Joey Poole Email & Phone Number

Clinton, MS, US

Established and cascaded compelling and inspired vision and built go-to-market strategies that aligned with organizational goals for the office coffee channel. Motivated, coached and developed sales team to achieve sales targets and positioned them for career advancement. Managed division budgets and forecasts to ensure profit goals were met or exceeded..

Managed $8M sales region consisting of 500+ office coffee and vending companies across 7 states. Developed and managed annual strategic sales plans for territory, which consisted of growing base business as well as prospecting and winning new customers. Increased the visibility and availability of products and programs within the branded portfolio..

Led team of 3 Territory Managers in a $10mm Region within the foodservice division; focused on driving sales and streaming operations while targeting customers within hospitality, C&U, healthcare and office coffee. Built pipeline development strategies and effectively managed KPIs. Hired, trained, coached and retained sales professionals. Oversaw contract.

Responsible for increasing foodservice sales volume in Mississippi and Louisiana across hospitality, healthcare and college & university channels. Effectively maintained customer relationships by applying strong customer service skills, performing quarterly business reviews and analyzing sales data to identify opportunities. Exceeded set monthly sales.

Through US Foodservice, represented 25 food manufacturers to foodservice operators and negotiated costs of products and sold in store placements.o Increased sales 62%, Year 1o Recipient of Golden Kettle Award by Ventura Foods for achieving outstanding sales at Ameristar Casinoo Recipient of High Achiever Award by A. Camacho, Inc for largest sales increase.

Managed the largest Sodexo higher education operation in Mississippi. Directed over 100 hourly employees and 5 managers.o Headed the construction, training and opening process for the first Starbucks store on campus.o District Safety Coordinatoro Certified Serve/Safe Instructor