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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

- Client consulting: Scope new projects, price key needs, and collaborate with the Client Success team to successfully deliver projects that meet and exceed client objectives.- Assist with the creation and presentation of macro trend projects for industry release.- Help develop and implement new capabilities and processes for the Client Success and Client Consulting teams.- Engage with potential clients by presenting at webinars, key industry conferences, and scoping calls.

- Developed a University Recruitment and Engagement plan, Internship program, and assisted with Training program creation.- Helped create and implement a new Talent Development process for existing teams, including Personal Development Reviews, formalized Presentation Feedback, 360° Feedback Process, and Performance Rubric.- Worked with the Talent Acquisition team to secure talent across all levels, engaging in interviews, case studies, and offer/acceptance processes.- Engaged with potential clients at key events by presenting at webinars and industry conferences.- Worked directly with clients to understand learning goals, objectives on key studies, and project scoping.- Coached, trained, and developed teams to design the appropriate research study to meet client objectives.- Oversaw cross-functional relationships and ways of working, ensuring project success.- Managed team Net Revenue goals and tracking.- Directly presented to clients and senior leadership on research outcomes and strategy recommendations.

- Collaborated directly with clients to understand their learning goals and objectives- Coached, trained, and developed the team to craft the appropriate research study to fulfill client objectives- Supervised cross-functional relationships and working methods to ensure project success- Presented research outcomes and strategic recommendations directly to clients and their senior leadership

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

- Oversee multiple teams including Outperformance team, Shopper Insights team, and all data vendor contracts and budgets for Total US- Coach, train, and develop the Outperformance team in key analytics to drive company and retailer strategies including regional shopper opportunities, best-in-class planogram principles, category growth platforms, US Macro Trends, sales planning, category planning, and business unit internal meeting processes- Coach, train, and develop Shopper Insights team in principles and best practices to drive Category and RB goals and objectives across Total US including budget oversight and vendor relationship management- Manage all data vendor contracts to ensure efficiencies of scale driving a higher ROI (includes ensuring legal, procurement, Finance, and A/P processes are adhered to throughout the life of the contracts)- Dec ‘18 – Feb ‘20, I also had direct management of the Grocery Category Management team partnering with Sales to drive total team goals and objectives (account responsibilities included Kroger, Meijer, Alb/Safeway, and remaining Grocery)

Cincinnati, Oh

Coached, trained, and developed the team in Shopper Insights principles and best practices to drive Category and RB goals and objectives across Total USLed SI planning process aligning with Senior Leadership, Brand, Trade, Sales, and Category to ensure business questions and objectives were met and exceeded (including research budget, contracts, and vendor relationships across all business units)Partnered with multiple retailers on shopper specific projects to drive clear understanding and actions based on insights including Walmart, Target, Walgreen’s, CVS, and Kroger

Cincinnati Area, Ky

Project lead for Data to Insights project aligning data sets to drive enhanced utilization and increased ROICoach, train, and develop the Foods team in Category Management principles and best practices for partnering with Sales to drive total team goals and objectivesResponsible for building relationships with Kroger, PLM, HRK and vendor partners to drive growth at Kroger and UnileverOversee category performance and understanding for Spreads, Spoonables, Condiments, and NaturalLead contract renewal process for 3rd party vendors of category data (84.51° and Market 6)

Cincinnati Area, Ky

Coach, train, and develop the team in Category Management principles and best practices for partnering with Sales to drive total team goals and objectivesLead team planning process aligning with Senior Leadership on short and long-term goals and objectivesOversee strategy design for key accounts partnering with Trade Marketing on all categories utilizing Loyalty dataResponsible for building relationships with Kroger and PLM Leadership to drive growth at Kroger and RBChampion 84.51° Shop and MyShopper data utilization with internal partners and Kroger becoming the go-to manufacturer for category understandingDrive team engagement with internal Shopper Insights department, and oversee all data contract negotiations with vendorsProject lead for Kroger Personal Needs Reinvention 3.0 and Office Relocation including ownership of Lease, CapEx, Design, Contractor, Parking Plan, and Tax implications

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Project Manager for RB on the Kroger Personal Needs ReinventionProject Manager on Health and Wellness controlled store testingCustomize 4P strategies and plans to align with Kroger's category strategydunnhumby analytics and strategy for focus categoriesdunnhumby training and mentoring for new hires and internal partnersQualitative and Quantitative shopper research to drive long term and short term category growthVirtual shelving design, research, and virtual aisle layout

Broomfield, Co

Project Manager for national Hispanic Shopper researchShopper Marketing programming responsibilties for Ahold, Publix, Supervalu, and the Natural ChannelWorked with Accounting, Brands, and Sales team to monitor and review budgets, invoices, and deductionsWorked with Creative and Contractors to design and implement Shopper Marketing programs at designated retailers

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Managed three direct reports in office; Senior Analyst, Analyst, and Office AdministratorAchieved Category Captain – Kroger Nature’s MarketDeveloped and implemented long-term pricing strategy at shelf resulting in baseline volume increases of over 50%Team developed and implemented long-term shelving strategy doubling brand salesAs Category Captain, developed and implemented Natural shelving strategy driving double digit category growth and brand growthDeveloped key brand strategies and analytics used company-wide across multiple accountsUtilized dunnhumby, IRI, Kroger systems, and ApolloAchieved 7 incremental items at Food4Less through fact-based selling

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Marching Band

Associate'S Degree, Pre-Business Administration