Alex Haussmann Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Manage regional sales team for Quench USA Hospitality vertical

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Building partnerships with hotels and restaurants to strategically deploy a portfolio of sustainable water dispensing solutions. Delivering elevated experiences, operational efficiencies, service, and sustainable water programs.

Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois

Sucessfully managed $5 million territoryRanked in Top 5 nationwide in Nestle Coffee Partners Q4-18 new business development challengeDeveloped and negotiated 5-year food service supply agreement with Advocate-Aurora Health system, delivering $700K in annual gross revenue in year 1, with projected growth to $1.5MM.Supported team member development by mentoring new Regional Operational Specialist in consultative selling, helping him become a top performer.

Greater Chicago Area

Successfully managed and grew $4.6 million food service territory and $13.5 million licensed store territoryHosted frequent leadership tours and served as Chicago Market Ambassador for Starbucks Branded Solutions within larger company.Closed 7 Starbucks licensed store deals, resulting in approximately $50MM in gross revenue over 10-year contract terms.Mentored 3 new peers on regional team and formally mentored 4th from outside my team upon leadership request as acknowledgement of my strong organizational reputation.Led 6 partners through Coffee Master certification programOpened first two Fine Dining Starbucks Reserve accounts in Chicago (pilot program for key markets)Won 3-year contract with McCormick Place Convention Center for food courts, events and mobile coffee carts on showroom floor.Secured liquid coffee business at McCormick Place Convention Center (largest piece of business company-wide for product line and first placement for company)Won food service incentive trip to Costa Rica as recognition for outstanding results.

Key Account Manager for Natural Channel and omni-channel product manager. Develop, and manage product assortments, merchandising plans and promotions for GAIAM health and wellness, fitness and entertainment products in supermarkets, natural foods stores, specialty retailers, mass merchants, sporting goods stores and on-line retailers. Led the Grocery team in efforts that resulted in significant account revenue growth (UNFI +52%, Wegmans +39%, Whole Foods Markets +38%).Led the Grocery team in the creation, management (re-sets, new product introductions, changeovers), and execution of detailed merchandising plans (plan-o-grams) that optimized sales and inventory dollars through careful product mix and presentation. Collaborated with third party partners to develop custom fixtures that supported retailer needs, facilitated optimal product line merchandising and maximized productivity of floor space.Co-developed and category managed fitness media program for Target Sporting Goods.Led account planning/assortment/merchandising teams in efforts to expand current programs or secure new business at key accounts such as Target, Meijer, Fred Meyer, ShopKo, Sheel’s Sporting Goods, Academy Sports, CVS, Long’s Drug, Walgreen’s, and Loblaw’s (Canada). Resulted in new account acquisition (Fred Meyer, Walgreens, Loblaw’s), product line expansion (Target, Meijer, ShopKo, Sheel’s, Academy Sports) and significant revenue growth (Meijer +39%, ShopKo +82%).Account Manager for ULTA Beauty, Earth Fare, Whole Foods Markets, Wegman's, Bi-Lo, Giant Eagle, Promotions Unlimited, The Great Atlantic & Pacific, Follet Library Resources, Music Design, Big Lots, United Natural Foods, Select Nutrition, and others.

Developed, and managed all aspects of, category managed programs for:Fitness DVDs, Kits and AccessoriesHealth BooksCookbooksChildren's Edutainment DVDs Sourced all products and vendorsNegotiated and maintained aggressive trading terms with vendorsCreated and managed merchandising plans (plan-o-grams)Co-developed proprietary company merchandising software to manage customer inventory, merchandising plans, and provide sales data for trend analysis Developed custom fixtures to support products and programsWorked with retail buyers, sales team and vendors to develop promotionsEducated sales staff on product selling points and positioningAccompanied sales staff on sales calls as product expertManaged inventoryAccount Manager for ULTA Cosmetics

Managed all special marketing and promotional programs for a national magazine, focused on the healthy living market.Worked with Publisher, sales staff, advertisers, and outside vendors to develop and execute value added marketing and promotions programs designed to drive advertising salesExecuted all aspects of direct mail programs, special advertising sections and merchandising programsDesigned and wrote copy for sell sheets, house and client ads, media kit and sales presentationsCo-developed magazine reader survey