Tamara Wilson Email & Phone Number

Eastern Region

Walnut Creek, California, Us

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Helped deliver Reckitt's purpose by building shared success with customers. Assigned as “category captain” for 2 of 3 assigned accounts. Focused on outperforming across all channels in highly competitive categories. Partnered with cross-functional teams on go-to-market strategies and implementation of success models.

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Oversaw development and implementation of brand, trade, and customer 4p strategies, category management, and leveraged key account and field team to meet agreed objectives through selling, negotiating, and executing company's 4p objectives.

Keasbey, Nj, Us

Identified trendsetter ideas through researching industry and related events, publications, and announcements, tracking individual contributors and accomplishments, and filling gaps in assortments with own-brand products. Performed category reviews and analyzed opportunities for savings and / or growth.

Fort Worth, Tx, Us

Business development managerBrokered for 110+ vendors to identify new opportunities for major grocery chain in Northeast (own-brand focus). Developed trusted relationships between vendors and retailers. Sourced for new products and conducted request for proposal (RFP) and request for information (RFI).

Itasca, Illinois, Us

Sourced and managed categories of food and nonfood worth $200M+ in volume between 5 categories.• Negotiated lower baseline cost of goods with 40+ vendors in multiple categories, achieving savings goal of $16M+ per year depending on category.• Established sourcing onboarding program for new hires, decreasing training time and improving productivity.

Itasca, Illinois, Us

Now responsible for indirect spend categories at Topco along with Direct spend lines of business.

• Sourced and Manage categories on both the food and non-food sides of the business managing over • 200 million in volume between 5 categories. • Responsible for Productivity savings goal of over 2.5 million per year • Negotiated lower base line cost of goods with over 40 vendors in multiple categories• Responsible for creating a sourcing on boarding program for new hires within Topco.

Niles, Il, Us

• Procured and sourced all image items for the Covers of the catalog along with 4 other .categories• Sourced thru China and U.S. items for the Sporting Goods Toys and “Unexpected” categories• Managed all profitability based on circulation of the catalog for all of my categories• Assisted in implementing the Train the trainer program for new hires and on boarding.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Manage a business generating over $44 million dollars annually, and negotiate with vendors on pricing, quantities, inventor on hand and shipment issues related to a $46 million dollar product line. • Purchase girls and Just Kidz toys in addition to dealing directly with suppliers across the globe in negotiating costs and subsidy agreements.• Supervise a 100% import business where products are to be distributed to over 2000 stores nationwide and internationally, including Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. • Formed and maintained strategic partnerships with vendors and maintain inventory to meet customer demand.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Communication, General

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