As the current Category Manager for a Global Corporation, I am responsible for directing Category Management for 500 national convenience stores and delivering exceptional customer service through quality assurance (QA) and high value services and products. To successfully streamline market growth for the company, I work with each location’s Store Manager(s) to develop and integrate merchandising programs, oversee promotional activities, and deliver additional program details as needed. I care for the budget management, cost control, estimations, and data forecasting to effectively manage the assigned categories. I cultivate and maintain supplier relationships to ensure customer's receives quality products and service.Some key contributions for this position include:• Developed and orchestrated planogram revisions and product transition process, including established direction, assortment planning and analysis.• Directly negotiated and managed contract terms and conditions, cost savings, and performance standards to meet desired initiative or project outcome.• Attend industry conferences and educational workshops to advance professional knowledge and network with other industry associations and professionals, while also regularly reading industry publications to stay informed.• Trained diverse, cross-functional teams and Store Managers to deliver cost saving resource allocations, meet industry standards, and maximize store sales to streamline long-term market and revenue growth.

Company: TARGET CORPORATION-Foster a team environment that is based on honesty, integrity, diversity, and security. Build comprehensive teams that strive to achieve all customer service, sales, and other targets put in place by senior leadership. - Reduce safety incidents by collaborating with the team to proactively identify and mitigate risk throughout the work environment. Support a culture that adopts safety and security policies openly. - Offer a superior guest experience to all guests and visitors through the development, training, and strategic planning of customer service initiatives. Increase guest satisfaction through constant contact/communication during their visit.- Incorporate new technology that increases operational efficiency and seamlessly processes transactions for customers. Adopt the latest cutting-edge technology in to the organization’s culture and daily operations. - Act as the main driver and catalyst behind all logistics and movement processes throughout the organization. Maximize space and meet customer demand while remaining organized and efficient. - Train and develop the technical and leadership skills of all team members. Proactively identify areas of weakness and procure training and hands-on work experiences to boost skills and abilities. - Retain top talent by engaging, motivating, and working directly with team members during projects and daily tasks. Provide guidance and coaching to strengthen their skills and confidence. - Deploy the use of advanced problem solving tools to identify root cause and implement permanent corrective actions for complex problems.

-Supervised daily operations and financials, track project milestones, manage teams and monitor safety. -Increased ability to achieve project timelines by leveraging relationships and liaising with all members of the organization.-Managed planning, tracking and analysis with sound business acumen towards current positioning and forecasts.-Streamlined budgeting of projects from initiation to completion, including change orders and purchase requests.-Wrote technical evaluations that are clear and concise for transparency in reporting documents.-Directed teams to focus on feasibility analysis, organizational goals, competitive strategies and alternative options.-Monitored performance against estimates as well as report project and purchase analysis.-Mitigated personnel issues including staff levels, training, warehouse safety initiatives and discipline. -Tracked recurring issues to drive resolutions at the root-cause level with continuous improvement.-Trained, motivated and mentored cross-functional teams to ensure resources and abilities drive results.-Corrected operations for quality sourcing and work with employees to verify improvement initiatives to achieve milestones.

-Oversaw 100,000 square foot warehouse, 20+ warehouse clerks and equipment, as well as the managerial aspects and accountability of over 25,000 individual line items , worth over $10 million, thereby ensuring property is properly received, physically controlled, issued, inventoried and stored in their assigned locations within the warehouse to ensure mission and operational requirements for field operations/deployments. -Achieved performance initiatives with monthly reviews, weekly objectives and general day-to-day management of key performance indicators including cost savings, supplier performance and contract management. -Decreased potential for project delays by investigating conditions and assessing site efficiency.-Improve contracts by studying before and after estimating to determine ambiguous areas or unforeseen costs.-Streamlined planning process and oversee requisition supplies, materials and quality control programs.-Fostered strong control of inventory by performing cycle counts, assisting in reconciliations and cross-referencing.-Increased quality assurance and accuracy by initiating quality control processes on all inventory managed.

-Supervised daily operations and financials, track project milestones, manage teams and monitor safety. -Increased ability to achieve project timelines by leveraging relationships and liaising with all members of the organization.-Managed planning, tracking and analysis with sound business acumen towards current positioning and forecasts.-Streamlined budgeting of projects from initiation to completion, including change orders and purchase requests.-Wrote technical evaluations that are clear and concise for transparency in reporting documents.-Directed teams to focus on feasibility analysis, organizational goals, competitive strategies and alternative options.-Monitored performance against estimates as well as report project and purchase analysis.-Mitigated personnel issues including staff levels, training, warehouse safety initiatives and discipline. -Tracked recurring issues to drive resolutions at the root-cause level with continuous improvement.-Trained, motivated and mentored cross-functional teams to ensure resources and abilities drive results.-Corrected operations for quality sourcing and work with employees to verify improvement initiatives to achieve milestones.

-Performed security services at various area support groups in deployed hostile regions. Conducted thorough interior and exterior searches of all ships and vehicles entering the military installations; conducted access control at military installation gates to prevent unauthorized entries; conducted single occupant vehicle/ship patrols. Over 5 years of security, combat, & combat survival training.-Qualified in the use of weaponry and proficient operator of tactical and non-tactical vehicles; safely and properly employed my service rifle and pistol.-Meticulously planned, evaluated and supervised the implementation of site-specific security plans to ensure the protection of U.S. assets designated as vital to our national security.-Conducted and supervised the planning, coordination and execution of the Command’s annual and quarterly training program, which included weapons qualification, general/professional military studies, swimming qualifications; handling of hazardous materials, as well as nuclear, biological and chemical defense training, etc. to approximately 200+ Marines.-Responsible for program objectives, policies, procedures, academic scheduling, academic certification, and evaluating instructors; designed, developed curriculum materials, and taught training workshops for the instructors.-Meticulously maintained student training records, data entry of student grades, and preparation of certificate of completion; prepared and submitted statistical reports as dictated by governing regulations.

-Canvassed the population served in the New York area for prospective applicants; thoroughly screened each applicant to determine eligibility relative to physical defects, moral character, criminal involvement, drug abuse, citizenship, education, etc. per governing regulations.-Explained the Marine Corps’ opportunities, regulations, enlistment programs, assignment locations, and the allowable items to be taken to recruit training with the prospective applicants.-Collaborated and coordinated with the Military Enlistment Processing Station to arrange for physical examinations of prospective applicants; meticulously prepared all required enlistment documents.-Honorably represented the U.S. Marine Corps at various community, educational, and civic events.