Vice President of Category Management at Reinhart Foodservice
Holmen, Wisconsin
Category Manager - Dry Grocery @ US Foodservice I provide strategic direction for the Dry Grocery category of US Foodservice - Houston. We are a broad-line foodservice distribututor servicing restaurants, hospitals, schools and others from southeastern Texas well into Louisiana. From May 2009 to May 2012 (3 years 1 month) Interum Sales Manager @ Business Owner's Toolkit...
Category Manager - Dry Grocery @ US Foodservice I provide strategic direction for the Dry Grocery category of US Foodservice - Houston. We are a broad-line foodservice distribututor servicing restaurants, hospitals, schools and others from southeastern Texas well into Louisiana. From May 2009 to May 2012 (3 years 1 month) Interum Sales Manager @ Business Owner's Toolkit Developed sponsorship relationships to help provide Business Owner's Toolkit members with valuable advice and checklists for how to start, manage and grow small businesses. From February 2009 to May 2009 (4 months) Vice President of Procurement & Marketing @ Performance Foodservice Responsible for category management and replenishment for broadline distribution OpCo servicing the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Also responsible for marketing. From February 2017 to December 2017 (11 months) Santa Cruz, CADirector Of Merchandising & marketing @ US Foods From April 2013 to November 2015 (2 years 8 months) Phoenix, ArizonaVice President of Category Management @ Reinhart Foodservice La Crosse, Wisconsin AreaPurchasing Manager @ Dental Health Associates Responsible for all purchasing initiatives and systems for the largest privately owned group dental practice in Wisconsin.Implemented Microsoft’s “Dynamics SL” software package as Dental Health Associates’s first computerized purchasing system. From May 2005 to December 2008 (3 years 8 months) Inventory Manager @ Lands' End Managed all aspects of forecasting, purchasing and maintaining proper inventory levels to support net sales goals and meet global fill rates, while maximizing variable profit and minimizing risk inventory.Worked extensively with overseas vendors to manage the challenges of international production and delivery. From May 2001 to February 2005 (3 years 10 months) VP Procurement and Marketing @ Alliant Foodservice - San Diego, CA Managed the Procurement & Marketing department including Quality Assurance for a $65 million broad-line distribution center. Improved order fill rate, developed and instituted new procurement policies and procedures, and reduced expenses; Operating Income increased by $321,000 in 1995 and $923,000 in 1996.Earned the 1995 Overall Most Improved District and the 1995 Freight Savings Award of Excellence in Procurement Team of the Year Program.Improved Foodshow sales by 44% in 1996 over 1995. From January 1995 to March 1997 (2 years 3 months) Director of Sales Support @ US Foods Lead the deployment of Sales Specialists, the Sales Coordinator teams, and Sales analyst in Arizona and Las Vegas markets. From December 2015 to January 2017 (1 year 2 months) Southwest AreaRegional Margin Manager @ Alliant Foodservice (now US Foodservice) Converted product pricing to new methodology for each of the 3 Southern California distribution centers. ($400 million total sales). Positioned product pricing to drive maximum profitability and support aggressive sales growth initiatives. Achieved $1.725 million gross profit improvement in 2000 vs. 1999 in non-contract business segment; this equates to a 7.9% improvement in GP despite the .027% reduction in sales during the same time period. From June 1999 to May 2001 (2 years)
US Foodservice
Category Manager - Dry Grocery
May 2009 to May 2012
Business Owner's Toolkit
Interum Sales Manager
February 2009 to May 2009
Performance Foodservice
Vice President of Procurement & Marketing
February 2017 to December 2017
Santa Cruz, CA
US Foods
Director Of Merchandising & marketing
April 2013 to November 2015
Phoenix, Arizona
Reinhart Foodservice
Vice President of Category Management
La Crosse, Wisconsin Area
Dental Health Associates
Purchasing Manager
May 2005 to December 2008
Lands' End
Inventory Manager
May 2001 to February 2005
Alliant Foodservice - San Diego, CA
VP Procurement and Marketing
January 1995 to March 1997
US Foods
Director of Sales Support
December 2015 to January 2017
Southwest Area
Alliant Foodservice (now US Foodservice)
Regional Margin Manager
June 1999 to May 2001
I provide strategic direction for the Dry Grocery category of US Foodservice - Houston. We are a broad-line foodservice distribututor servicing restaurants, hospitals, schools and others from southeastern Texas well into Louisiana. I provide strategic direction for the Dry Grocery category of US Foodservice - Houston. We are a broad-line foodservice distribututor servicing restaurants, hospitals, schools and others from southeastern Texas well into Louisiana.
What company does Kelly Wirth work for?
Kelly Wirth works for US Foodservice
What is Kelly Wirth's role at US Foodservice?
Kelly Wirth is Category Manager - Dry Grocery
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Kelly Wirth works in the Food & Beverages industry.
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Kelly Wirth's colleagues are Julie Geary, Frank sadowski, Nic Andrews, Markus Lang, Michelle Burmester, Coppenger Jeff, Tara Lane-Waitkus, Jeff Buchanan, Mike Becker, and Keith Shrum
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