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Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, United States

Coeur D'Alene, Id

Direct and manage the Product Development Division, including management of relations with the approved nationwide food distributor, vendors, and franchisees; continual review of all items utilized in operations to ensure market competitiveness; contract renewal and negotiations; analysis of product nutritionals; and effective testing and launching of new products and product transitions Manage the team responsible for all new store openings and location transfersIdentify, craft, and prioritize the companywide Strategic Plan as a member of the Executive TeamExtensive experience leading teams across all departments of our organization

Coeur D'Alene, Id

Directed the opening of locations in a variety of markets and states, including managing and fulfilling all federal, state, and local requirementsOversaw every stage of opening corporate locations, including the first mall food court location in the U.S.

Coeur D'Alene, Id

Oversee the international supply chain, including the production, purchase, transportation, and resale of the company’s proprietary product to food distributors and over 220 Pita Pit locationsMaintain extensive relationships with buyers, sellers, and carriers across the countryCreated tracking tools to monitor local and nationwide inventory levels and adjust product movements on a daily basis

Spent 18 months traveling the world, visiting over 30 countriesStayed with locals in most nations and had the opportunity to learn about their culture and customsExtensive time in Brazil and Germany

Seattle, Wa

Managed and trained a workforce of agents in the Seattle branch while providing support management for other Washington State branchesIncreased business accounts by 500 percent in six months, taking the number of contract employees from 15 to 75Maintained a superior sales focus and continually developed market shareImplemented new concepts for the market, including a structured market plan and tracking of agent’s resultsEffectively recruited, hired, and trained contract employees for a variety of positions in the light industrial and administrative fieldsReceived the “Leader of Growth” Award in December 2003 after just three months of employment

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Marketing

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Marketing

Activities and Societies: Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) 2002 President and Rookie of the Year Guest presenter and lecturer.