Mandeep Bhatti Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

Responsible for providing expert solutions to achieve broader financial and creative results and executing marketing initiatives as well as developing and executing sales strategies that include compensation programs, incentives, product promotions, merchandising programs, and store standards in the Retail Network. Accountable for making recommendations to the overall departmental business plans and strategies and specifically develop the strategic business plan for Corporate Accounts with broader scope, medium to high-risk planning decisions with potentially organization-wide impact.- Utilizes expert knowledge of the channel to maximize the sale of lottery products by pro-actively developing valued-added relationships with strategic channel partners through the network. - Establish and grow the Lottery Retail business in the network and provides input regarding product and equipment placement for lottery products and equipment. - Conducts highly complex and highly specialized retail channel development work that drives revenue generation, profit and growth as aligned to the business objectives.

British Columbia

*Recipient of 2015 Ferrero Leadership Award for an innovative approach togrowing distribution by +150% and driving business results at Key Accounts*- Managed a team of 10 direct reports; Responsible for recruiting, training, leading, coaching and developing direct reports.- Successfully managed regional retail operating budget, delivered within +/- 2% each year- Identified business development opportunities within the market- Responsible for developing full potential of all Ferrero key brands with all retailaccounts within the district by maximizing brand programs throughout the year.- Accountable for managing financial budgets on both freshness and tradespend for the region according to agreed company/sales objectives.- Built positive and credible relationships with all retail accounts.- Managed 7 Key Accounts: OWFG, HYL, BLF, Quality Foods, IIBG, Coldstar andFairway Market.- Delivered annual top-to-top account planning presentations to seniormanagement teams both internally and externally.- Managed trade spend for all Key Accounts.- Successfully grew 2015 Christmas Program at OWFG by 18% and delivered strong sell thru.- Successfully launched Kinder Surprise Pink, Nutella & Go and Tic Tac BottlePack which created noteworthy internal and external buzz due to speed tomarket and for reaching corporate milestones first in the country.

Responsible for developing strategic business partnerships and proactively managing sales and business plan objectives for key accounts in the BC market.● Created and achieved sales plans/marketing objectives based on annual targets● Adapted knowledge of customer strategies to align with organization● Sought out and developed new business opportunities to build brand consumption● Used Category Management data and effective sales techniques to secure product listings and distribution● Assisted in guiding the retail team in promotional execution, distribution, and sales within BC● Key link for internal and external resources to successfully implement brand and category strategies to improveand enhance the customer experience

Have held responsibilities and managed over 250 accounts across three different territories in the BC and Alberta Peace Regions. Involved in the launch and implementation of Imperial Tobacco’s Direct to Store Sales business module.Responsible for, but not limited to:• Collecting business intelligence on (but not limited to): product distribution, contract compliance, competitive information and retail consumer pricing.• Communicating with national/regional accounts regarding initiatives, contracts, pricing, and distribution• Identifying and documenting compliance issues and other problems and ensure District Sales Manager is notified.• Represent the organization legally, credibly and with integrity. • Building new clientele and increasing sales volume on existing accounts• Controlling chains/independent accounts • Negotiating legal contracts • Placing and influencing weekly orders while growing business & market share in a declining industry • Installing and maintaining Point of Sale merchandising • Managing territory budget • Directly involved in preparing business plans for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics• Worked on special projects at the provincial and national levels with my regional team.