Dan Hamilton Email & Phone Number

Erlanger, Ky

Reporting directly to the President and CEO of Perfetti Van Melle North America, I am responsible for providing team leadership in selling, distribution, thought leadership, and trade marketing processes for all brands and all classes of trade in the U.S. & Canada. Additional responsibilities include developing and leading sales strategies, channel customer plans, monitor investment budgets for field trade spend to deliver against revenue and profit goals. Also responsible for creating and maintaining top-to-top relationships with key customers as well the senior contact with the senior leadership of the companies broker partners. In my role, I serve as a member of the North American Leadership team, supporting the strategy development, annual budgeting, pursuit of profitable growth in addition to the management, coaching, and development of the sales organization to nurture the company's talent for further future growth.

Sustainable Forest Products is a global leader in underwater tropical timber salvage, the only proven sustainable forestry model operating with virtually no environmental impact. My responsibilities include the world wide Sales, Marketing and Operations of underwater timber from Suriname and Guyana. The product is available in whole logs or sawn into structural timber, decking, flooring and piles. Areas of focus include timber harvesting, milling, customer development, policy / controls, cost management, risk management, industry and distributor marketing, supply chain management, business systems and inventory control.

Northfield, Il

Responsible for Sales and Customer Development for the Club, Drug, C-store, Specialty channels along with Amazon.

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for Kraft Foods Broker Managed businesses including Retail Execution and Full Service Sales across all retail outlets. Successfully deployed a new Retail Route to Market strategy shifting from a Direct Sales organization to a Broker Managed business which consisted of over 2,000 Agency representatives from Acosta and Crossmark.

My responsibilities included the development, implementation and change management of all sales systems, tools and policies. This included business and trade planning, trade execution, revenue reporting along with product and sales hierarchies. Successfully led the sales organization through and SAP cutover.

Led the sales planning and execution for Kraft's entire Club Store business. Grew the business $300MM over 4 years by collaboratively working with the customers, 6 business units, R&D, Finance, Operations, Marketing and Supply Chain. Developed go to market strategies including pricing, new product development along with packaging & quality improvements.

Led the HQ Sales Function for Kraft Pizza Company. Delivered share, revenue and profit targets during each quarter while growing the business over $100MM. Responsible for sales and customer development for the entire U.S.

Led the sales and customer development for Kraft's $1.2B Grocery, Snacking and Confections businesses. Developed strong working relationships with Walmart's Divisional Merchandising Managers and Buyers. Worked closely with corporate marketing, finance and product development to maximize Kraft's ROI. Partnered with Kraft' supply chain, logistic function and to ensure timely and accurate deliveries to Walmart's distribution centers while increasing in-stocks, on shelf availability and reducing inventory.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Administration Of Criminal Justice

Activities and Societies: Varsity Swimming 4 Years, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Special Olympics

Bachelor'S Of Science

Activities and Societies: Delta Tau Delta, 4 year Varsity Scholarship Swimming