I am a proactive senior sales manager and business development professional with successful experience building product awareness, leading market efforts and providing business solutions in the regional and national account marketplace. Consistently successful in strategically positioning and selling consumer and business products that support high growth, increased profits and market share. Outstanding sales presentation, negotiation and leadership qualifications. Skilled in leading highly effective sales team efforts supporting medium and large size business. Experiences applicable to the highly-competitive food industry, working with high-profile accounts. I have a high level of creativity with exceptionally strong verbal and written communication skills utilized in sales negotiations and acquisition of new customers. Effective in completion of executive level presentations to key accounts, on-site customer visits, sales lead creation, and product development activities. Skilled in identifying needs and providing solutions at all levels of sales; an industry-wide reputation for quick response and turnaround times in a highly competitive regional and national marketplace. Known as a strong team leader.I manage sales, new store chain acquisition in the Midwest marketplace, growing private label, retail food service and ingredient products from three million to over thirty million dollars during tenure supporting Liberty Gold Fruit Company.I work closely with marketing communications and selected departments to implement communication pieces, including customer marketing materials, as well as customer incentive programs for high-profile accounts. Conduct sales presentations to major national accounts.Initiated, implemented and monitored fiscally responsible customer programs that resulted in high volume sales and product placement and responsible for troubleshooting customer problems with account teams.