Barbara Richie Email and Phone Number

• Supported and directed sales management and supplier personnel to plan, execute and follow through on promotional events• Responsible for the daily management of suppliers; across all Sales Divisionso Suppliers to include 1 of 6 Corporate Customers; Campari America, as well as Accolade Wines and Davos Brands Key Brands included Wild Turkey, SKYY Vodka, Russell’s Reserve, Geyser Peak, TY KU Sake and Aviation Gino Integrate brand initiatives, to achieve quarterly sales objectiveso Created and tracked sales incentives, across all divisions, to achieve set goalso Manage Point of Sales Materials to ensure placement in execution of goalso Post Product Sell Sheets to Intranet site as well as electronic sales play book to support saleso Achieved Corporate Gross Profit levels on all SKU’so Responsible for writing quarterly deals to coincide with programming Ensuring flexibility to revise deals, where necessary, to achieve quarterly objectiveso Manage projections to ensure adequate inventory levels during promotional and high volume periods (holidays); while keeping inventory levels at Corporate Days on Hand mandates o Maintained inventory levels, of multiple SKUs, across portfolios; working with supplier contacts to minimize out of stockso Provided weekly updates to Sr Management on national programso Updates Sr Management on supplier progress during Mid-Month meetingso Kept Sales Force up to date on Bev/Al Category attributes Collaborated with Costco Account Executive to achieve regional distribution of Russell’s Reserve 10 o Set up trackers, available to sales force, to track performance against plan