-Maintain and support 45 large volume accounts throughout Chicago-Conduct weekly sales calls to assess customer needs and maintain rapport -YTD increased route 422's gross profit by 8.5% despite COVID, supply chain and inventory constraints -Pitch and introduce new items to clients backed with IRI data/market reports to maintain market domination within each account-Execute and achieve  monthly business objectives to contribute to volume and points of distribution -Collaborate with suppliers and buyers to ensure compliance with corporate programming and mandates

-Manage the beer purchasing more than 400 diverse accounts, from dive bars and fast food, to luxury hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants -Salesman of the month nominee for June and December 2019-Assist and collaborate with the largest alcohol suppliers in the world, including Miller/Coors, Constellation Brands and Heineken USA-Leverage IRI data, signage and sampling’s to push volume and hit individual and house goals -Coordinate, plan and execute special events promoting supplier partner’s products and innovation

-Coordinate beverage programs for large scale, nationwide buyers including Costco, Sam’s Club and Cost Plus -Schedule dock times to ensure an easy delivery-Pitch new and innovative products to buyers

-Managed the Harbor Orange County business unit that accounted for 750,000 cases and more than $5 million in revenue in 2017-Increased cases per stop in 2017 by .5 CE by pushing case quantity deals-Maintained a perfect order score of 98.5% across 33,000 yearly deliveries for 1,500 accounts-Produce and analyze key performance indicator (KPI) reports to determine areas of improvement-Collaborate with logistics, warehouse and local supervisors to ensure efficiency and client satisfactionPitch products to on and off premise accounts based on style, pricing and velocity

-Owned the single-day sales record in my first quarter with the company-Pitched C-suite executives on being featured in Guerrero Howe's trade publications -Collaborated with editors and externally with executives to ensure appropriate tone of each article-Revised and nuance copy to exclude private information and comply with public relations-Negotiated with executives' vendors to create sponsorship packages to subsidize production costsSync Magazine is a technology leadership platform documenting the work, careers and strategies of today's prominent tech executives. We recognize these thought leaders and promote their best practices and discuss the big ideas in technology across multiple industries.

-Collaborated with sales and clients to identify appropriate ad locations based on client’s desired viewership and targeting-Communicated sales expectations, sudden ad movement and deadlines to operations team-Revised campaigns and ad presence per changing client impression and targeting requirements-Ensured seasonal and date-sensitive artwork throughout Chicago is posted and dismounted in a timely manner -Rearranged ads of competing clients to avoid conflict of interest-Created, verified and published weekly posting reports for operations and sales teams

-Oversaw projects for multiple branding and product launch campaigns for vAuto, a division of AutoTrader Group-Managed client marketing budget of more than $1,000,000 -Devised, created and distributed a dimensional mail piece that won a 2013 Chicago BMA Tower Award (bronze)-Coordinated RFP process and executed vAuto’s yearly tradeshow booth that exceeded sales goals by 200%-Prepared, revised and submitted monthly print and banner advertisements totaling more than $250,000 per year-Scheduled and conducted project kick-offs, internal reviews and client pitches

-Attended Groupon Academy to learn writing voice and protocol-Completed write-ups under deadline for managerial review-Amended future write-ups according to feedback

-Wrote stories and news releases for California Winter League Web site and local media-Traveled Coachella Valley promoting advertising and partnership opportunities to local businesses-Scheduled national anthem singers, first pitch, and color guard for games-Managed special events with corporate partners-Promoted league and league merchandise to residents at weekly street fair-Edited and delivered public address announcements during games-Provided color commentary during games-Contributed to the success of the inaugural season of California Winter League baseball

-Published an article for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race weekend program-Compiled research and data for the implementation of “Racing 101”-Edited copy for Kansas Speedway Web site-Wrote news releases and stories for Kansas Speedway public relations team-Created a newsletter for corporate sponsors-Revised and updated Web and print advertisements -Helped race weekend operations run smoothly