David Wojdyla Perishables Group

David Wojdyla

The Perishables Group, a national consulting firm specialising in fresh food category management and marketing, recently added retail programme director David Wojdyla to the company’s Chicago staff.

As retail programme director, Mr Wojdyla will manage all aspects of the Perishables Group’s retail data services and supplier category management programme, including critical sales activities and projects with upper-level retail directors, category managers and vendors.

Mr Wojdyla joins the Perishables Group with extensive experience in defining market challenges, developing solutions, leading strategic programmes and leveraging data to identify opportunities and creating actionable solutions.

For the past six years Mr Wojdyla has worked as a management consultant, most recently with Exedient, LLC, where he partnered with clients to identify value creation opportunities through analytics.

Having spent considerable time at Information Resources Incorporated, now Symphony IRI, Mr Wojdyla is well-versed in improving data quality, developing standards, and managing retail accounts.

“David’s focus on profit generation and operations efficiencies is essential to managing the complexities of retailer data and relationships,” said Bruce Axtman, Perishables Group president and CEO.

“As our retailer partnerships continue to expand, David’s unique combination of skills will add value for both our company and our clients.”