Chris Hoppe Email & Phone Number

Experienced Sales Director with a demonstrated history of working in the wine and spirits industry. Skilled in multiple areas such as Sales Promotion, Wine, Trade Marketing, Forecasting, Key Account Development, and the nuances of the Beverage Industry. Strong sales professional with a bachelor’s degree from CSU Chico. Recognized by customers, senior leadership, and colleagues for tremendous attention to detail and visionary sales strategies. Tremendous communication and teamwork skills—thoroughly enjoys working with tactical teams. • Mass / Retail Strategy: 25+ years of proven mass and retail strategy across the West Coast for major retailers/outlets such as Costco, Walmart, Target, Amazon, and Trader Joe’s. Proven ability to develop new strategies and execute as an individual contributor and also as a part of a dynamic team. Affected billions in sales throughout career.• Sales Strategy | Sales Management: 20+ years of cumulative (and progressively expansive) experience managing sales teams, quotas, and aggressive sales goals. • Forecasting: 20+ years of solid forecasting experience. Proven ability to develop a new, focused, and data-centric forecast as needed. • Account Management: Proven level of acumen and focus when working with major accounts and Fortune 500 accounts. • Marketing: 15+ years of leadership-level marketing experience. Spearheaded the development and launch of dozens of campaigns throughout career.

Listed skills include Wine, Key Account Development, Alcoholic Beverages, Wine Tasting, and 17 others.

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