Molly Henkemeyer Email & Phone Number

Minnesota, United States

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Hopkins

• Manage 5 Grocery categories: Mayo/Salad Dressing, Condiments, Pickles/Olives/Relish/Vinegar, Side Dishes & Envelope Seasonings for over 3,300 retail customers totaling over $200M in annual sales.• Lead $100M customer affiliation for Grocery team as key contact, successfully executing on-boarding process, manage and review item assortment for over 15,000 SKUs, coordinate and lead 2-day promotional planning meetings with over 25 vendors. Facilitate new item set up process, co-develop ad planner process, lead exclusive ELDP process, create efficiencies and department lead for all additional needs after onboarding to UNFI.• Create, develop and execute $9M National sales event, $5M incremental sales for Central Region.• Head New Item selling area at UNFI National Expo (Grocery industry Trade Show), work across 4 regions, host planning meetings, delegate project needs and review item assortment across enterprise for over 2000 retailers Nationwide. • Propose and deliver process improvement project for department merchandisers to successfully layout and plan promotional ad strategy by category across Central Region retailers.• Drove $4.4M sales across 3 categories (up $700k vs PY) at National Expo, increasing by 10% over PY.• Manage categories in additional sales-driving initiatives such as Partnership Pallet Program, Spring Expo, Main Event, $AVE coupon vehicle, Corporate National Events, Telemarketing, One Big Deal• Reduce aged inventory to $13K at year-end from $70k.• Exceed goal of 10% reduction customer service transactions, reduction of -39.2% YTD.• Negotiate promotional plan by semester for 52-week ad plan driving sales and profitability• Execute Category Business Plan for Pickles, Peppers, Olives and Relish, review item assortment, Plan-o-gram, SKU rationalization and identify shopper decision tree for independent retailers across 8 distribution centers.

Eden Prairie, Mn

• Executed 12 Corporate National Shopper Marketing programs for 2200 Independent retail customers, an increase of 8 programs annually from prior year to drive $14M in incremental sales.• Facilitated monthly vendor negotiations for program participation and provided post-promotional review and analysis for 12 National Events across SUPERVALU Enterprise.• Conducted quartely sales recaps for really BIG DEAL! Program offered to 2200 independent retailers.• Led monthly review calls with key stakeholders for new item offer selection resulting in increased sales up to 700% for items in program.• Streamlined and facilitated weekly digital coupon platform provided to SUPERVALU independent retailers as breakthrough channel into digital marketing.

Hopkins, Mn

• Prepared and supervised annual Retailer Book containing extensive Region program portfolio offered to independent retailers to drive sales.• Managed and coordinated weekly ad layout for Kings and Hudson County Market stores.• Led website management for 400 retailers on SUPERVALU eConnect website program, and designed weekly custom e-Blasts.• Simplified SUPERVALU printed Coupon Book process for Account Manager billing, vendor communication and easy accessibility.• Designed Consumer Marketing Newsletter presented to retailers at the National Food Expo containing Consumer Marketing programs to drive profitability.• Organized and facilitated Bakery-Deli Planner for over 500 retailers and Account Managers• Developed new online website sign-up launch for retailer Shopper Marketing Events.

Hopkins, Minnesota

• Procured over 5,000 items at the lowest cost while ordering in the most efficient manner, to ensure established service levels while maintaining logistical expense for $4.5 million across six distribution centers in the Northern Region.• Managed inventory levels and attain targeted 97% service level across large-scale vendors including Ebro America, M&M Mars, Ferrara Candy Company, Hershey, Idahoan, along with various other vendors across multiple categories.• Communicated with vendors, sales representatives, customer service team, central inbound transportation, carriers, warehouse staff, and merchandising team to effectively run and manage all categories across desk.• Collaborated with military team to effectively purchase and stock commissaries and overseas store groups with short lead time orders, seasonal buying, and one-time purchases while dealing with high weight minimums extended lead time constraints.• Resolved daily service level issues through communication with appropriate internal departments to effectively service retail customers.

Hopkins

• Maintained pricing, promotions in system, new items set-up from vendors across 9 different categories on the desk• Enhanced and restructured the training manual for on boarding of new Department Specialists for all of Grocery, Frozen, Dairy, and GMHBC departments• Selected as one of the four Department Specialists responsible for posting Merchandising and Marketing information to Center Store Consultants on MSP (Market Sales & Planning) site• Led the Community Committee for the SuperValu Young Professional Network

Hopkins, Minnesota

• Maintained pricing, promotions in system, new items set-up from vendors across 9 different categories on the desk• Managed new vendor set-up process• Co-led vendor negotiation meetings with merchandising team to implement new item innovation, discontinued items, and trimester planning deals

-Served as a ‘cultural ambassador’, creating lesson plans and activities for over 300 students in a rural Japanese Junior High School, despite language barriers and cultural differences. Provided resources and knowledge of the American culture and English language to the students, staff, and community-Facilitated Junior High School English Club, including 9 students to actively study and improve their English language proficiency skills through movies, writing, speaking, activities, and daily rituals-Wrote a weekly journal for students of life experiences in Japan compared to American lifestyles to be submitted for publishing a book once the one-year contract commenced

-Organized and held resume workshops for seniors and special needs students in the Career Center-Assisted students in exploring post-secondary education, job opportunities, and job shadowing-Marketed various events for the Career Center, such as the College Fair where over 20 colleges and universities attended, DECA conference, and college visits for 15 schools throughout Minnesota

Bachelor Of Arts, Communication

Activities and Societies: Habitat for Humanity, In Touch Mentor Program, Orientation Leader, Admissions Ambassador, St. Ben’s Swim Team.

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