Mike Whitmer
About
Mike Whitmer is from Greater Phoenix Area. Mike works in the following industries: "Consumer Goods". Mike is currently Category Buyer-Chemicals at Leslie's Poolmart, Inc., located in Phoenix, Arizona Area. In Mike's previous role as a Retail Business Manager- Retail Strategy at Acosta, Mike worked in Phoenix, Arizona Area until Jan 2018. Prior to joining Acosta, Mike was a National Retail Director at The Pet Firm and held the position of National Retail Director at Phoenix, Arizona Area. Prior to that, Mike was a Senior Planner at PetSmart, based in Phoenix, Arizona Area from Sep 2009 to Sep 2010. Mike started working as Sr Buyer at Shopko in Green Bay, Wisconsin Area in May 2003. From May 2000 to Apr 2003, Mike was Director Of Merchandise Planning at Shopko, based in Green Bay, Wisconsin Area.
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Provide solutions to clients in the areas of strategy development, strategic planning and business performance improvement.
Planned and executed in-store retail work and projects. Managed 12 Regional Managrs and 650 + field representatives.
Developed and monitored corporate inventory and receipt plans for the Specialty Division with an annual budget of $500M+.
Managed and procured product categories to achieve annual profit objectives of $100M+. Negotiated costs and vendor terms to establish pricing structures to attain sales, gross margin and turnover budgets. Developed merchandise sets and planograms to effectively market categories.
Developed and monitored corporate financial plans of $1B+. Partnered with senior leadership team to create forecasts for sales, gross margin, receipts and inventory. Monitored progress and developed strategies to attain plans. Supervised and trained Merchandise Planners to work with Buyers to develop category financial plans.