Jennifer A. Kanenwisher

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Regional Director at Dollar Tree Stores

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States

Overview

Jennifer is a retail operations executive with over 20 years of experience at major companies like Dollar Tree and Walmart. She is recognized for building high-performance teams, driving P&L growth, and leading change management. Colleagues describe her as a passionate, organized, dynamic, and compassionate leader with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

She was honored as Zone Partner of the Year two years in a row in recognition of being a top leader.

Personality Overview

Long-term Focused

Results Focused

Risk-Accepting

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

People-First Leadership
Her entire career is marked by a "people first" mentality, focusing on building teams, mentoring, and fostering a positive culture to drive results.
Retail Operations
She has extensive experience leading multi-unit retail environments, including fresh food operations, store execution, and regional direction for over 300 stores.
Talent Development
In her recent HR role, she successfully reduced turnover and vacancies by focusing on succession planning, strategic hiring, and new training solutions.

Media Appearances

Jennifer has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Regional Director at Dollar Tree Stores
7-2022 - 9-2025
Regional Human Resource at Dollar Tree Stores
11-2019 - 1-2021
Senior Director Associate Product Development at Walmart
1-2017 - 11-2019
Senior Director Fresh Food Operations at Walmart
3-2013 - 1-2017
Sr. Director Store Execution (Implementation and Sustainment) WMUS (Field Operations) at Walmart

Education

2020 - 10-2021
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA from Southern New Hampshire University

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Insights For Selling To Jennifer

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.
  • Stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, don't try to wing it
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game

DONT's

  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jennifer is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jennifer

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jennifer move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Jennifer take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Jennifer

Personality Compatibility


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