Dollar General promotes store ops leader
Dollar General has promoted Sanja Krajnovic to lead store operations for half of the chain’s nearly 17,500 stores.
Krajnovic steps into the role of senior vice president of store operations, up from divisional vice president, where she was overseeing 2,400 stores in the Midwest. In her new post, she’s expanding to look after half of the Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based retailer’s 17,426 stores.
Joining Dollar General last year, Krajnovic previously held a range of positions at Target, where she spent 24 years. Her most recent role at the mass merchant was group vice president, global supply chain and logistics. In that role, she delivered operational excellence across multi-site functions in retail operations, food, global supply chain and logistics.
Krajnovic is a retail industry veteran who brings expertise in supply chain, logistics and store operations to the role. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Mount St. Clare College and was recently named as one of Mass Market Retailer’s Most Influential Women in Retail for 2021.
“We are excited to announce Sanja’s internal promotion as she has made an immediate impact by building cross-functional partnerships throughout the business including store operations, supply chain, merchandising and others,” said Steve Sunderland, Dollar General’s executive vice president of store operations. “In addition to Sanja’s ability to think strategically while staying focused on execution, her commitment to and passion for team development will further the Company’s employee engagement efforts, support our track record of internal promotions and facilitate an environment for employee career growth. We look forward to seeing Sanja’s contributions to our store teams and congratulate her on the promotion.”