Thom Brittenham Email & Phone Number

Midwest

Servant leader, both internally and externally, partnering for success in profitability in wholesale and retail sales. Expertise with wholesalers. Special emphasis with Associated Wholesale Grocers and its five divisions in the midwest. Responsibilities include builiding and cultivating relationships, driving distribution and sales, managing budgets, presenting and selling new items to key store groups in the region. Working closely with brand management team to provide insights and direction for sausage brands. • Fluidly navigate various programs to create annual sales plan and forecast to promote the sales of Land O' Frost lunch meat and premium sausage brands.• Monitor and project annual sales, with ability and autonomy to make strategic directional decisions for the success of the brands. Utilizing various sales reporting/forecasting/promotional programs. • Work with AWG buyer to properly forecast and purchase sausage and hotdog brands for promotional events and turn business to ensure no shortages and limited shrink.Memberships:-Sausage Matrix Team member-driving efficiencies and success within our sausage brands.-Nebraska Grocery Industry Association associate board member.Awards:-Presidents Sales Award 2017.-Land O Frost Spirit Of Leadership Award Winner: Q2 2018, Q4 2019, Q2 2020, Q3 2020.

Midwest

Sales leader, growing existing relationships, while developing new one's with key stakeholders within region. Creating an environment of collaboration for success in profitability in wholesale and retail sales. -Fluidly navigate various programs to create annual sales plan and forecast to promote the sales of Land O' Frost lunch meat, as well as its family of premium sausage and hot dog brands, which includes Wimmer's, Ambassador, and Fairbury, for Associated Wholesale Grocers, Super Valu Green Bay, Super Value Stephens Point and Certco. -Utilize sales programs to monitor and project annual sales, with ability and autonomy to make strategic directional decisions for the success of the brands.-Expertise working with Associated Wholesale Grocers and key retail advertising groups within each of the following divisions: Nebraska, Kansas City, Springfield, and Great Lakes.-Work closely with key retail store groups and stakeholders within Certco Madison, Super Valu Green Bay.-Serve our broker network within region of responsibility to execute sales and marketing plan and hold accountable for success annually across multiple brands.- Key negotiator for international food service sausage sales to key customers in Asia. -Work with buyer to properly forecast and purchase sausage and hotdog brands for promotional events and turn business to ensure no shortages and limited shrink.

Omaha-Central Nebraska

- Servant leader to retail staff of 97 employee's through integration of ALLTEL Wireless to Verizon Wireless.- Accountable for customer growth, retention, revenue generation and excellent customer experience within retail environment.- Increased new business sales 20% from January 2010 to August 2010.- Improved customer retail store experience by 15% from January to Aug 2010.- Responsible for hiring, training, coaching, leadership development and cultural integration.

Lincoln, Nebraska/Western Nebraska

- Led staff of 127 sales and service employee's in ten retail stores throughout Nebraska.- Sales leader, consistently top sales team within region, achieving top 10% of all sales teams nationally.- Successfully managed union workforce of 27.- Integrated/trained Cellular One employee's into ALLTEL.- Increased market share within region.- Improved customer service rating/experience within retail stores.- Developed quarterly training concept implemented across region.- Coached retail sales leaders at store level for success.- ALLTEL President's award winner two years and Gold Circle winner.

Lincoln, Nebraska

- Led retail and business sales teams.- Directly responsible for union workforce within wireless environment.- Identified sales leaders. Hired, trained and coached employee's to exceed goals.- Exceeded sales targets 22/24 months.- Lead retail expansion within Lincoln.- Integral part of conversion team reviewing processes and procedures leading up to ALLTEL conversion.