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10 Best Buy merchandising leaders
These ten current and former Best Buy merchandising leaders have held vice president of merchandising, category management and category officer, and merchant director roles at Best Buy and Best Buy Canada. A reader can learn how merchandising leaders work at Best Buy from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Angela Mattox
LinkedInExperience: Director E-Commerce Category Management & Merchandising · Best Buy
Former Director E-Commerce Category Management & Merchandising at Best Buy (2010–2013), and Manager E-Commerce Category Management & Merchandising there before that (2004–2010). They have been Vice President E-Commerce Digital Marketing, Digital Content, & Alternative Channels at Best Buy since May 2023.
Anna Sandquist
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Category Officer - Home Theater & Headphones · Best Buy
Vice President Category Officer - Home Theater & Headphones at Best Buy since May 2023, a role in which their profile says they led a 75+ person organization across merchandising, ecommerce and inventory management. At Best Buy they were also Senior Director & General Manager, Home Theater & Headphones (2021–2022) and Merchant Director, Smart Home (2014–2021).
Christie Dylong
LinkedInExperience: Merchant Director - Digital Imaging and Printing · Best Buy
Former Merchant Director - Digital Imaging and Printing at Best Buy (2018–2021), and Vice President, Operations and Planning there since April 2025. At Best Buy they were also Director, General Manager - Televisions (2021–2024) and Chief of Staff, Sr. Director Category Management (2024–2025). Their profile lists merchandising, vendor management and assortment management among their areas.
David Benson
LinkedInExperience: Merchant Director - Major Appliances · Best Buy
Former Merchant Director - Major Appliances at Best Buy (2014–2021) and Merchant Director - Gaming there (2007–2014). At Best Buy they were also Senior Director, Category General Manager - Major Appliances (2021–2022), and they have been Sr. Director, Category Development and Brand Management - Exclusive Brands there since March 2024.
Eric Stockner
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Merchandising · Best Buy Canada
Former Vice President of Merchandising at Best Buy Canada (2014–2021), and Vice President and Category Officer there since February 2021. At Best Buy Canada they were also Director of Merchandising, Expanded Assortment (2012–2014) and Director of Merchandising, Home Theatre (2007–2012). Their profile describes twenty-five years of retail head office experience at Best Buy Canada.
Gada Simeso
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Category Management · Best Buy
Vice President - Category Management at Best Buy since June 2022. At Best Buy they were also General Manager Laptop Tablets Hardware and Accessories (2021–2022) and Director - Laptops Tablets VR (2019–2021), and list both a Vice President - Category Management role and Director of Merchandising - Video Games and Toys from 2015 to 2019.
Jeff Newhouse
LinkedInExperience: Merchant Director - Home Audio Accessories Furniture · Best Buy
Former Merchant Director - Home Audio Accessories Furniture at Best Buy (2010–2015), and Sr. Vice President - Category Enablement there since February 2023. As Vice President - Category Operations at Best Buy (2015–2023), their profile says they led the center of excellence for merchant, vendor and demand planning operations supporting the category merchant teams.
Kyle Smoley
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Category Management · Best Buy
Vice President, Category Management at Best Buy since January 2026, a role their profile ties to mobile phones and accessories, headphones and smarthome. At Best Buy they were also Vice President Membership & Engagement (2024–2026), Senior Director Enterprise Strategy & Business Development (2023–2024) and Senior Finance Director - Category (2020–2022).
Matt Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Merchant Director - Home Theater, Audio, Video, Accessories & Headphones · Best Buy
Former Merchant Director - Home Theater, Audio, Video, Accessories & Headphones at Best Buy (2015–2021), and Vice President - Appliances, Indoor & Outdoor Living there since May 2023, which their profile headline describes as vice president, category management. They were also Senior Director, Category General Manager - Television, Video & Projectors at Best Buy (2021–2022).
Michelle Grawe
LinkedInExperience: Director of Merchandising · Best Buy
Director of Merchandising at Best Buy since 2007, a role their profile places at Best Buy Canada, and they list Director of Merchandising at Future Shop, which is now operated by Best Buy, over the same period. They were also Director of Operations at Best Buy (2001–2007). Michelle Grawe is based in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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- 01How is merchandising at a large consumer electronics retailer organized across product categories?
- 02What does a category management vice president at a company like Best Buy spend most of their time on?
- 03How do electronics merchandising leaders work with ecommerce, inventory and vendor operations teams?
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