Senior marketing leadership professional with over 15+ years experience in the Grocery and Convenience Retail industry. Chief marketing strategist and key organizational leader developing and executing store sales growth tactics. Skills in leading high performing teams, product development (including private label), pricing and promotions strategy, procurement and supply chain optimization, vendor relations.

Director - Category Management/ Procurement @ From July 2008 to Present (7 years 5 months) Director - Marketing/ Category Management @ From January 2004 to April 2008 (4 years 4 months) Regional Operations Director @ Operations Director for a 90 site, $300 million multi-site retail region From January 2000 to January 2004 (4 years 1 month) Category Manager (snack food, beverages) @ From January 1997 to December 1999 (3 years)

MBA, Marketing @ Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management From 1994 to 1996 Bachelors, Finance @ Kent State University From 1985 to 1988 Greg Sotka is skilled in: Retail, Pricing, Forecasting, Procurement, Shipping, Segmentation, Management, Product Development, Operations Management, Customer Insight, Inventory Management, Food Service, Leadership, Food, Critical Thinking, Budgets, Brand Management, FMCG, Supply Chain Management