All Encompassing Sales Coverage in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Western Pennsylvania, and Kentucky for BBL, Inc. A Beverage Importer specializing in European Beer sales from some of the Worlds Most Legendary Family Breweries, including Huyghe and Royal Swinkels Family. Account Management, Inventory and logistics, Event Coordination, Budgeting and Planning, Broad Knowledge on Alcohol Laws, educated on Beer Styles, tastes, draft systems, history, brewing, and food pairing.

Covering 6 State territory (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota). Primary responsibilities involved Managing 6 different wholesaler partners, including inventory control, proper ordering, ensuring the implementation of all sales and marketing programs, event coordination and attendance, meeting or exceeding scheduled and planned ride with quotas, key account facilitating, opening new account partners, working with corporate buyers both on/off premise, wait-staff training, tracking and monitoring progress weekly and meeting with brand managers monthly to determine track and ways to continue progress.

Primary Responsibilities include managing high volume accounts and developing new opportunities in my territory. Regular communication with wholesalers including sales meetings, conference calls, work withs, and coordinated events. Inventory and order control. Knowledge of VIP (Idig, Karma Notes), and Encompass systems. Scheduling of tap takeovers, beer dinners, and retail samplings. Knowledge of each States alcohol laws. Weekly communication with Regional and National Managers regarding call frequency and monthly targets. Building relationships with account holders, wholesalers, and consumers alike. Successfully kicked off the brands with our switch to ABI network of Wholesalers in my territory.

Covering five State territory (Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, & Pennsylvania). Primary responsibilities involve achieving specified sales goals, consistent market visits in each wholesaler territory, Sales presentations, monitoring standard practices with care of O’fallon’s line of products (including draft), direct communication with wholesalers, sales reps, and C-Store and On-Premise accounts. Developed reports and presentations for chain store authorizations.

Store is among the top 50 rated craft beer stores in the nation and among the top 5 sellers of craft beer in Ohio. Primary responsibilities include reordering necessary stock of beer and wine, along with bringing in new products through sampling or careful research of profitability. Keeping shelves stocked and educating employees and customers on craft beer and fine wines. Weekly updates of store web pages on all core brands, monthly advert designs for events and promotions, and daily updates on social networking sites for store products and promotions. Meeting with distributor and Supplier sales representatives on a weekly basis to sample and order new products. Creating reports to assess inventory and sales figures. Interviewing new candidates for employment, writing job postings for online viewing. Monthly sales reports and promotional pricing updates.

Load, charge, move, and troubleshoot BINGO gaming computers for Charity Halls.

Primary responsibilities included daily contact with distributors of beer and wine. Ordered necessary stock. Interacted with customers on a daily basis. Transformed beer set into primarily American craft beers. Set up weekly beer tastings held in the bar area next door. Educated employees and customers on the benefits of “better” beer. Increased craft beer sales until being offered a position at Belmont Party Supply where I would have a better opportunity to network in the craft beer and wine industry.

Car wash manager, handled large sums of money, and maintain mechanical areas of the business. Remedied customer issues and also perform detailing work. Oversaw employee performance. Interviewed candidates for employment and reported to the CEO or Operations Manager.