objectives, business plans and budget• Delivered presentations to retail groups on their business and develop a private brand strategy for their operation• Utilized Daymon Business Objects and Daymon Report to manage and understand the business on a daily basis• Managed sales daily and verified any outstanding sales with the use on OMS.• Completed of the following Daymon University classes: Managing Others, Associate Business Manager Program, Business Communications, Sales Ability, Western Michigan Sales & Marketing Seminar, Discovering the Power of Private Brand Category Planning, Access 2003 Level 1, 2, 3 and Introduction to Sales Scanning Software (NITRO)

Managed all marketing, promotional and financial planning activities for the private brand with an independent retailing group within SUPERVALU Central Region• Maximized the use of various promotional vehicles and developed new business, growing mature Private Brand sales to over 200 bases points in 2004.• Received SUPERVALU Riley Sales Award for Central Region for Greatest Sales Growth in 2004 over previous year.• Instrumental in developing Private Brand awareness inside the retailer’s stores.

Management responsibility included total store operations, reconciling P&L statements, scheduling, merchandising, customer service, development of all associates, evaluations, inventory control, and total sales and profitability.• Assisted on the development of a new total company operations manual• Developed an electronic weekly sales report• Oversaw and mentored Store Manager of new concept specialty wine store location• Organized fundraising events in support of the American Heart Walk and community parade representation• Received numerous customer service awards• Participated and completed Franklin Covey 7 Habits training class• Implemented and co-developed day stocking program to save labor, increase productivity and increase customer service