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10 Costco merchandising leaders
These ten current and former Costco merchandising leaders have held general merchandise manager and assistant general merchandise manager roles at Costco Wholesale, eight of them with vice president or assistant vice president titles. A reader can learn how merchandising leaders work at Costco from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Amber Linden
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Vice President GMM Non Foods Merchandising · Costco Wholesale
Assistant Vice President GMM Non Foods Merchandising at Costco Wholesale since October 2025. At Costco Wholesale they were also AGMM Special Events and Costco NEXT (2023–2025), AGMM Imports (2021–2023), Buyer (2005–2021) and Assistant Buyer (2000–2005).
Bryce Wentworth
LinkedInExperience: AVP/GMM · Costco Wholesale
AVP/GMM at Costco Wholesale since December 2025, a role their profile lists at the vice president level. At Costco Wholesale they also hold the title Assistant GMM - Electronics (since 2022) and were Buyer - Electronics - TVs (2019–2022), Buyer - Lawn & Garden (2018–2019) and Assistant Buyer (2013–2018).
Chris Day
LinkedInExperience: AVP GMM · Costco Wholesale
AVP GMM at Costco Wholesale since April 2022, based in Issaquah, Washington, and their profile headline describes them as VP / GMM at Costco Wholesale. At Costco Wholesale they were also AGMM from 2016 to 2022 and a Buyer from 1990 to 2015. Their profile lists apparel and consumer electronics among their areas.
Heather Shavey
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Vice President - General Merchandise Manager · Costco Wholesale
Former Assistant Vice President - General Merchandise Manager at Costco Wholesale (2016–2018), a role their profile places in fresh foods and produce, and AGMM Fresh Foods - Produce Global there (2003–2018). At Costco Wholesale they were also Director of Electronics (2002–2003) and Director of Media (1994–2002), and have worked in foods and sundries buying there since 2018.
Jennie Chiang
LinkedInExperience: AVP General Merchandise Manager · Costco Wholesale
AVP General Merchandise Manager at Costco Wholesale since July 2023, based in Shanghai, China. At Costco Wholesale they were also Assistant General Merchandising Manager (2017–2023) and Buyer (2008–2017). Before Costco they were a Buyer at Watsons Taiwan (2005–2008).
Kari Haugen
LinkedInExperience: General Merchandise Manager (GMM) · Costco Wholesale
General Merchandise Manager (GMM) at Costco Wholesale since September 2025, based in Issaquah, Washington. At Costco Wholesale they were also Assistant General Merchandise Manager (AGMM) from 2021 to 2025 and Buyer, Non-Foods Merchandising US Warehouse & E-Commerce from 1995 to 2022.
Linda Juang
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Vice President General Merchandise Manager Nonfoods · Costco Wholesale
Assistant Vice President General Merchandise Manager Nonfoods at Costco Wholesale since April 2023, based in Taipei, Taiwan. At Costco Wholesale they were also Assistant General Merchandise Manager (2016–2023), Buyer (2004–2016) and Assistant Buyer (2003–2004).
Sarah Glasgow
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Vice President - General Merchandise Manager, Non Foods - UK IC SE, eComm · Costco Wholesale UK
Assistant Vice President - General Merchandise Manager, Non Foods - UK IC SE, eComm at Costco Wholesale UK since January 2025, a role their profile describes as covering Costco Wholesale UK and Iceland non foods. At Costco Wholesale they were also Assistant General Merchandise Manager Non Foods (2018–2026) and Buyer - Furniture & Domestics (2001–2012).
Stacey Schukar
LinkedInExperience: VP / General Merchandise Manager · Costco Wholesale
VP / General Merchandise Manager at Costco Wholesale since June 2023, based in the Greater Vancouver area. At Costco Wholesale they also hold an AVP / General Merchandise Manager title (since 2021) and were General Merchandise Manager (2019–2021), Assistant General Merchandising Manager (2018–2019) and Buyer (2012–2018).
Tom Whalen
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Merchandising Manager · Costco Wholesale
Assistant General Merchandising Manager at Costco Wholesale since May 2020, based in Issaquah, Washington. At Costco Wholesale they were also a Buyer (2018–2020), a role their profile says covered pet and branded beverage categories, an International Buyer (2014–2018) and an Assistant Buyer (2010–2014).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How is a merchandising and buying team at a large warehouse club organized across categories and regions?
- 02What does a general merchandise manager at a company like Costco spend most of their time on?
- 03How do merchandising leaders at a warehouse club work with buyers and operations teams on a category?
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