Mary Kate Mehl

Category Manager | Sourcing Professional

Role
Category Strategy Manager - our Brands at Kroger
Location
Cincinnati, OH, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Mary Kate Mehl

Data-driven Product Developer / Category Buyer with 15+ years of corporate retail experience in omni-channel, vertical and traditional retail environments. Expertise in global merchandising, buying, category management and product development, with a keen understanding of current products and trends. • Product Development / Strategy • Brand / Category Growth • New Product Launch• Vendor Relationship Management • Assortment / Category Strategy• Data / Trend Analysis & Reporting• Process Improvement • Domestic / Global Product Sourcing • Buying / Forecasting• Strategic Planning : Excel (Advanced)| PowerPoint | Word | SharePoint | Outlook | Oracle NetSuite /: MicroStrategy | Epsilon | WGSN Trend ForecastingFarnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Test – Superior Color DiscriminationRecognized as a leader skilled at building relationships and communicating effectively across all levels in an organization.

Experience

  1. Category Strategy Manager - our Brands

    Kroger

    Apr 2025 — Present

Education

  • Syracuse University

    Bachelor of Science, Retail Management and Consumer Studies, Marketing

Skills

  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Handbags
  • Trend
  • Sourcing
  • E-Commerce
  • Apparel
  • Global Sourcing
  • Forecasting
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Purchasing
  • Textiles
  • Fashion
  • Retail
  • Jewelry
  • Styling
  • Product Development
  • Trend Analysis
  • Merchandising
  • Luxury Goods

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