Cory Haslam Email & Phone Number

Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand

Whangarei

Bidfood Account ManagerAccount management and sales on a full range of high profile brands of dry, chilled & frozen goods. Over 5,000 products from Whangarei north to the Cape. 300 customers, multi channel including retail and foodservice, (cafes/restaurants etc). Whangarei recently won NZ branch of the year & sales excellence award (4 years in a row!)• Responsible for sales, marketing, promotions and new business acquisition• Extensive use of reports, budgets, forecasting and store merchandising• Daily contact and negotiations with buyers and Head Office personelPrimary Functional Expertise• Extensive knowledge of the area and an understanding of the seasonal fluctuations• Strong relations with Foodstuffs, Progressive & Oil Channel store management• A solid understanding of forecasting and allocations• Strong communication skills • Set targets and deliver action plans • Maintain and build current client and product base• Ability to encourage strong customer relations and build trustSecondary Functional Expertise • Point Of Sale and Merchandising• Quick to grasp individual store layout, product market share and facings• Building promotional displays / market tastings• Cold calling for new business and managing store market share• Very successful record in converting exclusive customers Additional Functional Expertise • All areas of Account Management including debt control• A keen eye for any market changes in products and pricing

Whangarei

• Managed 10 staff and sales to key accounts and route primarily in beverage lines for On the Run Distributors• Successfully grew the business in volume, increased margin and new business acquisition• Extensive promotional planning, marketing and follow thru• Auditing on Health & Safety• Advanced use of Fonterras “Express” sales and management software

Northland

• Sole responsibility for sales and distribution of chilled goods in key accounts and route from Whangaparoa north to Kaitaia• Significantly increased sales and new business from an unknown brand to become one of two market leaders in a high paced and aggressive product catagory• Managed 2 mechandisers and freight contractors• Hands on with software and hardware development in 2003 for mobile handheld integration

Northland

Sales Representative for Manor Foods (Foods Distributor)• Sales in various high profile food and beverage brands to key accounts, retail and the foodservice sector from Warkworth to Kaitaia• Regular cold calling and market share conversion

National Certificate In Business Studies

National Certificate In Business Computing

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