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As Western US Director; manage and develop Customer sales and marketing programs for products manufactured by Valor Brands LLC, which included Private Label and Branded Disposable Baby Diaper and Pants. Manage current customer base and pioneer new business opportunities. Provide leadership in managing sales and marketing plans for regional accounts.

• A strategic team-driven and people oriented sales leader with a 16-year proven record of success in the non food retail business. Proven ability with managing national and regional Grocery, Mass and Drug retailers and.
• Managed $31 M (194 items) for national and regional accounts while improving account margins and kept SG&A and Marketing Funds within budget.
• Achieved $5 million in incremental sales with Supervalu Own Brand Infant business.
• Awarded Supervalu Infant Care, External Feminine, and Incontinent business in 2007.
• Developed productive relationships with key senior Supervalu management team members.
• Sold in incremental and new $3.5 million Ultra Diaper program to Sav-A-Lot.

Provided leadership in managing sales and marketing plans for large national and regional Customers including; Supervalu Inc, Albertson’s, Nash Finch, Western Family, Longs Drugs, Shaws, Bi Mart, Save-A-lot, and McLane Co. Developed and oversaw business plan volumes, sales forecasting, and overall profit targets for national and regional accounts. Managed.

• Managed sales operations, strategic and financial planning of products manufactured by Paragon Trade Brands which included Private Label Disposable Baby Diaper and Pants, Feminine Care and Adult Incontinent products.
• Achieved $50 million in absorbent product sales.
• Provided leadership for several key accounts including Albertson’s, American Stores, Smiths Food & Drug, King Soopers, Fry’s, Basha’s, City Markets, Associated Food Stores (5 Divisions), Fleming (2 Divisions) and.
• Managed $4.5 million annual marketing budget.
• Increased customer profitability over 50% by planning and executing programs.

Managed sales operations, strategic and financial planning of products manufactured byParagon Trade Brands which included Private Label Disposable Baby Diaper and Pants, Feminine Care and Adult Incontinent products. Managed $50 million in absorbent product sales. Provided leadership for several key accounts including Albertsons, American Stores, Smith’s.

Successfully managed sales of Private Label Baby Diaper and Pants, marketing operations, and business planning for the Rocky Mountain Region.Managed Broker network for 6 Regional Accounts.Increased Private Label infant segment sales 15% at Smith’s Food and Drug during 1992.Weyerhaeuser spun off the Personal Care Products Division as an IPO to Paragon Trade.

Developed and Managed operations, sales, marketing, finance, and program development for local fitness Company.Opened and operated 3 fitness locations in Salt Lake City, UT area with $1.5 M in annual revenue.Developed 1st Corporate fitness programs in Salt Lake City, UT area.