Tami Dunlap Email & Phone Number

4000 Dahlia St, Denver, Co 80216

Marketed and sold a wide range of gourmet food products from a vast number of producers and manufacturers to wholesale and retail food businesses.• Top product penetration specialist• Grew Stanislaus product sales by 17% at my distributors.• Managed state school bids and increased sales by 32% my first year.

Greater Denver Area

Recommended to Sysco via former manager. Hired to open new territory while managing existing accounts, consulting extensively with general managers of small chain restaurants and independently owned restaurants. Reported to District Sales Manager.-- Maintained comprehensive knowledge of 17,000 stocked products in 11 categories.-- Achieved goals for sales quotas, broker promotions, special orders, growth rate, margins, and sales reporting. Developed custom catalogs for clients to expedite purchasing process. -- Grew account base from 2 to 22, maintaining 97% account retention rate; zero losses due to competition. -- Doubled territory sales revenues within two years. Achieved sales of $3.4 million in 2008, $3.7 in 2009, and $3.88 million during tenure in position. Maintained 14% or more gross profits.-- Selected by training department to train and motivate new sales and marketing associates. Trained and mentored 30 new hires with training periods of up to 6 months.-- Earned “Corporate Chairman’s Club Award,” “President’s Club Award,” “Torchbearer’s Award” and “Marketing Associate of the Year.”

Greater Denver Area

Supported sales, customer service, training at an events-driven restaurant with 50 employees.-- Ensured customer satisfaction at events with up to 1000 guests and VIPS attending local, regional, and national sports events, political events, and concerts at the Pepsi Center.-- Performed inventory control, reconciling daily receipts, trouble shooting cost areas, budgets and staff training.-- Generated >$100,000 in annual event sales of banquets, weddings, class reunions and corporate functions.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Led sales of exclusive “by invitation only” country club memberships with value of $11,000 to $26,000; produced annualized sales of $1.8 million plus renewals / recurring revenues.-- Managed sales forecasting; achieved prepared sales plan and budget.-- Worked with high net worth clientele, including physicians, surgeons, attorneys, wealth management professionals, health insurance executives, and entrepreneurs in a wide range of businesses. -- Increased Member Retention to 6th in the company from a ranking of 30th through attentive account servicing and VIP service. -- Optimized event sales / PR. Designed promotional items, used digital photography skills, and wrote and distributed press releases.-- Represented ClubCorp at community functions, tradeshows, and meetings to promote the Club and heighten public awareness of the Club. -- Served as backup to Banquet Director during extended leave of absence, managing a staff of 40.-- Offered relocation to Texas following business reorganization.