Vice President of Procurement and Category Management at Harbor Wholesale
Seattle, Washington
Director of Center Store @ Northwest Grocers Responsible for all Northwest Grocers' Merchandising plans, programs and campaigns necessary to merchandise Grocery, Frozen Food, Dairy, General Merchandise and Health and Beauty care products throughout the company to achieve projected retail sales and gross profit objectives. From January 2014 to April 2018 (4 years 4 months) Greater Seattle AreaCategory...
Director of Center Store @ Northwest Grocers Responsible for all Northwest Grocers' Merchandising plans, programs and campaigns necessary to merchandise Grocery, Frozen Food, Dairy, General Merchandise and Health and Beauty care products throughout the company to achieve projected retail sales and gross profit objectives. From January 2014 to April 2018 (4 years 4 months) Greater Seattle AreaCategory Manager-HBC/Confection @ Haggen, Inc. Category Manager at Haggen, responsible for managing all Health/Wellness, Beauty and Confection Categories. In 2013 provided the leadership to grow same store sales in confection by 8% (+600k)...Strong growth in Healthcare and vitamin categories also. From December 2012 to January 2014 (1 year 2 months) Bellingham, Washington AreaSales Manager-Natural/Speciality/Confection/GM/HBC @ Unified Grocers Coached an 8 person sales team responsible for growing sales in the Natural/Specialty and Confection categories. From May 2009 to September 2012 (3 years 5 months) Promotional Manager @ Safeway Coordination of Category Managers, with the responsibility of growing sales with effective advertising From 1985 to 1990 (5 years) Director GM/HBC Seattle @ Unified Western Grocers Director of Sales GM/HBC/Confection Divisions.Responsible for sales of $100 million plus annually.Direct Management of a 10 person Sales/Procurement team. Accountable to provide outstanding customer service on a daily basis, and to utilize expertise and new ideas in the GM/HBC sales arena.Collaborate with retail customers to assist them in being successful at store level. From November 2004 to June 2009 (4 years 8 months) Business Manager @ Acosta Sales and Marketing Business Manager- McCormick, Diamond of California, Heinz pet, Meow Mix, Energizer, Star Fine Foods, Keebler,Tootsie Roll, and JollyTime.Responsible for sales of 30 Million plus annually.Promotional budget of over 3 Million $ annually.Managing retail sales and Merchandising team.Customer headquarter calls for Safeway, QFC, SuperValu, and Associated Grocers. From May 2000 to October 2004 (4 years 6 months) Category Manager @ Associated Grocers Category Manager- Confection, Grocery Categories, GM/HBC Categories Responsible for sales of 50 Million+ wholesale sales annually.Responsible for seasonal/routine promotional planning for categories. Pricing, Merchandising,and product mix.Vendor negotiations responsible for $500,000 in savings to the company. From January 1995 to November 2000 (5 years 11 months) Vice President of Procurement and Category Management @ Harbor Wholesale Director of Procurement and Vendor Marketing @ Harbor Wholesale From April 2018 to September 2020 (2 years 6 months) Greater Seattle Area
Northwest Grocers
Director of Center Store
January 2014 to April 2018
Greater Seattle Area
Haggen, Inc.
Category Manager-HBC/Confection
December 2012 to January 2014
Bellingham, Washington Area
Unified Grocers
Sales Manager-Natural/Speciality/Confection/GM/HBC
May 2009 to September 2012
Safeway
Promotional Manager
1985 to 1990
Unified Western Grocers
Director GM/HBC Seattle
November 2004 to June 2009
Acosta Sales and Marketing
Business Manager
May 2000 to October 2004
Associated Grocers
Category Manager
January 1995 to November 2000
Harbor Wholesale
Vice President of Procurement and Category Management
Harbor Wholesale
Director of Procurement and Vendor Marketing
April 2018 to September 2020
Greater Seattle Area
Responsible for all Northwest Grocers' Merchandising plans, programs and campaigns necessary to merchandise Grocery, Frozen Food, Dairy, General Merchandise and Health and Beauty care products throughout the company to achieve projected retail sales and gross profit objectives. Responsible for all Northwest Grocers' Merchandising plans, programs and campaigns necessary to merchandise Grocery, Frozen Food, Dairy, General Merchandise and Health and Beauty care products throughout the company to achieve projected retail sales and gross profit objectives.
What company does Dan Willows work for?
Dan Willows works for Northwest Grocers
What is Dan Willows's role at Northwest Grocers?
Dan Willows is Director of Center Store
What industry does Dan Willows work in?
Dan Willows works in the Food & Beverages industry.
Who are Dan Willows's colleagues?
Dan Willows's colleagues are Scott Erickson, Justin Erickson, and Brian White
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