Mark Petranek

Merchandising, Purchasing and Category Management Professional

Role
Outdoor Products and Raw Materials at Zoro.com
Location
Aurora, IL, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Mark Petranek

Merchandising professional with over 25 years of experience within the wholesale and retail hardware channel. Committed to growing sales, increasing profit, productivity and development of direct reports. Excellent negotiator and communicator with ability to swiftly establish rapport, build credibility and trust, and forge lasting relationships with customers and vendors- Cost and program negotiation- Selling programs to dealer base- Program planning and execution- Budget planning and pacing- Strategic marketing initiatives- Cross-functional collaboration- Forecasting and trend analysis- Regulatory compliance- Problem resolution- Team leadership and development- Wholesale/retail merchandise mixes

Experience

  1. Outdoor Products and Raw Materials

    Zoro.com

    Aug 2021 — Present

Education

  • DePaul University

    Bachelors, Management

    1997 — 1999

  • College of DuPage

    Associates, Business

    1995 — 1997

Skills

  • Purchasing
  • Forecasting
  • Merchandising
  • Cpfr
  • Assortment
  • Profit
  • Inventory Management
  • Categorization
  • Warehousing
  • Pricing
  • Wholesale
  • Strategy

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