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Manage a diverse account portfolio with sales channels including retail, food service, distributors, and further processors. Maintain sales inventory levels through coordinating with scheduling, production, and logistic departments. • Research current market values and trends, set sales team goals, and perform primal/subprimal inventory sales• Execute daily expectations for both inside and outside sales efforts

Greeley, Colorado, United States

Principal point of contact and sales team leader for Kroger, Darden, and Ahold Delhaize. Negotiated contracts for business agreements exceeding $1B annually. Developed annual key performance indicators (KPI’s) to track profitability and service levels. Engaged multiple business units to achieve innovation of product mix and account offerings. • Managed interdepartmental communications and operations to exceed customer expectations• Oversaw inside sales contracts and transitions on multiple retail and foodservice accounts.

Greeley, Colorado, United States

Led team of 4, overseeing daily sales production volumes specific to plant. Developed, executed, and managed both short and long-term sales strategy. Evaluated Agri-stat’s trends/data to maintain competitive mix and pricing through root cause analysis. Managed contracts, along with customer orders and pricing. Coordinated shipments while consolidating orders to ensure maximum freight utilization. Maintained customer order schedules and intercompany transfers. • Facilitated annual sales budget planning• Oversaw weekly P&L reporting to manage profitability opportunities and gaps • Interviewed, hired, and trained team members• Coordinated logistics and fresh food order process• Provided support to sales, production, shipping, transportation, and accounting departments

Marshville, North Carolina, United States

o Managed contracted and regular customer orders and pricing.o Coordinated shipments and consolidated orders to ensure maximum freight utilization across all trucks leaving the plant. o Monitored freezer transfers and prevented unplanned inventory shipment.o Participated in the hiring process and actively involved in training of new CSR/Scheduler when the position needed to be filled.

Greeley, Colorado, United States

o Coordinated logistics and process order entry for fresh food service customers. Provide support to sales, production, shipping, transportation and accounting.o Met daily deadlines to ensure accurate production planning is done.o Maintained weekly order schedules for customers and intercompany transfers.o Developed and implemented schedule for international customer to facilitate active lines of communication across all involved business segments.o Knowledge developed in SAP. Advanced proficiency in order entry and inventory management.