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-South Florida sales manager serving in a hybrid wholesaler/supplier role-Currently growing brand expansion in Miami's most popular neighborhoods-Continuously working with strategic partner accounts to help showcase the brand through activations, promotions, and employee education-Suggestively upselling by monitoring account needs, market trends, fostering relationships, and utilizing current in house specials where applicable-Managed warehouse operations, logistics, and routing

-Territory manager for South Florida (Delray to Marathon). -Continuously sought to grow brand in market by establishing relationships and managing wholesaler reps -Additional tasks included, but not limited to: tastings at chain accounts, representing the brand at beer related events, etc.

-Developed and maintained consistent growth of territory-Built relationships with new and existing accounts to cultivate expansion of over 40 brands-Routinely achieved upwards of 140% of monthly revenue goal-Used innovative and unconventional methods to create interactive promos and features to help drive brand recognition

Established diverse beer program for location with 10 lines and package options Routinely met with suppliers to learn about upcoming products in pipeline Hosted monthly community engagement beer driven events Routinely kept beer cost at 21% Managed all orders and receiving of deliveries in include payment, invoices and proper rotation of inventory

Developed training modules for continuing education for service staffPrepared weekly schedules for servers and greetersResponsible for ordering all disposable times, flatware, glassware, and operating suppliesControlled costs and expenditures through detailed analysis of appropriate purchasing and inventoryAccountable for over $10,000 in petty cashEstablished relations with customers to continually build the brandProficient in all brand recipes and monitor food distribution to ensure allergies, dietary needs, and special requests are met

Prepared cocktails and wine for service staff throughout the establishmentResponsible for keeping proper temperatures of all wine, beer, and garnishesMaintained efficient supply of all wine, beer, and alcohol throughout duration of shiftUpheld superior service to all guests by adhering to company policyUsed teamwork daily by assisting all guests and servers in the restaurant, not only my sectionCompleted a bar internship that consisted of bartending, ordering, and inventory

Oversaw daily restaurant operations by ensuring guest satisfaction and verifying that work was done to standardConducted employee training and re-certification in steps of service, menu knowledge, health department regulationsPlanned weekly schedules and floor plans using hotel forecast for 30 employeesResponsible for keeping labor cost within prepared budget by appropriately staffing and monitoring production Attended weekly staff meetings to confirm weekly hotel operations so that department could function accordinglyGathered crucial guest and hotel information by attending daily operations meetings

Trained a 4 member team in airborne infantry tacticsAccountable for over $75,000 worth of weapons and equipmentLed daily physical training to enhance soldier’s performanceTook part in over 200 raids/missions in support of Special Operations Command during deployments