Ivory W. Rieger

About Ivory W. Rieger

My current role is in co-running the Local Program for Hannaford Supermarkets through analysis of assortment and the sourcing of local products across total store/all categories. Working continually to improve and strengthen Hannaford\'s program, I\'m on a mission to find local, high-quality products and my focus is on fulfilling our commitments to all our current local vendors. I enjoy finding and working with local farms and specialty-food producers and love fostering long term success between our partners and grocery retail. My professional and educational experience is concentrated in business administration, marketing (brand development and publicity strategies), consumer research, consumer relations, social media strategy and publicity, the creation of press materials, and copy-writing.

Experience

1. Local Program Merchandising Analyst

   Hannaford Supermarkets

   Jun 2015 — Present · Scarborough, ME, US

   Analyst for all local products across total store and also serves as a primary contact to local vendors. Responsible for performance analysis of all locally-relevant Fresh and Center Store products and their assortment. I work directly with internal partners (Retail, Marketing, Category, Contracts Management & Legal, Shelf Merchandising, Pricing, Scan Support, Retail Business Services) and report out to leadership. I assist in continually optimizing the strategies and processes of Hannaford\'s Local Program (formerly known as Close to Home).

Education

• University of Southern Maine - School of Business

  BS (graduated Summa Cum Laude), Marketing Major - Business Administration, Class of 2012

  2009 — 2012