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Customer focused and dedicated Grocery Retail Category Management professional, from sacking groceries to the corporate office. 40 years total Retail Grocery experience, with over 24 years Kroger Management experience, including 16 years Kroger Corporate Category Manager experience. With over 16 years of progressive Category Management leadership, I have a strong track record of collaborating across all levels of the organization, across multiple departments, to drive category success.Tremendous success transferring my category vision to the shelf. Close interaction with my plan-o-gram team to develop best-in-class category sets. Strong focus on responding to category and customer trends to continually provide the optimal assortment and mix.I take pride in my development into a yogurt category expert. The Yogurt category is complex and dynamic. Every category decision I make has our customers in mind—always. What is more rewarding than giving other people what they want? When your plan, approach or proposal puts customers first, it’s always hard for someone to say no to you. I think of my category as my garden. I continually trim, pluck and pull the dead and dying weeds and plant fresh new flowers. My customers let me know how good my green thumb is. Key areas of expertise include: Category Management, Private Label, Brand and Product Development, Natural and Organic, Strategic Category Direction & Planning, Coaching/Mentoring, Conflict Management, Negotiation, Time Management, and Problem Solving.

Listed skills include Merchandising, Grocery, Retail, Inventory Management, and 5 others.