MICHAEL A.

TRAGESER
Address: 4215 Chapelgate Place, Belcamp, MD 21017
Email: mtrageser@live.com
Mobile: 443-243-6881 Home: 410-272-4636

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A motivated and dedicated leader with transferable experience across multiple bu
siness disciplines. Achievements include: delivered a 2% cost savings for an $80
M+ regional business unit, increased operational proficiency and profitability f
or a $4M+ single business unit, and executed new supplier contracts resulting in
a 5% increase in gross profit margin.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Forecasting/Budgeting Strategic Planning
Merchandising Supply and Logistics
Product Marketing Quality Assurance
Contract Negotiation P&L Management

CAREER EXPERIENCE
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Quality Assurance, North East MD, 2006 Present
Responsible for ensuring the products or services offered by the organization me
et both external and internal requirements, including legal compliance, and cust
omer expectations.
Delivered a 2% cost savings for an $80M+ regional business unit through daily m
onitoring of inbound shipments.
Enabled regional business units to consistently meet company specified gross pr
ofit margins through the monitoring and auditing of warehouse inventory.
Advise management personnel on the quality standards received from external sup
pliers.
Communicate to external suppliers the organizational guidelines to ensure prope
r customer demands are met.
Established documentation procedures to advise the procurement team of possible
warehouse issues.
Act as a liaison with local operations and ensured the execution of corrective
actions to meet customer demands and reach organizational goals.

Kleins Family Markets

Produce Manager/Supervisor, Forest Hill, MD, 2004 2006
A small grocery retailer with a long history within the Harford County area. Res
ponsibilities include strategic planning, executing the proper marketing mix, P&
L management, supplier contract negotiation, and managed fifteen direct reports.

Led and developed a staff of fifteen team members

Restructured 50% of 15 inherited roles by changing personnel or eliminating pos
itions. Restructure optimized organizational talent and improved business unit p
rofitability.
 Initiated supplier contract negotiations to establish a 20% reduction in costs
and increase gross profit margins by 5%.
Established the proper marketing mix for the produce unit of the organization t
o consistently exceed company sales and gross profit goals by 5%.
Assisted in developing promotional campaigns to achieve a 15% sales growth.
Grauls Market
Assistant Store Manager/Produce Manager, Ruxton, MD, 2001 2004
Upscale grocery retailer that focused on strong customer service to achieve exte
nsive customer relationships and create repeat business. Led 250 employees, incl
uding six managers, in the business development and local marketing activities f
or all products and services offered by the company. Responsible for customer fa
cing, sales training and P&L management ($12M sales and $6M in costs).
Assisted in establishing successful merchandising techniques to increase store
sales by 5%.
Managed accounting maintenance of the store to ensure all financial statements
were in order.
Assisted in the development of promotional plans to establish the most effectiv
e marketing mix.
Additional experience as a Produce Manager, Mars Supermarkets, Baltimore, MD, 19
93 2001.

EDUCATION
University of Phoenix, 2010
Bachelor of Science Global Business Management
Concentration:
Global Value Chain Management International Marketing
International Human Resource Management Global Finance