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Cambridge, ON, CA

Cambridge, Ontario

Our mission is to provide premium pork products to those who desire responsibly raised, healthy, quality pork through our commitment to local farmers, families and communities worldwide.Conestoga Meats is a uniquely integrated processor of premium quality, fresh pork that has been in operation since 1982. The company is cooperatively owned and supplied by.

TreeHouse Foods is one of the largest and most reputable private label food manufacturers in North America. As Senior Director of Sales for Canada I was responsible for overseeing all Canadian sales activities including the annual sales planning process, development of Key Account strategies and implementation plans to ensure the full execution of annual.

Kitchener, Canada Area

Marel is the leading global provider of advanced equipment, systems and services to the fish, meat, poultry and further processing industries. Their product range spans the entire production process, from reception of raw materials all the way through to packaging and labeling of the final product.

Successfully managed a $400M retail business, which portfolio includes Maple Leaf Prime, JMS Classic Favourites, and numerous regional and Private Label brands. Responsible for delivering the P& L, advertising and business growth targets through, vision, branded and customer branded product innovation, and operational leadership to a team of 7 marketing.

Aggressively optimized Fresh Pork and Poultry business to $175M increasing profitability by 18% and volume by 16% through alignment of customer and organizational strategies, utilizing strong category and trade management principles, and developing and leveraging an effective customer interface strategy. Provided leadership, managed, and coached a.

Effectively grew $40M business to record volume and profitability over-delivering volume and profit targets by 18% through strategic category and trade management. Led Sobeys Sales team nationally as well as the Atlantic Retail Field-sales team, including four Retail Specialists and four Key Account Managers. Assembled and led cross-functional team.

Developed and gained organizational alignment to Private Label strategy. Led marketing plan and implementation of Canada’s first Antibiotic Free poultry innovation. Managed national launch of President’s Choice Fresh Chicken. Established and enhanced key businesses and customer relationships on strategic Private Label opportunities.

Played a leadership role in the development and implementation of the Supply Chain process and structure. Led the development of the Demand Planning process and implementation of the Manugistics forecasting software. Merged Customer Service and Demand Planning creating an efficient and effective team providing proactive customer issue resolution and.

Successfully developed and managed a $25M account. Orchestrated and executed 250% business improvement in year one. Strategically grew business a further 25% in year two over delivering 120% of budgetary and personal objectives. Developed a collaborative partnership with LCL Buying and Merchandising teams. Instituted and standardized a superior level of.

Developed and managed customer base of $10M. Increased account base by 20% through aggressive pursuit of new business. Achieved 115% of budgetary and personal objectives. Developed a cross-functional monitoring system that enabled a 5% service level improvement.

Provided sales and administrative support to Sobeys Account Executive. Developed and executed monthly internal and external category analysis. Facilitated daily communications with account base

Edmonton, Canada Area

Reporting to the Board of Directors, held a number of roles of increased responsibility including House Manager (’90-’91), Marketing Manager (’91-’93), and General Manager (’93-’95).

Marketing Leadership Program, Marketing

Business Leadership Program, Leadership Foundations, Sales Effectiveness, Leading For Innovation, Direct Personal Leadership

Management & Administration Certificate, Business

Bfa, Acting

Ba, Business/Arts Administration