Jenni Bakke
Sr. Enterprise Success Manager at WineDirect- Claim this Profile
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Bri Esposito
Jenni is a skilled leader with an unbelievable knack for planning and managing projects. Together, we built a project plan to help our team align on a process for onboarding new clients. Since that project, I’ve seen Jenni step up and into an exciting new leadership role for a cross-functional group focused on streamlining our packaging procurement remotely across our five warehouses. While she’s paved an incredible path internally, she also uses her aptitude for relationship building to provide exceptional service to our winery accounts. She takes the time to understand people with patience, diligence, and efficiency. She’s a killer meeting facilitator too, which is something I’ve had the pleasure of learning from her throughout our numerous client meetings together. I would highly recommend Jenni for roles that enable her to utilize her management, planning, and analytical skill-set.
Ronald Brake
I have known Jenni for many years as I have sold goods to Kroger Stores with her as the buyer. I have found Jenni to be a smart, analytical and a thoughtful representative of Kroger. Jenni gets my highest recommendation as any company employing her would be fortunate to have her! Ron Brake
Bri Esposito
Jenni is a skilled leader with an unbelievable knack for planning and managing projects. Together, we built a project plan to help our team align on a process for onboarding new clients. Since that project, I’ve seen Jenni step up and into an exciting new leadership role for a cross-functional group focused on streamlining our packaging procurement remotely across our five warehouses. While she’s paved an incredible path internally, she also uses her aptitude for relationship building to provide exceptional service to our winery accounts. She takes the time to understand people with patience, diligence, and efficiency. She’s a killer meeting facilitator too, which is something I’ve had the pleasure of learning from her throughout our numerous client meetings together. I would highly recommend Jenni for roles that enable her to utilize her management, planning, and analytical skill-set.
Ronald Brake
I have known Jenni for many years as I have sold goods to Kroger Stores with her as the buyer. I have found Jenni to be a smart, analytical and a thoughtful representative of Kroger. Jenni gets my highest recommendation as any company employing her would be fortunate to have her! Ron Brake
Bri Esposito
Jenni is a skilled leader with an unbelievable knack for planning and managing projects. Together, we built a project plan to help our team align on a process for onboarding new clients. Since that project, I’ve seen Jenni step up and into an exciting new leadership role for a cross-functional group focused on streamlining our packaging procurement remotely across our five warehouses. While she’s paved an incredible path internally, she also uses her aptitude for relationship building to provide exceptional service to our winery accounts. She takes the time to understand people with patience, diligence, and efficiency. She’s a killer meeting facilitator too, which is something I’ve had the pleasure of learning from her throughout our numerous client meetings together. I would highly recommend Jenni for roles that enable her to utilize her management, planning, and analytical skill-set.
Ronald Brake
I have known Jenni for many years as I have sold goods to Kroger Stores with her as the buyer. I have found Jenni to be a smart, analytical and a thoughtful representative of Kroger. Jenni gets my highest recommendation as any company employing her would be fortunate to have her! Ron Brake
Bri Esposito
Jenni is a skilled leader with an unbelievable knack for planning and managing projects. Together, we built a project plan to help our team align on a process for onboarding new clients. Since that project, I’ve seen Jenni step up and into an exciting new leadership role for a cross-functional group focused on streamlining our packaging procurement remotely across our five warehouses. While she’s paved an incredible path internally, she also uses her aptitude for relationship building to provide exceptional service to our winery accounts. She takes the time to understand people with patience, diligence, and efficiency. She’s a killer meeting facilitator too, which is something I’ve had the pleasure of learning from her throughout our numerous client meetings together. I would highly recommend Jenni for roles that enable her to utilize her management, planning, and analytical skill-set.
Ronald Brake
I have known Jenni for many years as I have sold goods to Kroger Stores with her as the buyer. I have found Jenni to be a smart, analytical and a thoughtful representative of Kroger. Jenni gets my highest recommendation as any company employing her would be fortunate to have her! Ron Brake
Credentials
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WSET Level 1
WSET — Wine & Spirit Education Trust
Experience
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WineDirect
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United States
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Beverage Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Sr. Enterprise Success Manager
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Aug 2022 - Present
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Account Manager
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Sep 2019 - Apr 2023
WineDirect's mission is to enable wineries to succeed with our end to end sales solutions through our digital Ecommerce POS and fulfillment strategies. As Account Manager, I'm responsible for all aspects of client success, managing relationships, resolving problems, and delivering project plans.• In a start-up landscape - Implemented monthly communication plan to align team goals resulting in increased productivity and synergies.• Facilitated a multi stake holder group to build packaging efficiencies for inventory visibility and order management.• Created problem resolution for clients while minimizing cost to company.• Defined Team Success by creating open collaboration in a creative and supportive environment. Show less
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Toastmasters International
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Treasurer
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Jan 2018 - Sep 2019
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Kroger
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Category Manager
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Feb 2014 - Aug 2019
Kids’ apparel category responsibility for Kroger Enterprise, $50M annual sales. History of quantifiable success in buying decisions.Lead buying team for multi division retail locations throughout the U.S. to continuously flow merchandise for 123 Fred Meyer stores and 170 Kroger Market Place stores achieving sales, profitability, and merchandising goals. Built and sustained relationships with apparel and hard lines leading suppliers. Collaborated on sales strategies and partnerships to achieve mutually beneficial targets and create best in class customer experience. Conceptualized and implemented sales, store mapping, and visual merchandising plan for Kroger Enterprise apparel renewal strategy to launch our new private label product. A $9M buy for Fall/Winter season 2018 under my area of responsibility.Positioned myself as an exceptional role model for coaching and developing others while achieving results through teamwork. Became known as an excellent trainer through consistently preparing assistants for transactional and relational components of the business. Show less
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Buyer
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Jun 2010 - Jan 2014
Fred Meyer General Merchandise Buyer – June 2010 – December 2013Overview: Kids’ basics, sleepwear and baby furniture, Fred Meyer stores $25M sales.
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Planner
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Aug 2007 - May 2010
Fred Meyer General Merchandise Planner – August 2007 – May 2010Overview: Kids’ basics, sleepwear and baby furniture budgets and store inventory management, Fred Meyer stores $40M average inventory.
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Education
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University of San Diego
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) -
Pacific Lutheran University
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