Chris Halsted

Experience

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  Albertsons

  Sept 1998 - Jun 2008

  • Coordinated with vendors at the store level to ensure display placement was within company guidelines and created customer awareness of merchandising events. • Prepared, analyzed and reconcile preliminary and final reports to make sure vendor invoices matched negotiated costs for product coming into the store. If there was a discrepancy, research was done to match the vendor cost to the cost in the system for accounts payable. • Maintained open communication with the vendor community to ensure timelines are relayed and deadlines are met in reference to in store DSD merchandising Show less

  • Receiving Supervisor

    Apr 2007 - Jun 2008

  • Dairy Manager

    Sept 1998 - Apr 2007
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  MassMutual Financial Group

  Jun 2008 - Jan 2009

  Financial Professional

  • Responsible to monitor and reduce shrink levels in all areas of fluid and solid dairy. • Managed and trained a staff of dairy clerks in the areas of ordering, receiving, customer service and to participate in shrink reduction initiatives. • Merchandised product and created at shelf point of sale signage to deliver sales message clearly to customers.

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  SUPERVALU

  Jan 2009 - Dec 2011

  Supply Chain Analyst

  • Manage product portfolio with annual sales of $3.8 Billion exceeding corporate sales, profit and market performance targets. • Analyze inventory levels and pricing structures coupled with marketing strategies for optimal sales and promotional execution. • Create streamlined processes and cutting edge analytical tools to optimize product assortment while maintaining communication with buyers, store personnel and upper management. • Implement and monitor corporately designed merchandising programs for leading grocery vendors (P&G, General Mills, Kimberly Clark, Quaker, et al.). • Forecast event performance to ensure sales throughout duration of promotion and utilize available merchandising pallets and shippers for optimal cost savings. Show less

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  Bodybuilding.com

  Nov 2011 - Sept 2020

  o Manage vendor portfolio producing sales in excess of $200 million per year or 50% of total business.o Conduct unwavering communication between existing Bodybuilding.com Category Managers, Demand Planners, and vendors on promotional calendars, new item launches, e-mail campaigns, and overall inventory position. o Analyze and manage forecasts based on regular and promotional movement using Logility software.

  • Demand Planner

    Nov 2011 - Sept 2020

  • Senior Buyer

    Nov 2011 - Jan 2015
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  Scentsy, Inc. (Corporate Office)

  Sept 2020 - now

  • Supply Chain Manager

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Buyer

    Sept 2020 - Apr 2021