Hiten Shah Email & Phone Number

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Winnipeg

• Preparing & Present Sales presentations to advertising agencies, agricultural groups, farm machinery dealers, regional organizations, and other• Work directly with the Advertising Director to develop new promotional campaigns• Represent the Western Producer and Glacier Farm Media at various agricultural industry convention, shows, and meetings

Winnipeg, Canada Area

• Core member of company management team working closely with cross-functional departments including Operations, Sales, Marketing, Design, and Production to increase revenue, profitability, margin growth, market share, customer and employee retention.• Experience in maintaining key accounts• Providing weekly metric reports to clients in line with KPIs. • Exceptional project and time management skills.• Responsible for directing comprehensive marketing and advertising projects to support clients goals• Worked closely with various internal teams (developers, designers, and writers) and external teams• Experience in executing and implementing projects for external clients• Project managing campaigns: developing project scope and collaborated with team members to develop project plan and execution• Monitoring & reporting to senior managers on the effectiveness of strategies/campaigns.

• Specialize in working with Agriculture based companies on their business needs• Consults daily with the Issues Ink Leadership Team to establish budgets, marketing strategies, business development strategies and annual strategic planning• Maintain existing accounts• Establish connection and sign new/ prospective clients• Working with client to develop strategic plans which include advertising, marketing, and business planning • Implement strategies to improve clients marketing campaigns,• Track and monitor sales revenues, sales projections, sales activity• Identify inactive accounts (lost opportunities) within the organization • Spearheaded key account development programs that targeted, penetrated, and launched business growth• Staying current with industry trends, news, breakthroughs, and technology updates• Organizing presentations, demonstrations, and training, for clients, colleagues and other interested groups

• Consulting clients to identify and evaluate their business and/or technical requirements• Assisting clients with business planning, planning applications, government grant applications, legislative advice, and new business ventures• Preparing or modifying business or operating plans;• Organizing and conducting field trials to find solutions to clients’ problems• Planning and implementing improvements for the client such as using more effective pest control measures or finding more efficient ways to keep and feed livestock;• Organizing presentations, demonstrations, training, and farm walks for clients, colleagues, partnership organisations, professional bodies and other interested groups;• Marketing and promoting consultancy services to new customers, while maintaining existing client relationships;• Undertaking administrative duties, managing accounts, updating information and preparing reports.• Involved in business planning, personnel management and estate and financial management advice for agricultural businesses, farms and agri-retailers

• Experience in monitoring the HACCP and food safety program• Ensure complete documentation of HACCP plans.• Training, coaching and development of QC technicians and operators• Experience in shelf life analysis of finished goods and of feed products• Experience in the development and monitoring of standard operating procedures• Responsible for addressing any client complaints, finding a solution, and implementing the solution for future processes.

• Experienced testing of various malt, oat, and wheat species. Tests included protein, moisture, sizing, dehulling, FN testing and general sample preparation • Experience in database entry of all tests results with great attention to detail and accuracy.

• Responsible for managing the restaurant team (up to 20 people) during a shift by coaching and developing employees and team members of varying age, race, and experience level• Responsible for customer service and satisfaction in a high volume restaurant in which there were sales volumes that you could not control or predict.• Experience in customer satisfaction & recovery procedures • Verified and responsible for the restaurant’s safe, cash handling procedures, and deposits (up to $10,000 worth) • Responsible for weekly food product order for a restaurant with 3 million dollars in annual sales• Experience in calculating sales and product projections to ensure order was accurate• Experience tracking and monitoring order status• Responsible for completing weekly counts of food and paper products to calculate food waste percentage for my restaurant. This food waste percentage was used as a benchmark in reporting profit and restaurant success to upper management• Responsible for coordinating and tracking all required and optional training for all employees in my region of restaurants (300+ employees ranging from restaurant manager level to new employee level) • Conducted and Facilitated Training Courses such as New Employee Orientation, Team Leader Class, Basic Shift Management, and Intermediate Shift Management Class