Lisa Sheffield

Respected and motivated professional with more than twenty-eight years of success in the grocery industry. Experienced in developing and maintaining vendor partnerships. Skilled in strategic planning and execution of multi-market and multi-format promotions. Thrives in a fast paced environment with multiple tasks and projects being worked on and successfully completed simultaneously. Highly skilled in tracking details and communicating information to internal and external contacts.

• Directly responsible for Grocery sales of $125 million annually
• Developed current planning and procurement process to maximize efficiencies and improve communication
• Collaborated with team of five in the development of a more efficient contract and billing system.
• Resolved inventory and allocation issues during unprecedented COVID affects on our industry.
• Educate members of NFLA (Niemann Foods Leadership Academy) as the representative of the Buying Department
• Expanded Illini Fever into a $400 thousand program annually while facilitating the golf outing for 10+ years
• Spoke at our NFI Summit with presentation to three hundred industry executives alongside my CFO
• Member of three-person team investigating self distribution and warehousing possibilities

-Attended McCormick Flavor Academy in Baltimore, MD

-Participated in P&G Innovation Summit in Cincinnati, OH

-Previous Category Management and Store Layout experience

-Various fund-raising committee's for my son's activities

-Co-Leader of TEC retreat (Teens Encounter Christ) with my husband

-Lead Grief Counseling sessions at St. Peter parish

-National SIFE team finalist with speaking role