Dave Ekey
Senior Category Manager | Director | Senior Manager | Merchant | Marketing Director | Senior Buyer |
- Role
- Category Manager at SpartanNash
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dave Ekey
Senior Omni-Channel Executive with over 15 years of leading teams, achieving KPIs, driving sales, margin, and consumer engagement. A precise, strategic, and analytical leader with a proven record of success in category management, data analysis, product buying, global sourcing, merchandising, e-commerce, inventory management, negotiation, vendor relations, change management, private label, branding, associate development, digital marketing, financial planning, CRM, customer insights and operational excellence. Through cross-functional team leadership, I have spearheaded omni-channel marketing programs, customer retention modeling, personalized campaigns, and pricing initiatives which resulted in increased sales, margin, and consumer engagement. An innovative leader skilled in clarifying issues, advocating solutions, mobilizing cross-functional support, and facilitating decision making in complex situations. My experience and expertise in category management, merchandising, buying, and marketing includes positions of increasing responsibility in Home Organization, Tabletop, Small Kitchen Appliances, Floor Care, Team Sports, Club Sports, Sport Games, Hunting, Fishing, Marine, Bicycles, Office Technology, Ink, and Toner.
Experience
Category Manager
Aug 2020 — Present · Grand Rapids, MI, US
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Education
Michigan State University
Bachelor's of Science, Merchandising Management
Naperville Central High School
College Prep
Skills
- Sourcing
- Vendor Management
- Open to Buy Management
- Pricing
- Store Management
- Private Label
- Management
- Demand Forecasting
- Retail
- Category Management
- Overseas Sourcing
- Income Statement
- Negotiation
- Financial Management
- Merchandising
- Assortment Planning
- Pricing Strategy
- Sporting Goods
- Profit & Loss Management
- P&L Management
- Marketing
- Retail Management
- Open to Buy
- Online Marketing
- Global Sourcing
- Inventory Management
- Inventory Control
- Gross Margin
- Product Development
- Sales
- P&L
- Financial Forecasting
- Advertising
- Demand Planning
- Visual Merchandising
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