Results oriented senior buyer with strong Category Management skills and experience/proven record of successes achieved in diverse organizations including supermarket chain, club store, deep discount and drug wholesalers. Seeking a Category Management position where my professional experience and education will allow me to make an immediate contribution as an integral part of a progressive company’s Merchandising Department.

Buyer @ Buyer for large wholesaler of Health & Beauty Care, General Merchandise, Grocery, Natural and Organics, and Candy. From December 2012 to Present (3 years 1 month) HBC Category Manager @ • Negotiated several significantly profitable new contracts during the past 15 months despite the challenge of the company being in chapter 11; assisted in keeping department operating during layoff caused by chapter 11 by taking on buying responsibilities for 5 additional categories. Specifics are: o Professional Hair Care-negotiated new 3 year agreement key aspects of contract were signing allowance increasing GM by 3%, markdown and cleanup of all old product, complete store resets, After 12 months sales are up over 15%. o Hair Accessories-negotiated new 2 year agreement, key aspects of contract were complete markdown coverage of all old product, an annual marketing fund which collectively increased GM by 5% plus an increased accrual for promotions After 12 months sales are up 12%. o Trial / Travel section-negotiated new 3 year agreement; Sales increased 70% during first 4 months of program and have consistently stayed up 50+%. o Reading Glasses and Sunglasses- negotiated a new 3 year agreement which rolled out in May 2012, key aspects of contract- signing and placement allowance , complete cleanup of all existing product, all new fixtures and set up , all generating an increase in GM of close to 10% and a increased promotional fund • Convinced management to allow for direct opportunistic buying that created new, incremental sales and profit results as well as greater profits on existing items carried in planogram. • Recently had successful first to market launch of Gillette Fusion Pro Styler Razor and Schick Hydro Silk Razor, gained a 200% of A&P Corporate fair share of the Fusion launch , as well as a 150% of fair share on Schick Hydro Razor. • Major team participant in the successful integration of the Pathmark business into the A&P structure. • Developed and implemented the new HBC Dollar Program which has tripled in volume in last 2 years providing significant overall growth in HBC business; From April 2007 to October 2012 (5 years 7 months) Buyer III @ Managed HBC Categories totaling $242 million in 2005, which increased to $265 million in 2007. Consistently ranked amongst top departments on a quarterly basis with increased comp store growth Exceeded gross margin budget and brought in over $24 million in gross profit dollars in 2005 Successful first to market launch of Gillette Fusion- was one of first 3 retailers across country to sell first piece, increase top line sales in grooming 20% due to launch Created new cough and cold items, increasing sales 100%, including Airborne, Zicam, Mucinex and numerous private label alternatives. From March 2005 to April 2007 (2 years 2 months) Sr. On-Site Program Mgr/Oral Care Category Manager @ Coordinated the sales, distribution, and post-sales analysis of a "One Check Rebate" program for Community Distributors Built program from start up, programs averaged 25 offers and rebates offers per program averaged $150 Developed theme pages such as National Diabetes month, Dental Care month, or themed vendor pages Created reports for post sales analysis, measuring sales lift, incrementality, and redemption Assumed responsibility for the category management of oral care as of April 2004 and grew category 10% over prior year, in addition to the continued management of rebate program From July 2003 to March 2005 (1 year 9 months) Health & Beauty Care National Category Manager @ Responsible for $75 million in annual sales for several HBC categories for a 500 store chain Used syndicated data, IRI and Neilson to make assortment selections, work with category captain to develop best in class planograms Sourced and developed new merchandise concepts, unique shelving rack for new power toothbrush segment Increased sales within my categories 5-12% per year and significantly reduced aged inventory and increased turns in the warehouse Market and develop new private label items and coordinate with corporate brands department Managed a category analyst, a replenishment buying team and interacted with advertising, pricing and operational departments From April 1999 to July 2003 (4 years 4 months) HBC Buyer / Category Manager @ Responsible for the purchasing and merchandising of Beauty Care categories for a 32 store regional Deep Discount Drug chain -with sales of $50 million and vendor count of 150 Brought in new Professional Hair care distributor which increased assortment and sales by over 50% in many stores Increased profitability and in stock position by sourcing product from secondary source suppliers Purchased close-outs and special promotional items to add impulse sales and assortment Made store visits to ensure compliance to programs and get customer feedback on assortment and understand what they were looking for From December 1997 to March 1999 (1 year 4 months) Wholesale Buyer @ From October 1995 to December 1997 (2 years 3 months) HBC Merchandise Manager @ From August 1991 to October 1995 (4 years 3 months) wholesaler buyer @ From May 1983 to August 1991 (8 years 4 months) M.W. Houck-Food Broker-Retail Sales Trainer, and @ From June 1978 to May 1983 (5 years)

BBA, Marketing Management @ Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY) From 1973 to 1977 Mark Edelman is skilled in: Category Management, Merchandising, Retail, Stores, Pricing, Management, Purchasing, Advertising, Sales, Forecasting, Profit, Inventory Control, Assortment, Marketing, Inventory Management