District Sales Leader
• Responsible for a $6MM business that includes the launch of new products, growing and maintaining customers in the Seattle market for a multi-billion dollar brand.• Manage and provide leadership to a team of 9 professional sales people and ensure that sales goals are met.• Growing the district at over 105% to prior year (average growth is 101%).• Prepare and make sales presentations to key and current target customers, supporting corporate growth objectives to increase sales volume, increase product visibility and execute product promotions. • Call on 225 different customers including independents and 28 regional and national chains such as Albertsons and 7-Eleven.• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for 7-Eleven and all C Stores in our zone, responsibilities include running tradeshows and calling on field consultants.• Consistently thinking and working on innovative ways to grow the business. Successfully implemented a new shelf in Jackson’s Food Stores that was approved by the buyer to be implemented across the chains 200+ stores.