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Mason, Oh, Us

Mooresville, Nc, Us

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Driving the strategy for priority solutions in technology and digital products domain. Setting, tracking, and achieving objectives and key results (OKRs) to ensure delivery of solutions. Leading teams of product managers, designers, and technical leads.- Leading the merchandising experience product efforts for Kroger Home Delivery initiative. - Ensuring the horizontal collaboration of teams to deliver quality outcomes on an accelerated timeline.- Improve efficiency and effectiveness of financial forecasting by delivering an enterprise forecasting tool providing automation and eliminating disparate processes across multiple departments.- Collaborate with business, design and technical teams to ensure alignment of key outcomes.- Coordinate with teams to ensure progress towards overall vision and strategy.- Work with program and project managers to align on deliverables, timelines, and messaging.- Partner with engineers to ensure delivery of effective and "the right" solutions.- Develop collaborative working environments with key business stakeholders.- Model product development principles to ensure successful delivery.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Lead a team of retail operations professionals responsible for identifying opportunities, developing and implementing solutions, and measuring outcomes. Primarily focused on center store opportunities, we also collaborate with other operational and merchandising teams to maximize overall effectiveness of solutions.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Responsible for identifying operational opportunities, developing protocols, and implementing solutions. Focusing on center store opportunities but collaborating with other operational and merchandising teams to maximize overall effectiveness of solutions.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Senior Category Manager guiding a team of 4 category managers and 4 support team members in sales planning & execution and assortment management, supporting 21 divisions and 2,800 stores in the U.S. Responsible for developing and implementing a national sales plan to align and support company sales and profit strategies and objectives. In each of the last 4 years, improved category share of market and grew sales by 0.5% - 2% annually (in a nationally declining category). Utilize customer insights team, tools, and data to develop customer-centered, data-driven decisions. Extensive experience in supplier negotiation achieving optimal costs and promotion support.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Responsible for ensuring positive sales and profitability of Carbonated Soft Drinks Category for the Mid-West Region (4 divisions). This encompassed managing sales plans the three major suppliers (Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group, and Pepsi) as well as providing insights to support assortment planning for the region.Responsibilities require utilizing corporate sales plan guidelines and customizing to meet individual region/division needs.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Responsible for ensuring positive sales and profitability of household cleaning, air care, food storage, trash bags, and water treatment salts categories. Additionally, responsible for managing category assortment and shelf merchandising for identified categories.Responsibilities encompassed corporate level sales planning and assortment management for seventeen divisions across the US.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Responsible for developing and implementing the company's ecommerce strategy. I also participate in the compay's interactive communication and marketing programs. I engage with corporate business partners to raise awareness and partner in developing ecommerce and interactive programs. Involved in review and decision of vendor technologies that support current and future programs.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Responsible for understanding support tools and applications required for projects and for providing training and support to end users. Provided project management guidance and documentation including quick business cases, scope and approach documents, and requirements documentation. Responsible for requirements gathering from end users and project sponsors to provide vision anddetailed designs of systems under development. Collaborated with members of other Kroger IS&S groups to ensure delivery of quality solutions. Worked closely with the web store and fulfillment project teams to develop, consolidate, and refine requirements. Provided leadership and direction for quality assurance and testing of applications.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Responsible for overall leadership and direction for assigned applications, both internal and 3rd-party. Conducted requirements gathering sessions and providing detailed plans and vision for systemdevelopment. First-line contact for multiple business units for system support and training. Developed functional design documents, collaborated on scope and approach documents, andprovided final review and approval of detail design documents. Maintained strong working relationship with systems developers and collaborated with members of other technical groups to determine integration and dependency opportunities. Responsible for developing and maintaining system test scripts and overseeing system testing process for assigned applications.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Responsible for successfully achieving short- and long-term objectives of product categories producing more than $275 million in annual sales and $72 million in annual gross profit. Assigned categories included Cereal and Breakfast, Dairy, Ice Cream and Novelties, and Pet. Analyzed and assessed business and product trends and developed programs and promotions to maintain positive growth. Worked closely with personnel at various levels of the organization to assess new and existing product lines to enhance overall sales and profitability of the company.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Responsible for successfully achieving short- and long-term objectives of multiple segments of a business unit that, combined, generated $75 million in annual sales and $6.5 million in annual profits. Successfully managed and trained junior sales representatives, field staff, and administrative personnel. Assisted in the budgeting process by providing annual sales and profit budgets.Developed, organized, and implemented programs to achieve company goals and objectives. Utilized information technology and other resources in analyzing and reporting on performance.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Developed plans to successfully deliver sales, volume, and profit objectives of Kroger private label Ice Cream and Novelties. Measured and reported sales and profitability, market conditions, and progress toward stated goals. Developed and implemented local marketing programs with local, regional, and national marketing and media organizations.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Implemented company programs and attained company sales and profit objectives. Created and compiled reports for distribution to store associates and division management. Responsible for day-to-day management of multiple departments with more than 150 associates. Managed in-store projects to implement and evaluate improved selling opportunities.

St. Paul, Mn, Us

Responsible for meeting budgeted sales and profit goals. Developed new business opportunities to meet stated goals. Maintained established relationships by providing excellent service to customers.

Ms, Business Administration/Information Systems

Bs, Business Administration