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Memphis, Tennessee

Responsible for Wine and Liquor sales to hotels, restaurants and bars. Operates a territory with a revenue of $1.2 million. Identifies opportunities for growth and executes marketing plans for growing and sustaining business. Develop and maintain long term customer relationships through effective business strategies and negotiations.

Tn, Ar, Ms

Represented the Schlafly Beer brand covering Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi and managed relationships with 15 distributors. Established four new territory relationships with distributors. Trained distributors and retailers on brand through excellent product knowledge. Marketed Schlafly brand to the public through promotions, festivals and events. Provided timely weekly reporting and analysis through distributor software. Responsible for company vehicle and all promotional and festival items. MicroMatic draft certified.

Greater Memphis Area

Oversaw and coordinated bar and wait staff. Ordered and maintained all alcohol inventories. Provided quality customer service to all patrons. Supervised restaurant operations to ensure profitability.

Greater Memphis Area

Responsible for liquor and beer sales for route of over 150 local restaurants. Identified opportunities and made recommendations to management to maximize sales and expand market share. Ensured customer relations were maintained at a high level, including sales calls and negotiations. Worked in conjunction with sales management to develop and execute sales and business strategies. Provided samples of products, emphasized the best sellable features and answered all product questions.Salesperson of the Year, 2006 & 2007 (program ended in 2008)

Greater Memphis Area

Assisted in the building, branding and opening of new restaurant. Bartended and maintained alcohol inventory. Promoted to management where responsibilities included scheduling, staff retention and record-keeping.

Georgia

Responsible for sales territory that included over 30 accounts in northern Georgia and East Tennessee.Generated new sales leads through networking. Serviced a diverse group of customers including dairies, grocery services, and carpet manufacturers that utilized labeling supplies and bar-coding technology.Generated $1 million in sales for 2 years

Greater Memphis Area

Sold training materials for scuba diving students to over 400 stores across the U.S. Placed sales calls and handled supply orders from shipping to billing. Attended national conventions to develop sales leads to add stores to the NASDS program.Certified Professional Scuba Instructor