I am a Sales professional able to drive product growth, sales performance, and financial results with an empowering team-based leadership style.

• Managed assigned territory consisting of over 300 supermarkets, mass channel, dollar/value channel and pharmacy accounts.• Hired trained and supervised part time merchandising staff of over 75 responsible for merchandising all American Greetings products within assigned account space.• Developed and maintained strong working relationships with store management.• Planned and conducted account calls to increase sales of American Greetings products to achieve financial goals. • Presented sales reports to store management to show the success and profitability of our departments, with the goal of gaining continued support and best placements for all authorized programs.• Achieved “Company Pacesetter” status for consistently exceeding sales forecast, retaining merchandisers and meeting budget requirements.

• Increased and maintained sales in an established account base of ~85 independent retailers selling social expression products.• Generated new accounts by converting independent accounts from competitive social expression products to Carlton cards.• Planned and conducted established account calls and prospect account calls with the objective of increasing sales of American Greetings/Carlton card products. Reviewed space allocation for sales analysis. • Grew the territory by 44% in less than two years. • Consistently exceeded sales forecast and new business sales goals.