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Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Retail Operations
Advantage Solutions
05.2017 - Current
Company Overview: Unilever DRT
Responsible for Team Planning, Insight, Staffing and associate Development for 900 plus associate retail team representing Unilever Products Company
Key point of contact for all National Sales Initiatives with retail support of over 900 associates covering 20k stores across the United States and Canada
Helped grow retail investment budget from 38MM to 72MM
Unilever DRT
Specialist, Retail Operations
Advantage Solutions
05.2015 - 05.2017
Company Overview: Unilever DRT
Responsible for planning and executing retail activities for the Top 15 Grocery chains in the U.S
Compile and consolidate information flow from client/BDM teams for execution to retail team
Primary communicator (written & oral) of cycle priorities, promotional activities and special projects to Retail Management Team
Communicate retail findings to headquarter team and client as reported from retail and/or field contacts and retail meeting feedback
Provide analytical support and direction to retail management by synthesizing upstream information and creating actionable reporting and prioritization for the field
Unilever DRT
Manager, Retail Client Services
Advantage Solutions
04.2013 - 05.2015
Company Overview: Unilever DRT
Responsible for planning retail activities for 9 Grocery chains in the North East, supported by 10 Retail Supervisors and 130 Retail Sales Merchandisers in an effort to grow value creation
2013 Value Creation per hour $154 vs National Average of $111 per hour
Unilever DRT
Retail Supervisor
Advantage Solutions
12.2006 - 04.2013
Company Overview: Unilever DRT Team
Responsible for all aspects of managing and growth of a territory consisting of 29 Retail Sales Merchandisers covering 700 stores in 5 states
Provide consistent and ongoing coaching of team members with the goal of providing maximum Value Creation and Return on Investment for Unilever Foods
Currently ranked as one of the top Supervisors in the country as score carded collectively by Advantage and Unilever upper management
Supervisor Area Outperforms both ASM and Direct Teams in 2010 associate engagement survey
Unilever DRT Team
Space Management
Advantage Pezrow
08.2001 - 12.2006
Company Overview: Leeper Derose
Responsible for developing merchandising planograms that achieve shelf standards for company clients selling to the Penn Traffic Co
Use IRI and Nielsen information to assist in identifying category opportunities and trends
Communicate to retail department all shelving opportunities for implementation at store level
Leeper Derose
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE AT OSWEGO
Oswego, NY
05.1991
Skills
Decision-making
Time management
Team leadership
Customer service
Sales
Data Analysis
Pcexperience
Microsoft Office
Intercept 8.0
IRI
Nielsen
Adobe
Tableau Software
Power-BI
Timeline
Manager, Retail Operations
Advantage Solutions
05.2017 - Current
Specialist, Retail Operations
Advantage Solutions
05.2015 - 05.2017
Manager, Retail Client Services
Advantage Solutions
04.2013 - 05.2015
Retail Supervisor
Advantage Solutions
12.2006 - 04.2013
Space Management
Advantage Pezrow
08.2001 - 12.2006
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE AT OSWEGO
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