Equipment and Supplies Sales-Restaurant/Hotel/School

Territory Sales Manager for a broadline foodservice distributor.20 plus years experience in this role,servicing the Louisville metro market.

Territory manager,outside commission sales for major food distributor.Over 20 years experience in business to business sales in Louisville metro area.Business development,opening new business was my strong point .

Foodservice sales professional in the Louisville,Ky and surrounding areaOpen new account(,22 in a year and a half),grow accounts, sell brands,keep AR current.Maximise profitability and help customers do the same.See accounts on a weekly basis,develop relationships.Consult accounts on their daily business needs.Help them make money!I am a Center of the Plate protein specialist and have sold some of the finest restaurants in the area.The Meat Man.Work with procurement,credit,and transportation to give account best possible service levels.This type of sales is a relationship business,people buy from who they want to buy from in the foodservice industry.Must maintain those relationships with care.

Sales specialist in broadline food service distribution.Grew route from $15,000/wk in sales to over $60,000/wk in 2 years.Specialize in high end fresh proteins from around the globe.Work very closely with Chefs.Restaurant consultant,long term management expeience.I was a Cracker Barrel and Oive Garden manager as well.I can consult with restaurant operators and help them impact their P&L'sOpened over 20 new accounts

Manage 5 million dollar unit.

Broadline Foodservice DistributorLouisville Metro Street Accounts17 Years Experience in Louisville MarketFormer Territory Manager with Alliant/US Foodservice and McFarling FoodFamiliar with selling all segments of Broadline Foodservice Distibution

Perform cold calling, sales planning, new product presentation, and operator program management account receivables administrations.Open three new accounts per quarter that individually receives shipments weekly. Attend comprehensive training regarding proteins to maintain updated knowledge of fresh beef, chicken, seafood, pork, and veal processingProactively collaborate with customers to build relationships, market, and perform product sampling Independently work in a home office setting; engage in creating targeted marketing flyers, negotiating with clients, and following up orders via fax, email, or mobile communications Notable Accomplishments:Inducted in the 2 Million Dollar Sales Club, 2007, 2008, 2009Successfully revitalized declining operations of a broadline, independent foodservice distributor, generating annual increase of 100%, as well as expanding and launching new business in Louisville and Southern IndianaPlayed key role in improving broker participation that strengthened customer relationships as well as revived formerly flourishing operator programs Acquired and sustained $2 million annual sales in the accounts for the last three yearsSuccessfully opened over 30 new accountsConsistently surpassed each year's margin and credit goalsReestablished relationships and penetrated dense accounts, leading to significant sales growth of $10 thousand per week in a six-month period

Territory Manager for a broadline foodservice distributor

Dynamically sold accounts and purchasing for food, equipment, and supplies, totaling to $3.0 million; exceeded sales forecast in 8 out 10 years.Negotiated as well as discussed procurement, credit, and marketing with operators and key management through email and phone callsDiligently performed cold calling, sales planning, new product presentations, operator programs management, as well as accounts receivables administration

Notable Accomplishments:Efficiently functioned as food broker responsible for building rapport and negotiating with 26 national manufacturers.Devised and implemented effective purchasing programs to streamline marketing and procurement efforts; maintained line items, raised stocked items volume, organized trade shows, delivered sales presentations, and supported sales representatives of key accountsAdministered various key accounts, including Brown Foodservice, Langley Foodservice, and Alliant Foodservice-PaducahAmplified the usage of Brown Foodservices' Tyson chicken to more than 500,000 lbs. with 12 newly stocked line itemsAccomplished 125% increase in all lines of Alliant Paducah

Restaurant management for # 1 family restaurant in US

Notable Accomplishments:Received promotion into senior associate manager for showing significant eligibility to a general manager position.Chosen to manage the first Louisville, Kentucky account; held accountable for spearheading the busiest Cracker Barrel opening that remarkably surpassed sales of $5 million in the first year and for ranking the store 10th out of 324 unitsRecognized as the first store to exceed the budgeted operating income company-wide for fiscal year 1994Solely won the Best Food Quality and Staff Retention Program awards in the district 1994Achieved 10% performance improvement for Dayton unit's staff and management through developing the daily training plans and executing weekly progress reportsActively contributed in resolving food cost-related issues in three of the districts units within a three-month span prior to the opening of Louisville unitExceeded company standards review in five consecutive years.