Category Management professional & action oriented story-teller

Carmen Wagner

**** ****** ******* **** ● Murfreesboro, TN 37127 ● Phone: 615-***-**** ● E-Mail: ********@*****.*** Experience

Root Concepts, LLC Nov 2017 – present

Founder & Chief Maker

• Established new micro-category within Functional Beverage industry

• Maintain retail and subscription e-commerce account base for product line

• Master of all aspects of brand building, production and product commercialization SCJohnson & Sons, Inc. August 2014 – June 2021

Lead-Category & Trade Solutions, Dollar General

• Successfully managed 6 senior buyer assignments to grow SCJ business as Category Captain for Insecticides and Home Cleaning and Validator for Fabric Enhancer and Lawn & Garden categories

• Won Captaincy for Home Cleaning category; maintained influence through multiple buyer transitions

• Remerchandised Bath segment shelf assortment achieved SCJ +4 SKUs

• Best in class assortment analysis work utilized across channels

• Led SCJ Category Line Reviews and collaborated with Sales/account team in Joint Business Planning events Sun Products Corporation June 2011 – August 2014

Senior Sales Analyst, Dollar General (acting Category Business Manager)

• Achieved share growth of two most profitable brands within $100MM portfolio

• Achieved fastest turning Vendor with 96% DC Service Level while reducing DC DOS 48%

• Improved DG Vendor Level Peer Rank from 22 to 3 in 11 months time period Dollar General Corporation 2011

Assistant Buyer, Domestics

H.D.A., Inc. 2009-2011

Internal Sales Coordinator, on-site with Dollar General Creative Concepts 1999-2009

Independent Business Owner, Landscape & Home Renovations Genesco, Inc. 1996-1999

Product Development Coordinator, Nautica Footwear

Education

Central Michigan University, BS in Business Administration 1991 Skills

• Proficient in Nielsen AOD, 1010 POS Data, MS Suite with aptitude for learning

• Successful relationship builder in internal and external-facing roles

• Seasoned remote employee with ability to manage multiple/diverse projects Hobbies

Running, landscaping & community volunteer

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