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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Sales and Business Development lead for established and emerging CPG brands across multiple categories to Target and other national retailers. Discover and consult with new brands and clients and establish their strategic direction and business plan for Target and other retailers. Helping clients drive growth for their brand at Target (both stores & online) through retail consultation, strategy development and execution, marketing and promotional programs, and account management.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Primary Duties:Daily leadership of Mill Creek Sales, Marketing, and Operations functions. Management of multiple cross-functional teams and key member of Executive Management Team. Crucial participant and decision-maker in company's product acquisition and marketing strategy. Leader and hands-on contributor to company's Sales, Marketing, Operations and Finance Departments with full P&L responsibility. Company lead for business development, strategic partnerships, and business critical initiatives.

Primary Duties: Company leader and key member of Executive Management Team, responsible for 12 direct reports and co-management of all major company initiatives. Primary sales and business development leader in direct customer, distribution and online segments; crucial participant in company’s product acquisition strategy. Key contributor to company’s internal Operations, Finance, and Marketing departments with full P&L responsibility. Major Achievements: Transformed company market position and sales process in under 6 months to a leader within our segment, driving company revenue to annual comp gains of +25% in significantly down-trending market, started new online and OEM distribution channel, major contributor to company’s most significant product acquisitions.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Primary Duties: Direct sales of company manufactured and represented brands to new channels of distribution, daily management of Retail Specialist support team, development of new brands and business opportunities for company. Major Achievements: Launched four new retail distribution channels for company (Office Superstores, Warehouse Clubs, Online, Sporting Goods), developed business with Sears Holdings Corp and increased revenue over 107% in first year, confirmed 3 new lines of business for entire company, emerged as key leader within company.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Primary Duties: Direct management of Encore National Account Team and North American retail sales effort; responsible for revenue generation, profitability and maintaining and growing key customer relationships. Major Achievements: Redefined the Sales Department at Encore: account representation, sales process, preparation, and execution, reporting and internal tracking, interaction with key company departments, and profile with parent company. Managed team to profit and budget targets within significantly declining market.

Primary Duties: Direct sales to company’s key retail accounts: selling-in new products, managing existing brands, marketing product lines, developing and implementing national marketing strategies with key accounts, management of home office, and monthly sales forecasting and business reporting to management. Major Achievements: Increased revenue at assigned accounts from 50% to 160%, established key business relationships with Wal-Mart and Target, received Employee of the Month award in first six months, viewed as key sales executive with increasing responsibility in managing company sales initiatives.

Primary Duties: Co-founded and managed company from start, directed the North American sales and marketing initiative, directed outside sales team in launching company/products at retail, assisted in building and driving company operations and internal systems, key decision maker in company personnel and policy.Major Achievements: Primary contributor to successful company start-up, organization, and North American consumer market launch. Established Data Becker as a Top 50 publisher within the software industry in two years, and as an emerging publisher within the book industry and OEM channels.

Primary Duties: Managed company’s retail sales and distribution initiative within the US and Canada including 42 external sales and merchandising reps, directed product and marketing initiatives, represented sales department at company and industry events. Major Achievements: Increased sales revenue from $2.5 Million in ’96 to over $15 Million in ’97, doubled major customer base, opened and expanded 6 new channels of distribution, coordinated national launch of 75 new retail products.

Westboro, Ma

Managed four-state regional sales territory for home electronics division, responsible for direct sales, management of two Product Specialists, monthly reporting, forecasting and quota achievement/analysis.

Mba, Business Administration

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