Manage the wine and beer departments for King Soopers, the leading retailer of adult beverages in the state of Colorado.Responsibilities include: inventory management, buying, instituting corporate display programs, reconciliation of invoices and maintaining positive relationships with suppliers and distribution partners.

Responsible for sales and marketing of a unique, carbon product. Successfully identified practical application for this product, identified potential customers and built worldwide markets for distribution. Value-added vertical products are in development for market deployment.

Transition period from one industry to another. Spent this time identifying new opportunities and industries, consulting with small businesses to assist in optimizing processes, volunteering with non-profit organizations, and spending time with family.

Led daily operations for this start-up beverage distributorship. This included recruiting and training a team of eight salespeople and four delivery/warehouse employees, processing 400 weekly orders, managing $250K in inventory, and overseeing a $35K bi-weekly payroll.Selected Achievements: • Grew this company from the ground up to 800+ accounts sales and $4M in annual sales in four years. • Secured and managed five sales routes, then recruited and trained a sales team to service those accounts while developing new business. • Optimized recruitment strategy by developing a system for tracking incoming and outgoing communications for candidate applications. • Improved communications and resolved issues as primary contact for sales personnel, customers • Exceeded daily and cumulative sales and revenue targets and service performance through goal setting and by ensuring company values and customer expectations were consistently met. • Boosted team performance by enhancing employee relations to build trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Managed retail operations driving $20M in annual revenue. Recruited and trained a staff of up to 50 employees while managing rotating weekly inventory of $50K. Developed metrics for employee work schedules and monitored staff performance.Selected Achievements: • Grew sales in the beer department from $4M to $6.5M by effectively managing weekly inventory. • Optimized sales performance by developing a standardized training program and conducting ongoing staff reviews. • Elevated service levels and increased customer retention by addressing concerns and resolving issues quickly and efficiently. • Minimized liability by ensuring compliance with all local and state laws and company policies.