Experience

Powerplay Retail™

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Distribution

  • Mar 2019 - Present



COKeM International

• Consumer Electronics
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development - 3PL & Distribution

  • Sep 2017 - Mar 2019



WYNIT Distribution, LLC

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Business Development

  • May 2010 - Sep 2017

  Corporate business development. Sales and business development for retail distribution, third-party-logistics (3PL) services, emerging categories/products in US & Canada with focus on consumer electronics, wearable tech and connected devices. New customer acquisition, channel/category strategy, supplier onboarding, contract negotiation. Corporate business development. Sales and business development for retail distribution, third-party-logistics (3PL) services, emerging categories/products in US & Canada with focus on consumer electronics, wearable tech and connected devices. New customer acquisition, channel/category strategy, supplier onboarding, contract negotiation.



Navarre Corporation

• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Sales Manager - Business Development

  • Apr 2007 - May 2010

  Responsible for business development, new customer acquistion, sales management of exclusive video game and PC content, channel and category strategy, account management of Costco Wholesale.

• National Sales Manager - Video Games & DVD

  • Mar 2006 - Apr 2007

  Sales management of distribution business in video games and DVD product categories. Responsible for sales team management, budgeting, retail channel strategies, category P&L, account management, business development and marketing of video games and DVD within distribution segment.

• Category Manager - Video Games

  • Mar 2004 - Mar 2006

  Responsible for sales strategy, budgeting, category P&L, inventory, and marketing of the video game business within the distribution segment.

• Senior Buyer - Video Games

  • May 2002 - Mar 2004

  Responsible for procurement, inventory management, and vendor relationships.



Fingerhut Corporation

• Buyer

  • Sep 1997 - May 2002

  Responsible for merchandising, procurement, inventory management, advertising and marketing, category P&L, retail pricing strategy, vendor negotiations and relationship management. Product category experience includes: video games and consumer electronics. Responsible for merchandising, procurement, inventory management, advertising and marketing, category P&L, retail pricing strategy, vendor negotiations and relationship management. Product category experience includes: video games and consumer electronics.



Fingerhut

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Product Control Manager

  • Oct 1995 - Sep 1997

  Responsible for inventory management and procurement. Responsible for inventory management and procurement.