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• Manage assigned accounts and establish close working relationships with key strategic partners• Performed quantitative and qualitative primary research to develop and evaluate products and services• Identify new business opportunities within existing account base• Develop, design and produce marketing materials used to generate leads from the client's database• Educate new customers on current company products and services• Partner with technical support team to ensure… Show more • Manage assigned accounts and establish close working relationships with key strategic partners• Performed quantitative and qualitative primary research to develop and evaluate products and services• Identify new business opportunities within existing account base• Develop, design and produce marketing materials used to generate leads from the client's database• Educate new customers on current company products and services• Partner with technical support team to ensure customer satisfaction Show less

Taught students with emotional impairments and assisted students, individually and in groups, with lesson assignments to present and reinforce learning concepts. Interim employment during downturn in job market.

Contributed to company success by driving revenue, increasing sales and gaining distribution for Panasonic Batteries in the food and drug class of trade. Managed the Meijer, Biggs and Fleming accounts and was successful in gaining new distribution in Aldi, Thrifty White, Dierbergs, Schnucks and Hobby Lobby.

Managed a broker sales force increasing sales of toaster pastries and snack bars across a 5 state region.Developed and executed annual sales plans and strategies for the Midwest Region.Conducted monthly meetings with Broker Sales Force to present promotion activity, new product introductions, display execution objectives, improved display selling techniques and sales aids and/or other training as required.

Managed grocery accounts in Northwest Indiana. Promoted to manage Jewel Foods, the number 1 account in Chicago. Through creative and innovative marketing approaches increased account sales by 5% annually