Tim Mcentee Email & Phone Number

Kanas City MO

Category Manager for Apparel and Promotional Products used to support the mission for the American Cancer Society.

Supports day to day order fulfillment for specific categories used at the High Plains Division with nationwide policy and performance standards. Responsible for acting as the liaison between the Division purchasing function and the National Procurement Organization. Responsible for tracking and management of Division spend not being managed through the.

• Identifies, develops and executes programs and initiatives for ACS customers in the sourcing of products, goods and associated business services.

• Responsible for the overall administration of the Grocery Merchandising Department including 5 buyers, 3 customer service clerks and 2 reset specialists.
• Managed inventory, turns, gross profit and expenses.

• Served as Division Liaison between customers and corporate procurement office.
• Responsible for department margins, sales, item count, and inventory level.
• Supervised department personnel which included 1 Category Advisor and 3 customer service clerks.

• Procured product and managed inventory levels for three facilities, responsible for pricing, item count and turns.

• Managed merchandising department administration and supervision of 5 employees.
• Budgeted yearly sales, margins and inventory for seven departments.