Leading a great team representing Gatorade, Quaker, and Frito Lay Brands throughout Tennessee, Alabama, Little Rock AR, and Pensacola FL within multiple grocery chains.

Responsibilities include scheduling, managing, training, and coaching a team of Brand Ambassadors who are responsible for supporting and executing Tyson projects and initiatives. Also, ensuring that both client and customer expectations are exceeded while increasing sales volume throughout market. I work closely with all levels to include Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and Development, Payroll, and various levels of management both within my team as well as the clients team. My territory includes major markets in Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and North Carolina.

Responsibilities include scheduling, managing, training, and coaching a team of Brand Ambassadors who are responsible for supporting and executing Mars Pet Care events, projects, and initiatives. Also, ensuring that both client and customer expectations are exceeded while increasing sales volume throughout market. I work closely with all levels to include Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and Development, Payroll, and various levels of management both within my team as well as the clients team. My geographical territory primarily includes major markets in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Missouri.

 Customer focused by anticipating customer needs while continually striving to improve customer satisfaction in order to maximize sales and the customer experience Full P&L responsibility Payroll cut 79bps Vs last year by controlling overtime Cut shrink by 1.54% first year at current location Decreased Management Controlled Expenses 26bps Vs last year by minimizing travel, decreasing excess office supplies, and enforcing cash control procedures Results driven by identifying opportunities within the market and adapting to ever changing priorities and company direction Preorder, Push, Promo Order, Endcap tracking to ensure proper inventory and inventory levels Manage controllable profit for benefit of all stakeholders Direct and coach staff to improve financial health in all areas of the business to ensure maximum success and profitability in both the front store as well as the pharmacy

Accountable for budget, staffing, and business/operational results; leads a team of seven staff members which includes mentoring and guiding employees in all aspects of their work Identifies all growth opportunities and capitalizes on them as well as assesses obstacles and develops a plan of action to minimize impactManages, maintains, and grows our external customer base as well as setting and achieving sales projectionsExceeded corporate goals year to date with increasing net earnings five percent to plan while decreasing total expenses four percent of planStrong communication and presentation skills; Represented the company as a guest speaker in local public high schools on the topic of the Principles of Basic FinancesExcellent customer relationship skills; This includes strong verbal and written communication skills; Consistently exceeding expectations in customer experience surveys Develops and prepares quarterly presentations utilizing analysis of sales reports, income statement, and balance sheets for Corporate Senior ManagementNominated and received the corporate statewide “You Make A Difference” Award for excellence in leadership, exceeding financial goals, and the demonstration of the highest level of customer satisfactionMentors and trains all new personal bankers within our regionAssisted in the development and deployment of the Vertical Healthcare Initiative within Fifth Third Bank. This is a small group of statewide team members that are charged with meeting the financial needs of healthcare professionals and organizations. The group consists of leaders from all lines of banking with the specific goals of targeting specific clients. Keeps current on all company products as well as competitive corporate products, system services, pricing and market trends Skilled at MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), team building, and problem solving skills

Managed and operated a multi-million dollar retail operationDeveloped and implemented marketing strategies and served on the Regional Advertising Committee for multiple business owners Developed an MRO division for future growth and strategic planning for future competition Implemented pricing strategies and conducted business to business negotiations for pricing on commercial contractsResponsible for daily operations, full P&L accountability, annual planning, accounting, customer service issues, and presentationsInventory, forecasting, ordering, excess/obsolescence reviews using ERP softwareVendor Negotiations / Relations and contract negotiating Managed a team of approximately 30 employees; Responsible for the selection, training and developing this team as well as scheduling and using proper allocation of resourcesAnalysis of business performance, product sales, and margin analysis by monthly expenditure reporting, capital tracking, and cost Managing, maintaining, and growing external customer base as well as setting and achieving sales and margin growth projectionsSold partnership in the company in order to pursue other personal and business interests.

Used various ordered fulfillment processes to order and managed incoming and outgoing inventory flows for a telecommunications companyManaged approximately 8M in inventory located at multiple sites throughout Indiana and IllinoisResponsible for prioritizing and scheduling a team of 14 techniciansReduced overstock inventories by 30% to align our facility within corporate guidelines Developed and implemented various inventory tracking procedures and reduced losses by 18% through the use of excel and other inventory tracking programs