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St Cloud, Minnesota, United States

Manage Key Foodservice Accounts: all casinos and restaurant groups.Identify development potential in accounts by studying current business and evaluating additional needs and potential opportunities.Develops new business by building market position to locate, develop, define, negotiate and close business relationships.Pursue emerging brand partnerships to enhance the Soft Drink Portfolio.Build networking connections and establish go to market strategies to become a preferred DSD provider.

St Cloud, Minnesota, United States

Manage all vending activities using a team of six vending account reps and one vending lead within assigned area of 300 customer accounts. Ensure customers are retained by receiving first class execution and customer service. Manage a variety of different product and delivery types including, beverages, candy, snack, cold food. Delivering to micro markets, traditional vending and wholesale deliveries to customers. Train all new vending account reps to company standards. Develop account reps using audits at customer accounts and performance development planning. Primary point of contact for existing customers. Conduct monthly business reviews with customers to ensure business development within existing accounts. Coordinate with new business and service to manage Bernick's owned assets in customer accounts. Control budget and labor goals through KPI updates, service frequencies, scheduling and team member performance.

St. Cloud, Minnesota Area

Managed up to 20 merchandising account reps at a time. Communicated goals, provided training and development to merchandising account reps. Managed overall cost performance through scheduling, service frequency and team member performance. Coordinated orders, deliveries and merchandising schedules within assigned territory. Worked closely with market manager to execute sales programs using merchandising team at customer accounts. Developed great customer relationships by providing exceptional customer service and leading by example.

St. Cloud, Minnesota Area

Sold and promoted Bernick's portfolio of leading products in a large format setting. Large format including: Target, Walmart, Cub Foods, Cash Wise, Coborn's, Fleet Farm, Menards and Independent Grocery Stores. Managed 17 large format accounts selling 600,000+ cases/ year. Coordinated sales programs, product placement and staffing with Merchandising Supervisor and Merchandiser Account Reps. Presented business reviews to customers on a monthly basis. Appointed as a mentor to a fellow Market Manager on the sales team. Built professional relationships with all customer accounts. Provided exceptional customer service and first-class execution to all customers. Effectively communicated with merchandising account reps, sales team members, distribution and customers.

• Called on and increased sales at 95+ small format customer accounts including convince stores, bars, restaurants and small grocery. • Sought all new beverage business within a geographical area• Executed sales programs and oversaw the distribution of Bernick’s products• Coordinated the placement and maintenance of Bernick’s equipment• Maintained proper inventory levels at accounts • Responsible for all accounts receivable issues within assigned territory including collection of payments• Top performing St. Cloud Area Manager in volume, margin contribution, revenue per stop and outdated/ breakage in 2014

St. Cloud, Minnesota Area

• Assisted in the delivery and merchandising of products to accounts• Rotated products, filled shelves and set up displays

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing

Activities and Societies: President, Global Horizons, SCSU, St. Cloud, MN, April 2009-May 2010. Led weekly meetings, maintained the budget.