Brian Leitz Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Fl, Us

- Work closely with business development, sales directors, and regional managers.- Manage brand partner relationships with Basemakers, monitor merchandising coverage and ensure specific brand goals and priorities are being met.Responsible for expanding merchandising coverage for all brands where possible, while focusing on brand retention.- Onboard new brand partners and build merchandising forms in Repsly system.- Facilitate a smooth line of communication between the Brand Partner and the Basemakers team.- Clearly communicate the needs of the brands to the Basemakers team as well as the needs of the Basemakers team to the brands.

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Assisted consumers seeking financing to help match them with their best financial option. • Spoke to consumers about their financial goals, provided guidance in obtaining a loan as well as credit repair, and debt management options.

Southeast United States

• Support customer strategy, relationship building, the implementation of company procedures, and lead broker teams while facilitating cross-functional collaboration to increase point of distribution and sales.• Responsible for the successful selling and marketing of all retail categories of products under the Lakewood brand.• Develop and execute sales plans and business strategies with the sales team for assigned customers in the territory while working in line with strict company standards. • Implement and manage a territory trade spend goal, including setting a budget and forecasting future growth. • Establish and manage key customer relationships through category reviews, new item presentations, and business reviews to strengthen and build on the success of the brand. • Leverage key insights and trends provided by SPINS and Nielsen data to build and grow the brand and ensure the execution of new product launches, promotions, and advertising.

Florida, United States

• Served as the link between manufacturers, conventional customers, and the organization while focusing on the day-to-day retail sales and overall business development goals and objectives within the channel. • Maintained existing business as well as generated new business opportunities for the company’s manufacturers partners at Publix in conjunction with the Senior Account Executive within the regional territory. • Provided comprehensive support for to the Senior Account Executive in coordinating profitable relationships between manufacturers and Publix. • Developed and managed strategic partnerships with Southeastern Grocers and the Presence Marketing relationship with manufacturers and Southeastern Grocers. • Managed the PMIDPI portfolio of brands for building and prioritizing opportunities for Southeastern Grocers. • Worked in collaboration with manufacturers, key customer contacts, distributor representatives, and merchandisers to build and develop strong relationships. • Partnered with manufacturers, distributors, customer contacts, and Senior Account Executive as needed to develop goals and objectives for category reviews, promotions, placement opportunities, etc. at Publix & Southeastern Grocers. • Monitored category review schedules at Publix and Southeastern Grocers, as needed, to determine meeting and new product placement opportunities on behalf of the manufacturer. • Continually analyzed Spins reports including sales for PMIDPI portfolio of brands, category data at Publix & Southeastern Grocers, opportunities at Publix & Southeastern Grocers based on data trends. • Collaborated with manufacturers and their national promotional calendars to develop, implement, and track strategic sales promotional plans for both Publix & Southeastern Grocers. • Monitored and adjusted promotional plans as needed.• Worked with administrative staff, manufacturer sales managers to execute and submit promotions on a monthly basis.

South Florida

Data Analysis & Visualization Post-Graduate Certificate, Data Analysis & Visualization, 4.0

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance