Vice President Consumer Products And Retail
Greater Atlanta Area
Managed and motivated 18 Global Account Managers and their account teams at 28 major Consumer Product and Retail clients (e.g. Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Unilever, Cargill, Nestle, Heineken, Miller, Molson Coors, Anheuser Bush, RJR, Nike etc.). I was accountable for Sales management, Client relationship building, service delivery and P&L improvement, including major application developments. Average annual order income was $350M and $100M in new sales. Led and nurtured an extended professional staff (delivery, sales and operations) of over 1,000, on shore and off shore, at customer sites and remotely.Here are some of my accomplishments:- Improved productivity and profitability by 20% over three years, by employing zero base budgeting for each Services agreement and adding value added business to clients, with higher margins.- Increased customer satisfaction scores by 10% points, above company-wide peer group, by aligning senior executives of HP with top leaders of the customers and installing more resources in the area of innovation.