Rob Bennett
Retail and CPG Performance Acceleration | AlixPartners | Deep Analytics and Profit Optimization
- Role
- Senior Vice President, Retail at AlixPartners
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rob Bennett
With over 15 years of experience in performance improvement consulting, industry, and academia, Rob is a senior vice president at AlixPartners, a global leader in operational consulting services. He specializes in retail and consumer industries, with a focus on general merchandising, grocery/club, and apparel.Rob has delivered value for clients across various areas, including merchandising assortment strategy, category profit improvement, 4-wall operations improvement, strategic sourcing and procurement, supply chain, and performance analytics. He leverages his analytical skills and data-driven approach to help retailers and consumer businesses achieve operational excellence and sustainable growth. Rob is passionate about solving complex challenges and creating long lasting impact for his clients and his team.
Experience
Senior Vice President, Retail
Jan 2023 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US
Retail performance improvement consulting with a focus on home, grocery/consumables, and apparel. Adept at translating deep analytics into cash profit. Experienced in:Vendor negotiations Merchandising strategy and assortment optimization Strategic sourcing / Private LabelGrowth / Pricing Retail categories include:Health and beauty (hair care, color, and styling)Food and beverage (coffee, tea, restaurant ingredients, club)Fashion (private label apparel)Home goods (living room, bedroom, tableware)
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master of Science - MS, Physical Chemistry
2009 — 2012
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master of Science - MS, Chemistry
2009 — 2012
Carnegie Mellon University
BS, Chemistry
2005 — 2009
Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Quantitative Analysis, Operations Management, Communications
2015 — 2018
Skills
- Software Implementation
- Techno-Functional
- Back-End Programming
- Powerbuilder
- Matlab
- Project Management
- Mathematica
- Business Analysis
- Oracle Pl/Sql Development
- Software Development
- Microsoft Office
- IT Project Lifecycle
- Unsupervised Learning
- IT Relationship Management
- Chemistry
- Xml
- Microsoft Word
- Edi
- Analysis
- Physics
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Process Improvement
- Data Analysis
- Pl/Sql
- R
- Requirements Analysis
- Cross-Functional Coordination
- Research
- Databases
- Front-End Development
- Statistics
- Quality Assurance
- Sql
- Leadership
- Integration
- IT Project Implementation
- Application Performance Management
- IT Service Management
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