Robert P.

About Robert P.

Seasoned professional with a combined 25+ years experience in category management, procurement, merchandising, store operations, inventory control and production planning. Excellent analytical, merchandising, negotiation and communication skills. Proven ability to produce sales, margin and turnover increases. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills resulting in successful, high profile vendor partnerships and the development and subsequent advancement of direct reports. Specialties: Category Management, Buying, Vendor Negotiations, Analytical Skills, Merchandising/Planograms, Financial Analysis, Advertising Planning, Inventory Management, Problem Solving, Pricing Strategy, Store Operations, Procurement, Store Manager, Leveraging of Consumer Insights, Sales driving initiatives, Directing/Leading a team.

Experience

1. Director of Supply Chain Management

   Streck

   Mar 2018 — Present · Omaha, NE, US

Education

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  B.S., Business Administration, emphasis Marketing

  1993

Skills

• Demand Planning
• Strategy
• Merchandising
• Store Operations
• Pricing Strategy
• Price Optimization
• Vendor Management
• Leadership
• Customer Insight
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Time Management
• Negotiation
• Sales
• Planograms
• Forecasting
• Procurement
• Strategic Planning
• Team Building
• Management
• Hiring
• Analysis
• Assortment
• Problem Solving
• Business Planning
• Retek
• Stores
• Purchasing
• Sourcing
• Promotions
• Retail
• Category Management
• Financial Analysis
• Production Planning
• Store Management
• Training
• Trend Analysis
• Corporate Communications
• Retail Management
• Vendor Relations