Chris Dacus Email & Phone Number

Greenville, Sc

*Responsible for clients at accounts, working with Food Lion, Ingles Supermarkets, Harris Teeter, BI-LO, MDI, Piggly Wiggly Carolinas, Brunos, Southern Family Markets, Hannaford, Piggly Wiggly Alabama, Associates Grocers Alabama, Rouses and C&S.*In five (5) years, grew retail sales from $1.5 million to $24 million.

*Replaced Lander with Personal Care as the value supplier at BI-LO.*Took Lifetime Hoan from $750,000 per year in business to $2,000,000 per year.

*Promoted from Vice President to Executive Vice President based on job performance.*Accounts included BI-LO, Piggly Wiggly and assisted with Winn Dixie.*Managed all offices in the Southeast.*Called on Tops, Giant Landover, Giant Carlisle and Stop N Shop for selected manufacturers.*Received “Broker of the Year” while there with Lander and Wilton Industries.*Grew client base in South Carolina from 5 clients to 36 clients.

*Initially hired as Director of HBC/GM with additional responsibility for category management for all vendors.*Largest vendors were Loreal, Alberto Culver, Playtex, Novartis, Gerber, Glaxosmithkline, Binney & Smith, Carter Wallace, Fuji, Lifetime Hoan, Purdue-Frederick, Prestone & Rayovac.*Due to job performance, promoted in six months to HBC/General Manager.*In 1999 Allegiance made $150,000 in commissions for one full year; by the end of that year commissions grew to $350,000.

*Account Executive for all HBC vendors and Category Manager for all of HBC/GM.*Accounts included BI-LO, Piggly Wiggly and W. Lee Flowers.*Responsible for category and business reviews for HBC/GM along with space management responsibility.*Vendors included Schering-Plough, Church & Dwight, Thompson Medical, Combe, Pharmaton, Sundown Vitamins and 3M Health.*Responsible for category management for the following vendors in GM: Duracell, Mattel, EZ Foil, O’Cedar, 3Mstationary and… Show more *Account Executive for all HBC vendors and Category Manager for all of HBC/GM.*Accounts included BI-LO, Piggly Wiggly and W. Lee Flowers.*Responsible for category and business reviews for HBC/GM along with space management responsibility.*Vendors included Schering-Plough, Church & Dwight, Thompson Medical, Combe, Pharmaton, Sundown Vitamins and 3M Health.*Responsible for category management for the following vendors in GM: Duracell, Mattel, EZ Foil, O’Cedar, 3Mstationary and Binney & Smith. Show less

*Managed the Business Development Department/Marketing.*Responsible for POG work, category management and business reviews.*Dealt with BI-LO and Piggly Wiggly accounts.*Helped obtain some key manufacturers while at Atlas during their interview process.

*Hired as Retail Manager in July 1992; promoted to Frozen Food Territory Manager in 1993; promoted to Marketing Technologist with Winn Dixie in-house using Spaceman and Apollo plan-o-gram software; responsible for all of Winn Dixie Greenville’s POGs.*Managed Winn Dixie’s category management from 1994 to 1995, as well as all IRI reports for grocery, frozen food, dairy, DSD, HBC & GM.

*Teacher, Bryson Middle School, School District of Greenville County (08/89-05/92)*Front-End Associate, Sherwin Williams (Summer, 1998)*Retail Manager (Part-Time), ACH Clary, Inc. (Summers, 1985-1987)*Lead Stocker, Winn Dixie, (Summer, 1984)

Bachelor Of Arts Degree, Social Studies Education

Education record

*Pro Space Plan-O-Gram Software Training (2002) *Microsoft Access Training (2001) *Spectra Micro-Marketing Training with Demographic.