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Megan Holaday

Account Manager

Summary

Dynamic Account Manager offering expertise in building partnerships, retaining key accounts and enhancing profit channels. Strong leader with proficiency in growing professional network, influencing decision-makers and devising successful strategies. Collaborative and strategic team leader with robust background in customer relationship management.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Account Manager

KeHE Distributors-Brookshire Grocery Company
08.2023 - Current
  • Implemented data-driven processes to support category reviews, including data collection, analysis, and performance monitoring.
  • Cultivated vendor relationships and negotiated pricing to enhance margin goals and initiate new product trials.
  • Partnered with Category Manager to curate optimized product assortments that align with customer preferences, regional trends and profitable goals.
  • Analyzed performance of planograms to determine sales trends, impact factors, margin improvements, and stock accessibility.
  • Delivered key reporting and actionable insights to the sales team for informed decision-making on product placement, new item introductions and SKU rationalization.
  • Regularly fulfilled sales objective leading to overall performance improvement by a minimum of 5%

Department Manager-GM

Barnes & Noble College Booksellers-UT Tyler
07.2016 - 01.2019
  • Developed and executed product merchandising strategies based on category trends and seasonal demands, driving consistent sales.
  • Applied program principles to maintain category integrity and improve the customer path to purchase.
  • Oversaw inventory control and shrink reductions through disciplined stock management and use of CORE inventory systems.
  • Orchestrated all hiring events and onboarding of seasonal staff.Collaborated cross-functionally to support product promotions, marketing campaigns, and in-store category execution.
  • Supported campus-specific category needs through student engagement insights and localized merchandising decisions.

General Manager Store & Restaurant /Grocery Buyer

Whole Health Store and Cafe
05.2010 - 05.2016
  • Managed full-cycle category planning and purchasing for natural/organic grocery categories, aligning product mix with customer demand and budget targets
  • Led all store operations including, scheduling, P&L oversight, team management, and product placement
  • Authored and refined product assortments across grocery, supplement, and cafe categories to drive growth and differentiation

Education

Health Science-Nutritional Sciences

Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas
05.1997

Skills

  • Product placement expertise

  • Planogram implementation

  • Data analysis

  • Sales data analysis

  • Sales performance evaluation

  • Supply chain coordination

  • Customer service coordination

  • Grocery procurement

  • Sourcing for general merchandise

  • Customer engagement

  • Innovative solution development

  • Data-driven decision making

  • JDA

  • SPINS

  • Power BI

  • Share Point

  • MS Office Applications

  • Oracle PeopleSoft

  • Core Inventory Syst

  • SAP

Timeline

Account Manager

KeHE Distributors-Brookshire Grocery Company
08.2023 - Current

Department Manager-GM

Barnes & Noble College Booksellers-UT Tyler
07.2016 - 01.2019

General Manager Store & Restaurant /Grocery Buyer

Whole Health Store and Cafe
05.2010 - 05.2016

Health Science-Nutritional Sciences

Harding University
Megan HoladayAccount Manager