Erik Mathis Email & Phone Number

Rochester, New York Area

*Manage strategic relationships with premier customer in the grocery industry. *Support key decision makers at customer by providing category analytics and assortment recommendations to maximize sales opportunities. *Work closely with vendor and broker communities to negotiate, develop and execute sales promotions. *Forecasting-Inventory/Sales*Budgeting-Sales/Promotional/Expense

Rochester, New York Area

•Face-to-face presentation & negotiation of a line of consumer goods in the natural snack category to key decision makers at VP, Divisional, and buyer levels, in Grocery class of trade. •Create, execute, and follow through of all promotional and advertising activities including management of advertising budgets, and post mortem analysis.•Survey competitive landscape relative to pricing/service. Implement corrective actions if appropriate to maintain market leadership. •Research, source, and evaluate new product offerings to enhance product line.•Identify/Screen/Manage effective network of brokerage partners.

•Develop and execute national sales/marketing strategies of Legends distribution services.•Face-to-face presentation of services to key decision makers in all sectors of mass market retail outlets. •Develop and manage all phases of implementation of services to all new accounts including; coordinating technological development, staffing, pricing, service, and plan-o-gram development.•Oversee the ongoing activities of account managers to ensure client’s sales goals are achieved.•Forecast, research, and analyze sales and merchandise trends to define and achieve sales and merchandising objectives.

•Sourced engineers, designers, drafters, and technicians with expertise in the following disciplines; Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Software, and Manufacturing. Market segments served; Medical Device, Architectural & Engineering, Manufacturing, and Department of Defense. •Daily responsibilities included; pre-screening potential candidates, performing reference checks, conducting internal interviews, and negotiating salaries. Presented service offerings at job fairs, new accounts, outplacement seminars, and networking functions.•Training & Development- Selected to serve as Aerotek’s northeast regional trainer. Responsibilities included educating new employees of recruiting strategies, how to effectively utilize job posting websites, generate referrals, represent themselves at client sites and networking functions and game plan daily activities.

Mba, Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)-Organizational Management