Rob Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Erlanger, Kentucky, United States

I’m responsible for coordinating efforts to drive sales and profit objectives for clients with the Kroger Company. I lead a team of Kroger Business Managers and Sales Administrators.

Erlanger, Kentucky, United States

Cincinnati, Ohio

• As a Corporate Grocery Category Manager, I am responsible for coordinating efforts to drive sales and profit objectives for assigned categories. In this position, I manage relationships with national companies and.
• Developed category strategy to support higher-level merchandising strategies, innovation, and direction
• Collaborate with Corporate Brands to design and develop new products and meet manufacturing budgets
• Implement Inspired Selling Events within Bakery, the first 5-week event resulted in $54M in Sales
• Created and implemented a new distribution strategy for the entire Deli/Bakery Department
• Lead a project to address Seasonal Allocations, improving efficiency and providing greater visibility for Divisions while driving an incremental $13M in Sales

Cincinnati Area

• As a Senior Category Manager, I was responsible for coordinating efforts to drive sales and profit objectives for the Packaged Beverage Category. This role involved negotiating contracts for vendor partners related to.
• Directed transition of category management responsibilities from 5 divisions (650 stores) to personal management
• Led project to address invoice reconciliation, improving efficiency and providing more accurate results for vendors
• Negotiated and launched 13 new Beverage Clubs for consumers, ultimately achieving 6% increase in customer traffic
• Developed Facebook-driven loyalty program for consumers designed to drive store traffic and increase sales revenue
• Implemented new reset process into C-Stores for new centralized team utilizing shopper data to drive assortment

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

• As a Corporate Grocery Category Manager, I was responsible for coordinating efforts to drive sales and profit objectives for assigned categories. In this position, I managed relationships with national companies and.
• Negotiated promotional activity and costs for 5 categories ultimately contributing $750M in annual sales
• Recognized for consistently achieving sales, margin & EBIDA goals with weekly division specific sales plans
• Developed category strategy to support higher-level merchandising strategies, innovation, and direction
• Collaborated with Corporate Brands to design and develop new products and meet manufacturing budgets
• Completed Collaborative Category Optimization (CCO) to negotiate better costs with Kroger’s top suppliers

Cincinnati Area, KY

• While working with Kroger, I served as a Corporate Grocery Buyer responsible for procuring product from assigned manufacturers to support 3 distribution centers. This position involved collaborating closely with.
• Maintained responsibility for managing $48M in perishable inventory across 3 distribution centers
• Oversaw the ordering and successful execution for distributions to stores to support display changes
• Worked with Vendor Managed Ordering partners to ensure proper ordering of products for store needs
• Coordinated with suppliers to ensure stores received orders in full, on-time, and according requirements

KY

I promoted progressively with Kroger from a Store Clerk to Drug GM Department Manager and eventually Drug Manager. While working with Kroger, I provided store operations management, including supervision of Department Managers and 250 employees in retail supermarkets generating $52M+ in annual sales revenue. I also contributed to team-building, hiring, new.