Experience

Andronico's Markets

• United States
• Retail Groceries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Buyer - Wine/Spirits/Beer/Beverage

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  • Inventory Control - Reduced $1M worth off excess inventory in 3 months• Developing pricing strategies; i.e., front-line, promotional, aged inventory, etc.• Develop and improved Vendor relationships.• Research industry trends and products within different demographics.• Forecast purchasing trends.• Negotiating best prices to maintain profit.• Improve merchandising strategies by collaborating with marketing and merchandising team to support new products integrations (placement, signage, etc).• Removed poor performing items from future buys.• Prepared report detailing item information Monitor and report product sell through and identify products where course correction is needed.



BevMo!

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Category Manager

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  • Review all DM Recaps for Merchandising questions/issues and provide accurate and timely follow-through on responses• Analyze, monitor and report product sell through information to Category Manager and identify products where course correction is needed• Partner with Category Managers on developing pricing strategies; i.e., front-line, promotional, class, aged, etc. and manage their successful execution to POS• Manage/Maintain new sku setup process and discontinued sku information• Research industry trends and products within different demographics to present to Category Managers detailing category growth opportunities• Collaborate with internal partners: Planning, Allocations, Marketing and Merchandising to support new product integrations (placement, signage, etc)• Key point of contact for external vendor partners• Create new product information collateral and communication needed for internal and external use• Update Merchandise Calendar for product category and ensure data accuracy



Safeway

• Brazil
• Computer and Network Security
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Category Analyst II- Shelf Stable Juice/Coffee/Tea

  • Jul 2011 - Jun 2014

  • Collaborate with Category Manager and Category Director to execute marketing/promotional plans to drive total category sales and profits and market share.• Develops/Maintains/Procedures and catalogues variable size divisional Schematics and Schematic Reports for assigned Categories under direction of Category Manager and Category Director.• Assists Category Manager and Category Director in pre and post-promotion category analysis (current/new product viability).• Assists Category Manager and Category Director in determining product selection and shelf placement.• Prepares data as needed for Category Manager’s vendor negotiations.• Prepares performance scorecards on assigned category.• Monitors category consumer trends and market demographics.• Updates schematics as required by Distribution Voids report.• Oversees schematic and promotional activities of category vendors.

• Pricing Analyst II at Safeway

  • Jan 2007 - Jul 2011

  • Provide Pricing VP with data/spreadsheets to report to the divisions• Responsible for all pricing issue reported by the divisions.• Monitor and research CPI anomalies • Maintain WIC pricing for Texas and Phoenix• Develop pricing strategies by working with the Manager of National Category, and National Pricing Manager. • Provide informational reports tracking and monitoring results of category pricing. • Create competitively priced retail items with SCOP recommendations. • Model category profitability and take pricing action to assure gross profit margin goals are met in their categories. • Schedule and conduct review of private label retail to ensure that they are properly aligned to the matching national brand item.

• Center of Excellence / Project Specialist

  • Jul 2006 - Jan 2007

  • Responsible for verifying MEDS actual pricing for all promotions. • Creating, updating, and submitting tags to store levels. • Communicate and assist stores with any promotions and tag issues. • Update promotion prices for culinary sets and price new item forms. • Calculate retail with new cost. • Support other departments with pricing issues in Dominick and Denver divisions. • Assist director with any miscellaneous tasks.

• Corporate Pricing Specialist

  • Jul 2005 - Jul 2006

  • Check and verify ad for pricing accuracy. • Research and identify each advertising item. • Create and input retail items for promotional/ electronic discounts for advertising purposes.• Create and maintain coupons as well as attaching coupons to the correct resale items. Confirm and verify that coupon limits plus purchase requirements are encounter for all stores in the company. • Review, research, and resolve store pricing problems and questions. • Communicate to stores on reported promotional pricing activity issues via email/ intranet. • Assist manager with any miscellaneous tasks.