Over the past 20 years, I have built a highly successful career in sales and business development in the foodservice, hospitality and aesthetics industry. With an innovative mindset and excellent business acumen, I enjoy building strategic partnerships with enterprise and midmarket customers and helping them drive margins, profitability, and market share. My deep expertise in the foodservice industry has allowed me to become a trailblazer in the QSR, Casual Dine, Hospitality, and Retail markets. One of my greatest strengths is my ability to build and maintain loyal, profitable relationships with key decision makers in customer accounts. During my time with PepsiCo, I was awarded Vendor of the Year and Excellence in Partnership awards many times. I also maintained a 100% renewal rate with all long-term agreements over my tenure with PepsiCo. I am truly passionate about delivering excellent customer service through creative problem-solving.I also enjoy team building and leadership and have been chosen to lead turnaround of underperforming regions and teams on multiple occasions. I love coaching, mentoring, and developing employees and have supported many individuals in obtaining promotions. I am proud of my high employee retention rates and ability to create a positive and empowering workplace culture. Outside of my work, I am an active leader in my community. As the former President and VP of Finance for the Atlanta Chapter of National Black MBA Association, I have helped many students improve their career prospects through our Leaders of Tomorrow program. Our chapter won the Chapter of the Year Award for three consecutive years during my term as President. I am also a graduate of Leadership Atlanta, a member of 100 Black Men of America, and a recipient of the Atlanta Business League’s Men of Influence AwardAREAS OF EXPERTISE:○ Sales and New Business Development○ Building Strategic Partnerships○ Organizational Development○ Customer Retention○ Contract Negotiation○ Cross-Functional Leadership Recruiters, hiring managers, and HR specialists, connect with me to gain access to my network!Please feel free to contact me at 404-307-0520.harrisoneric@cocmast.net#ONO================================LION - LinkedIn Open Networker - Invitations To Connect Welcome!================================
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