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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Chandler, Arizona, United States

• Execute day to day operations including staffing, ordering, stocking, hiring, training, and compliance of all corporate programs.
• Sustained sales volume and improved revenue for the location during pandemic
• Implemented improvements to back-room execution to increase product availability and reduce labor costs.
• Trained employees in upselling techniques to drive higher average basket price resulting in an +8% month over month increase.
• Growing same store sales 10% and out pacing sales of Market
• Completed additional trainings to propel Key Performance Indicators in service and sales

Phoenix, Arizona

• Coordinated activities with Pepsi Key Account managers and Franchise Bottlers across 12 states to produce sales programs, pricing strategies and promotions to drive volume and revenue.
• Sustained sales volume and increased revenue for the company year over year (YOY).
• Formed strategies to integrate Muscle Milk promotions with retailer priorities and maintain brand integrity while expanding distribution and volume.
• Established sales goals and plans based on specific Location and Regional priorities.
• Received bonus’ for sales and revenue goal achievement

Phoenix, Arizona

• Directed sales for Muscle Milk single serve ready to drink shakes distributed by Pepsi and Independent Bottlers across the Mountain Region (12 states). CytoSport division sold to PepsiCo in April 2019.
• Conceived and executed pricing and promotional plans across locations and bottlers to gain alignment across Region.
• Controlled functional costs and trade spend within company guidelines to achieve sales and profit goals established by the company.
• Developed and delivered meeting presentations for numerous groups from entry level sales to Senior Management

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Designed Regional programs and assisted with the execution of National Programs across a 6-state area. Provided location support and leadership for brand on pricing,
• Guided the Pepsi and Franchise Bottling teams to drive Muscle Milk sales volume to +10% versus prior year.
• Developed Pepsi employee skills and selling abilities to ensure brand growth across Region.
• Influenced increased sales and distribution across multiple Markets and customer bases.
• Planned and presented numerous sales strategies at Location, District, and Region levels.

Hurricane, Utah, United States

• Managed total facility operations including sales, delivery, warehouse, and P&L management. Raised total sales and profit year over year for two years. Earned numerous recognitions for Unit performance under an array.
• Directed Warehouse, Sales and Delivery teams to revenue and cost improvements through employee engagement and cultural enhancements.
• Provided Market direction on innovation execution and product forecasting improving the total sales of new items for the total Market.
• Directed sales teams to #1 standing on multiple scorecards.
• Balanced the total business P&L, together with each department to over 3% growth year over year.

Las Vegas, Nevada

• Mentored and directed a team of front-line salesmen to achieve sales and profit targets.
• Developed weekly sales information for presentation at weekly meetings and distribution to location sales teams.
• Collaborated with multiple departments to identify and train candidates for promotion within organization.
• Headed a Lean Six Sigma project across multiple departments to reduce delivery costs saving over $100,000.
• Influenced across organizational and management lines to adjust service delivery frequencies and optimized organizational efficiencies saving over 40 hours of service time per week.

Tacoma, Washington

• Supervised daily operations of the merchandising department including cost controls, service standards, disciplinary actions, and customer issues resolution. Constructed and implemented new scheduling and service.
• Collaborated with accounts in both Grocery and Convenience channel segments over the last decade and was able to increase sales volume an average of 5% while controlling costs within corporate guidelines.
• Built a culture of leadership with over 10 employees earning promotions.
• Led teamwork across functional lines in all areas of location to maximize each department’s ability.
• Received four “Circle of Excellence Awards” for initiatives which focused on building teamwork across departments to increase productivity.