General Manager-Food Service Business
Current
Food Court Concessions
- Oversee all sales, business development, account management, and business operations throughout the Midwest, including employee development, sales planning, and continually working to improve key account relationships.
- Delivered a 10% YOY sales increase despite a downward spiraling economy in the heart of the great recession; drove continuous expansion and new proposal development to spur growth.
- Steadily increased business over tenure with the company, growing the total number of customers served daily to 1,000+ customers; increased revenue each year while managing the business.
- Improved efficiency and quality within the quick serve food business, resulting in the Top Ranked status among food vendors for Health, Safety, and Customer Comments.Led the sales, marketing, and account management.
- Achieved first-to-market position on a number of products and sales programs, and maintained that position despite competitors attempting to replicate those concepts.
- Captured significant cost savings leading negotiations with vendors to purchase items in bulk, as well as by purchasing extra storage to decrease time necessary to process orders per week.
Jul 2008 - Present
