EXPERTISE Award winning, results-driven wine and spirit sales professional with 19+ years’ history of sales success. Proven track record with: · successfully building and growing sales revenues across sales territory;· applying my expertise of the PWS wine and spirit portfolio to inform customers of the history, production, and current marketing strategies and trends of products;· effectively securing placements of brand innovations into marketplace and implementing marketing strategies;· developing negotiation strategies that generate increase revenue;· building new and existing client relationships with 40+ accounts including 1 large independent grocery chain and providing excellent customer serviceRESULTS Increased territory sales from $4.2 million to 5.7 million in one yearIncreased sales year over year for 8 of 9 years in positionGrown distribution of new and existing products throughout service territoryLEADERSHIP Led a team of 6 territory managers in the most competitive territory in the countryDesignated Trainer for newly hired sales representatives on teamTEAMWORK Integral member of the Pacific Wine and Spirits 2011 Team of the Year winning team, and 2012 Team of the Year runner-upACCOLADES AT PWS Salesman of the Year 2012 (out of over 60) for off salesSalesman of the Year Nominee 2010 for off salesSalesman of the Month – December 2012, November 2012, October 2012, February 2009, et al.Bushmills whiskey sales volume campaign winner for off sale- Spring 2013Belvedere vodka fast start program winner for highest sales for off sale - Winter 2011
Listed skills include Marketing, Event Management, Sales Management, and Marketing Strategy.