Tad Comeau Email & Phone Number

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

• Partnered with over 100 vendors and maintained over 3000 SKUs across the pet and equine categories for continuous improvement• Refreshed the entire pet toy category, removing 150 items through SKU rationalization and adding 100 new items to drive sales. • Successfully lead a cross-functional team to launch a new in-store pet clinic partnership that provides basic healthcare to pets • Negotiated with suppliers for an improvement in payment terms as a strategy to reduce total cost of ownership• Innovated a new sporting dog planogram to serve the specific needs of that customer and to continue to be a destination retailer in the pet categories

• Exceeded CTO goals by 3%+ over the last 3 years, achieving companywide department sales, profit, and labor budgets consistently.• Innovated a new low-profile department set used in 5 new stores, leading to CEO approval for 9 produce remodels in the same format.• Created and trained 2 new produce buyer roles in price strategy, marketing, and vendor relationships.

• Leader of In-store team development and training company-wide with 5 managers who received promotions to specialist roles • Created new-store department merchandising which prompted produce to be used as a centerpiece for marketing materials and company presentations• Developed new standard operating procedures to be used across all stores including an updated inventory process that vastly improved accuracy and visibility by using technology