Manage Costco Club Sales business for Tyson Foods Refrigerated Prepared Products encompassing Costco Bay Area, Seattle, Los Angeles & Southwest RegionsImplement Annual Plans across entire Refrigerated Portfolio to deliver YOY increases within trade spend guidelines while also growing customer’s category market shareWork directly with Best In Class customer to develop solutions and marketing plans that drive sales growthDevelop and maintain relationships that achieve business objections that align with business objectives

Manage business for Tyson’s Retail Products for Norcal ROM & Pac NW Independents in Grocery and Meat DepartmentsOrganize & Implement Top to Top initiatives with Key retailers in marketCreate and Foster relationship with Acosta Business Support Team to accomplish Sales growth plans that align with company direction

Customer Development Manager for Tyson’s Consumer Products business at ABS/Safeway Norcal in Grocery and Meat Departments. Support collaborative sales growth with strategic customer through effective category management, customer marketing planning and execution, trade and marketing programs, deduction management, forecasting, broker management, and retail execution. ► Manage annual trade and customer marketing budget used to drive sales, volume, and profit► In conjunction with Sales Planning and Customer Marketing, create and implement annual plan that will deliver volume increases to budget with trade spend efficiency while also growing customer’s category market share

Currently manage the P&L for Non Consumables part of Retail Business ($25 million annual sales)Collaborate with vendors to create promotional strategies to drive total sales and profit.Scrutinize all new item presentations and analyze sales data in Tomax & Discoverer.

Manage company wide sales and marketing plans for Breakfast Meat, Fresh Poultry and Frozen Meat categories with emphasis on minimizing store level shrink and aged inventory.Planned all promotional activity for the breakfast meat category with annual sales exceeding $200M.Planned all promotional activity for the frozen chicken, fresh turkey and frozen prepared meat with annual sales exceeding $270M.Communicate key sales and marketing information to buying staff, as well as communicate upcoming promotional activity to division personnel for implementation.Scrutinize all new item presentations and analyze sales data along with IRI/Nielsen Reports during the annual SKU Rationalization Process.Collaborate with vendors to create promotional strategies to drive total sales and profit.Utilized Teradata, Omnivue and Microsoft Office to complete daily tasks associated with this position. Mentor team members' progress with Individual development plans and job progression throughout the meat department.

Stationary, Batteries, DVDsEnter promotional pricing and allowances into RTPP. Analyze and interpret historical data to forecast sell, ship, and redemption quantities.Worked as team lead to monitor New Item paperwork to submit to New Item set up team.Assisted NCA in performing post-promotional analysis.Worked closely with vendors on new vendor set up, new items, and compliance with all promotional contracts.Researched and responded to in-house and vendor inquiries.Proofed weekly Ads to maintain promotional accuracy.

Managed Appliance and Electronic Departments with annual sales of $25 million dollars Monitored store level margin drivers, i.e. warranty sales, new account generation, accessory selling, inactive inventory, and price change execution.Made schedules and oversaw workload of 25-35 associatesCoached associates on sales development and customer service opportunities.Recruited, interviewed, and hired staff across all departments of the store.Assisted in the merchandising of inline schematics and end-cap displayers to stimulate sales on featured sales events and promotions.Worked with internal groups such as repair services, installation team, and home delivery associates in an effort to resolve customer support issues.*References available upon request*