John Sweatt Email & Phone Number

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Hired to open new business with Costco USA & Intl. $0 - $1.6 Million in Sales by 2014Hired to restore lost Target business - $300K 2012 - $1.4 Million in Sales by 2014Opened 6 top 100 retailers (Costco, Safeway, Pier 1, Supervalu, Save Mart, Spartan) Increased grocery business 215% from 2012 to 2015 Chef’n Mass Market Vibe Brand expanded into 2,200 new doors from 2012 - 2015New business resulted in Vibe Brand SKU count more than doubling in 3 yearsLed new merchandise display offerings resulting in new item placementManaged 27 field repsDirected Costco team - Sales Supports, Marketing, Operations, Product Development.

Report directly to President & CEO while leading 35 field reps. Promoted from National Accounts Manager to Vice President of Sales in 2008 Responsible for company’s largest accounts representing 57% of total company revenues. Recognized and rewarded for opening more target accounts than any other salesman at Jokari in the last 10 years, i.e. Home Depot, BJs Wholesale, Menards, Avon, Nutrisystem, HSN, Ace Hardware, True Value, Do It Best, Non Foods Marketing, Duckwall-Alco, Duane Reade, Redners, Promotions Unlimited, Gourmet Catalog Sales budget increases of 10-20% achieved or exceeded annually. Created all new merchandise display offerings including floor displays, power panels, clipstrips & shelf merchandisers (CDUs / PDQs).

August, 1996 – May, 2004 Southwest Regional Sales Manager Sales management for kitchen and housewares products sold directly to corporate retail companies and wholesale distributors. Sales accomplished primarily through a close vendor-retailer partnership as well as a network of manufacturer’s sales representatives serving an 8 state regional area. Maintaining customer assortments and offering compelling new promotional opportunities continually. Delegated sales management responsibilities through a well-organized network of 18 reps Profitably increased territory sales from $1.5 million to $10.5 million between 1996 and 2004 by effectively managing customer accounts and continually offering new and innovative productsMay, 1995 – August 1996 Regional Sales Manager for the State of Texas Responsible for the growth and sales increase of the state of Texas as well as recruitment of several new potential accounts Responsible for the delegation of sales to 6 manufacturer’s sales reps Customer service included sales & marketing strategies and advertising assistanceOctober 1994 – May 1995 Territory Sales Representative (Northeast) Responsible for the sales of regional accounts in the New York Tri-State region including Pennsylvania. Increasing sales in a mature market was the territory’s challenge. Increased sales were accomplished through a concentrated marketing effort through the customer base.April 1994 –October 1994 City Territory Sales Representative Sales territory in the greater New York City area selling directly to local retailers plus working on new accounts for increased sales.