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Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Or, Us

Burlington, Massachusetts, Us

Wilsonville, Oregon, Us

• Analyze and leverage data within key business measures to determine future business growth opportunities. • Effectively sold programming to American Market Chain which contributed to year over year sales growth of 25%.• Develop positive, long term relationships with accounts to enhance the reputation of Columbia Distributing and support future business growth.• Work with individual suppliers to achieve mutual business targets, coordinate specialized marketing programs and confirm all partners understand profit and volume strategies.• Work with district managers to grow our Core 12 categories in high volume convenience stores.• Present key business information across all Sales Teams, trade channels and product groups.• Monitor external and internal pricing programs and initiate/suggest changes to ensure category competitiveness.• Work with the pricing analyst to ensure accuracy of new items and pricing from our suppliers.• Partner with senior leadership to create, publish, and track all monthly incentives.• Develop and maintain positive, cooperative, and team-oriented relationships with co-workers, supervisors and managers.

Wilsonville, Oregon, Us

• Managed a sales territory consisting of 5 sales reps and 1 sales associate to $8.6 million in revenue, contributing to increases of $400K in revenue and 11K case growth year over year.• Recruited, trained, supervised and evaluated sales representatives to ensure execution of company goals and initiatives.• Executed monthly focus plan objectives, attained corporate and supplier goals which included volume, revenue, distribution, placement and promotional activity.• Analyzed available information sources and presented data to team in small and large group presentations to drive improved performance within sales team and the retail trade.• Responsible for growing the very competitive energy drink category and achieving sales targets.• Actively engaged and educated consumers on the energy drink market, specifically with regards to the profit and growth with Red Bull as the leading brand in the energy drink market.

Wilsonville, Oregon, Us

• Effectively sold, rotated and merchandised the Red Bull portfolio in all assigned accounts.• Increased sales by 8% over prior year, above annual market growth of 5%.• Ensured Perfect Store Standards with quality execution and retailer satisfaction.• Responsible for managing inventory within store and maintaining future inventory through proper ordering.• Developed and maintained successful relationships with management, receivers, and employees at all accounts.• Drove sales in all high traffic accounts by executing retail program planning, selling in incremental displays and company initiatives in assigned territory.

• Consistently met and exceeded monthly sales and marketing goals by promoting and selling company products and services through needs based selling.• Responsible for creating, meeting, and exceeding annual business plan.• Trained, motivated, developed and coached a team of new and existing employees.• Responsible for establishing and maintaining multiple successful body shop and insurance business relationships.• Prepared and processed rental transactions accurately.• Effectively communicated rental agreements to customers.• Provided personalized and exceptional rental experiences to all customers.• Responded to all customer inquiries and concerns in a professional and friendly manner both on the telephone and in person.• Prepared and verified daily cash reconciliations and operational reports for branch.

• Officiated adult basketball games.• Functioned successfully in a fast-paced, stressful and challenging environment.• Worked in mediation and conflict management.

• Assisted two senior loan officers in preparing mortgage applications and locating lending programs.• Monitored the status of loans and ensured compliance with financialpolicies.

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• Assisted delivery driver on assigned route, delivering and merchandising company’s products in a safe, timely and professional manner.• Communicated daily with accounts in order to accommodate the needs of their individual businesses.• Demonstrated ability to meet required deadlines by delivering products to businesses within specific time frames. • Responsible for safely driving company vehicle distributing merchandise to individual businesses, covering a geographic area ranging from the Oregon coast to The Dalles.