JDA Space Planning

JDA Floor Planning

Category Knowledge Base

Prism

StorePlanHQ

SR Shelf Planning

SR Assortment Optimization

SR Intelligent Clustering

SR Category Assessment

Category platform (i2e)

Apollo

AutoCAD

MS SQL

MS Access

MS Excel

MS Project

Micro Strategy

Nielsen

IRI

Project Management

PDI

Marketing Category Manager

Jacksons /July 2021-Current

Center store responsibilities including P&L, pricing, product placement, promotions, and assortment.

Responsible for a P&L over 100MM

Private label development

All marketing related contract negotiations and materials for center store Director, Space Management

WinCo Foods/July 2006-July 2021

Directed a team of 20 creative individuals. The team specializes in analytics, planograms, assortment optimization, store plan optimization, new store design, remodels, conceptual design, fixture design, and merchandising related functions.

Designed and opened over 130 new store locations

Implemented over 40,000 planogram updates

Created a tracking system for new item implementation and existing item loss resulting in a 6+ Million-dollar annual loss prevention

Designed and created store planning department processes and procedures

Project manager for 5 major space management related software implementations

Led the complete redesign and re-branding of WinCo Food stores (previously Waremart)

Created 2 new conceptual stores (large and small format) implemented in 2017

Managed the company transition from self-distribution, to 3rd party distribution, and back to self-distribution in order to enter new markets

New item committee and shrink reduction committee member

Centralized a beer, wine, and spirits program in less than 6 months implementing category management processes resulting in a 31% total company increase in sales

Centralized all DSD buying and planogram related functions

Currently creating a companywide in house merchandising program with 30 associates and a manager to be implemented in 2020 to take the place of antiquated broker systems

Led the implementation of 3 major software implementation packages Space Planning Analyst

WinCo Foods/Nov. 1996-March 2006

Responsible for category management activities, opening new stores, managing resets, and participating in remodels. Multi category planogrammer and innovative analyst.

Integral part of initial space management creation

Data analyst for all categories

Planogram architect generating creative solutions while improving sales and reducing out of stocks

TODD ASHWORTH

503-***-****

adwkgu@r.postjobfree.com

Boise, ID

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

CPG professional with over 29 years of experience in grocery and convenience retail including 24 years of space management excellence with 15+ years of progressive management. My background is founded on multiple software disciplines and category management processes. I excel at directing small and large teams given tight deadlines while creating positive results. Creative thinking and teaching has given me the opportunity to develop and promote many wonderful people into directors and category managers. Strategic thinking allows me to see the big picture and paint it to fit into the company portrait of vision.

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ASHWORTH

CERTIFICATIONS

JDA Space Planning Professional

II (2014)

JDA Floor Planning Professional

(2014)

CPCA (expected quarter end

2022)

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