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Responsible for prospecting customers and developing relationships with existing and new customers selling Industrial Gases such as helium, CO2, propane, and nitrogen, as well as inflation devices. Customer base is retail, independents, manufacturing, restaurants, and others.

- Sales management for the Palermo's Brand and Private Label pizza for Kroger, Walmart, Sam's, and Customers on the East Coast.- Responsibility for manageing Brokers and Sr. Sales Executives.- Development of the Field Sales Strategy for both Brands and Private Label.- Responsible for implementing promotional spending and managing the P&L to the bottom line.

Director for the East Region for Schwans Consumer Brands leading a Team consisting of Sales Directors and Account Executives. Responsibilities and accomplishments are:• Responsible for leading a Team which develops plans which deliver maximum results within Trade Spending guidelines.• Collaborate with Brand Teams and Trade Marketing to ensure strategies and tactics are executed.• Deliver insights and recommendations based on analysis of specific customer needs, competitive threats, and market opportunities.• Analyze sales/financial data to determine, and forecast category trends, and cost/benefit analysis of Trade funds.• Collaborate with Brand Teams and Trade Management to develop selling strategies and distribution initiatives for new product introductions.• Awarded Regional Director of Sales of the Year for 2006 & 2007

Directed Category Management for the Frozen Divisions/Brands for Kraft Foods for the East Area with total volume responsibility of $305MM; as well as management responsibility of 8 Category Planners. Responsibilities and accomplishments were:• Responsible for development of programs and plans that deliver optimal results within Trade Spending guidelines.• Work in collaboration with Division Planning and Marketing to ensure all Brand strategies and tactics are executed.• Prepared and delivered insights and recommendations based on analysis of specific customer needs, competitive threats, and market opportunities.• Analyze sales/financial data to determine, and forecast category trends, and cost/benefit analysis.• Review business and industry trends, competitive landscape, and analyze consumer data.• Provide input on volume forecast and financials based on knowledge of products, and customers.• Provide input on strategy based on knowledge of Category and trends.• Worked in collaboration with Sales and marketing to develop selling strategies and distribution initiatives for new product introductions.