Kurt Maurer

Employ industry "Best Practices" to provided custom display fixtures and programs that optimize merchandising space available in the highest trafficked locations of the store while serving as a consultant between my customers and their vendor community to negotiate placement fees and rebate dollars on their behalf. • By establishing myself as a category expert, I was able to negotiate on behalf of national and regional retail accounts while applying my expertise in consulting, sales, design, budgeting, pro

Employed industry “Best Practices” to provide custom front-end fixture programs that optimized merchandising space available for magazines, confection, and general merchandise; served as a consultant between my customers and the publishing community while negotiating placement fees and rebate dollars on their behalf; managed our magazine wholesale and store service operations; and sold CDs/DVDs seasonal programs. • By establishing myself as a category expert, I was able to negotiate on behalf of nationa

Led a multi-departmental team expanding the companies offering into the Non- Foods arena. Incremental sales by the end of the second year exceeded $200,000,000. In addition, I was responsibility for the procurement of $65,000,000 of product per year, training and staff development, and new procurement system implementation. • Managed and negotiated Preferred Vendor Partnership Programs yielding an additional $700,000 in profits annually. • Built a Diverter network and strategy for alternate source pu