Directed all purchasing activity at the 9th Largest Amazon Reseller, as featured in WWD.

Developed risk-adverse financial models for the infamously competitive Amazon.com marketplace.

Negotiated aggressive unique deals that provided competitive and marketing opportunitiesManaged dozens of vendor relationships and hundreds of brands’ promotional schedulesDeveloped promotional strategies for Tunie’s monthly circulars, weekly flyers, and digital marketingDesigned in-store merchandizing plans for endcaps, off-shelf displays, pos placements, prep. foodsLead store managers in the successful execution of promotions/merchandising change-oversMeasured, analyzed… Show more Negotiated aggressive unique deals that provided competitive and marketing opportunitiesManaged dozens of vendor relationships and hundreds of brands’ promotional schedulesDeveloped promotional strategies for Tunie’s monthly circulars, weekly flyers, and digital marketingDesigned in-store merchandizing plans for endcaps, off-shelf displays, pos placements, prep. foodsLead store managers in the successful execution of promotions/merchandising change-oversMeasured, analyzed and reported the financial impact and promotional results, ad hoc analysis Show less

Coordinated all chain-wide purchasing activities for the Wine, Cheese, Deli & Prepared FoodAssumed management of day to day Northlake store operations in an acting capacityLead over 50 team members in achieving performance goals and developmental training objectives Emphasized cross-training between departments and functional rolesAnalyzed and implemented changes in labor scheduling, with a focus on dept. specific sales needsCreated reports for team members that were… Show more Coordinated all chain-wide purchasing activities for the Wine, Cheese, Deli & Prepared FoodAssumed management of day to day Northlake store operations in an acting capacityLead over 50 team members in achieving performance goals and developmental training objectives Emphasized cross-training between departments and functional rolesAnalyzed and implemented changes in labor scheduling, with a focus on dept. specific sales needsCreated reports for team members that were relevant, actionable and easy to understand quickly Show less

Provided expert advice and training to prospective franchisees and independent business owners From concept to Grand Opening and beyond, frequently serving as General Manager for 90 daysDesigned layouts, drafted HACCP plans, coordinated permitting and inspections, managed tradesRecruited, trained initial staff in franchisor compliance, emphasizing customer service, food safetyLaunched coordinated marketing campaigns in print and digital media, soft-opening eventsExam… Show more Provided expert advice and training to prospective franchisees and independent business owners From concept to Grand Opening and beyond, frequently serving as General Manager for 90 daysDesigned layouts, drafted HACCP plans, coordinated permitting and inspections, managed tradesRecruited, trained initial staff in franchisor compliance, emphasizing customer service, food safetyLaunched coordinated marketing campaigns in print and digital media, soft-opening eventsExam Administrator/Instructor, National Registry of Food Safety Professionals Show less

High-volume, aggressively-priced retail deli-markets with 11 locations in Greater PhiladelphiaDirected over 75 team members—administrative, managerial and entry-level staff Recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, terminating and managing goal-oriented incentivesFocused P&L responsibility on reducing: operating expenses, shrink losses and purchasing costsIntroduced a franchise-system like approach to uniformity among all locations’ operationsOverhauled employee… Show more High-volume, aggressively-priced retail deli-markets with 11 locations in Greater PhiladelphiaDirected over 75 team members—administrative, managerial and entry-level staff Recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, terminating and managing goal-oriented incentivesFocused P&L responsibility on reducing: operating expenses, shrink losses and purchasing costsIntroduced a franchise-system like approach to uniformity among all locations’ operationsOverhauled employee best practices, management procedures and organizational designLaunched new product-lines, Juliano’s private label programs and complementary offerings Reduced payroll expense by >30% by eliminating redundant positions, overstaffing and overtimeImproved manager retention significantly and attracted more experienced managersReorganized workforce to qualify for a new workman’s compensation insurance modifier »50% annual savings and dramatic reduction in chain-wide exposure from future individual claims Show less

Foodservice Distributor, Multi-Unit System FocusDistributor-Member of Golbon, America’s Premier Food Service Marketing Group$3 Million in revenue in the first 12 months—followed by consistent growth in sales and profitability