Julie Grupe
Executive Director-Transformation Management & Organizational Development
View LinkedIn ProfileExperience29+ Years
LevelCXO
Executive Overview
Experienced Retail Executive with a demonstrated track record of leading store and district teams to achieve breakthrough results. Excellent at building partnerships and influencing others. Strong sales professional with 15 years of experience in Trend Analysis, Coaching, Team Building, and Merchandise Execution. Specialties: • Sales Growth and Trend Analysis • Training & Development • Merchandise Presentation and Product Positioning • Customer Service and Customer Experience • Expense Management • Relationship Building • Problem Resolution
Career Timeline
- Raley'sCurrentJun 2022–Present· 4 yrs 3 mos
- Executive Director, Transformation Management and Organizational DevelopmentCurrentMay 2025–Present
- Director, Enterprise StrategyOct 2023–May 2025
- Senior Manager, Enterprise StrategyAug 2023–Oct 2023
- Strategic Planning ManagerApr 2023–Aug 2023
- Strategic Planning SpecialistJun 2022–Apr 2023
- Oct 2020–Jun 2022· 1 yr 8 mos
- District Operations PartnerOct 2020–Jun 2022
- Feb 2015–Feb 2020· 5 yrs
- District Director of Selling Support ServicesMar 2019–Feb 2020
- District MerchantFeb 2015–Mar 2019
- Jun 1997–Apr 2009· 11 yrs 10 mos
- Regional Merchandise ManagerJun 1997–Apr 2009
Education
Food Industry Management
Food Management
USC Marshall School of BusinessBachelor of Science
Business Administration/Marketing
California State University-SacramentoExecutive Relationship Map
Reports To
Julie Grupe
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Skills & Expertise
Visual MerchandisingStore ManagementMarketingRetail SalesSales ManagementSalesFashionHiringStrategyMerchandise PlanningStrategic PlanningApparelMerchandisingBusiness StrategyRetailTrend AnalysisHuman Resources (HR)Customer SatisfactionSales OperationsForecasting