Just seven months after joining Save A Lot, C-suite executive Bill Mayo is taking on overseeing marketing and merchandising in addition to leading up the operations team.
Save A Lot wrote in a Wednesday email to Grocery Dive that Mayo will step into an “expanded role” as chief operating officer on Oct. 19, following the retirement of Trey Johnson, the discounter’s chief merchandising and marketing officer.
In this expanded position, Mayo will oversee merchandising and marketing in addition to leading business development, sales and retail operations, which he previously took charge of as chief development officer.
Johnson, who joined Save A Lot in 2022, will retire on Oct. 18, Save A Lot said.
“The shift aims to strengthen alignment between the buy and sell sides of our business as we advance in establishing a world-class wholesale business,” Save A Lot CEO Fred Boehler said in an emailed statement.
Mayo joined the company in March as its chief development officer to oversee the strategic growth of Save A Lot’s retail business. Though Mayo will not formally take over as COO until next week, he has already started using the title during this transition period, the spokesperson noted.
The spokesperson did not answer a question about plans for appointing a new chief development officer or if the position had already been filled.
Prior to Save A Lot, Mayo held numerous executive positions at Wakefern Food Corp. for nearly 30 years.
This leadership promotion comes as Save A Lot continues to expand its operations. Earlier this week, the discounter announced it will open an automated micro-fulfillment center in Brooklyn through partnerships with automation solutions company Fabric and Uber. The tie-up is the first step in Save A Lot’s plan to increase on-demand delivery operations in New York City. The company, which has roughly 750 stores across 32 states, unveiled at the start of this year the goal of tripling its store count over the next few years.
Catherine Douglas Moran contributed reporting.
