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Medley, Florida, Us

Responsible for developing MOWI branded fresh fish skin pack customer base throughout the United States. Responsibility includes managing broker network assigned to the accounts, developing new business and building on existing business. Major Retailer Responsibilities: Safeway / Albertsons divisions in the West, Jewel, Associated Wholesale Grocers (all divisions), UNFI (all divisions throughout the US), Brookshire Grocery, Schnucks, Save a Lot, HyVee, Savemart, Raleys, WINCO, and all independent retailers in the Midwest and West. Also responsible for working with 3rd party distributors throughout the Midwest and West.

Conestoga, Pa, Us

Responsible for development of new business in the Midwest, Southwest and Northern Plains for Turkey Hill. Primary responsibilities includes building effective business models to gain distribution and build sales for Turkey Hill Ice Cream. Also responsible for P&L Management, Broker Management, Shopper Marketing Programming, Forecasting, and Presentations. Positioned Turkey Hill as one of the largest Premium Ice Cream Brands in most Midwest Markets within 3 years. Led the change in consumer behavior on where Premium Ice Cream is purchased, and helped turn around retailer profitability in a category that had been decimated by other national brands. Built, Negotiated and Managed Business Models that resulted in roughly $41M annual sales.Major Retailer Responsibilities: Associated Wholesale Grocers, Walmart, Albertsons Safeway, Schnucks, Dierbergs, Winco, Bashas, HyVee, HEB, Target, and all other Midwest and West grocery channel locations.

Marshall, Minnesota, Us

Responsible for Sales Growth of total Schwans Portfolio (Bakery, Deli, Grocery and Frozen Food) for 70 key retail groups in the Midwest and West. Responsible for managing broker network in Midwest and building detailed business plans for each major customer while maintaining P&L integrity for roughly $127M annual revenue.Primary accounts include Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), Spartan, Meijer, Roundy's, Schnucks, SuperValu, Albertsons, and HyVee

Marshall, Minnesota, Us

Responsible for sales growth of all Bakery (Pies and Desserts), Deli (Desserts and New Formats) and Grocery (Pizza Crusts) for all retailers in the Midwest and West.Responsibility includes managing Acosta broker network assigned to the accounts, developing new business, and building on existing business.Major Retailer Responsibilities: Target, Associated Wholesale Grocers (All Divisions), Associated Foods, UNFI (All Divisions), HyVee, Meijer, Winco, Spartan, Central Grocers, Certco, Roundys, SuperValu, Albertsons, Safeway, all Independents in the Midwest and West.

Develop and Launch national branded deli style lunch meat for the meat department. Also built distribution for the Fiorucci brand of Italian Meats for the Deli Department across the entire Midwest. Recruit and develop broker network in all US markets. Lead development of retailer level sales and marketing support, resulting in a gain of 10 to 15 share of the packaged lunch meat category in less than 1 year. Created all strategic programs for all retailers in the US; oversee all account P&L management, new product rollouts, and new item distribution negotiations with retailers. Account Responsibility includes SuperValu, Meijer, Jewel, HyVee, AWG (all divisions), Kroger, and several others including all Midwest Independent Distributors and Retailers.Managed 17 Broker Networks across the US.

Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, Us

Provide P&L management for annual $24.3M sales and marketing budget. Train and manage 8 Business Managers and direct Broker networks for Midwest region. Participate in development of key sales positions for retail accounts in 15-state region, as well as regional sales and marketing programs. Draft initiatives to expedite 40% sales gains, distribution gains on all products, market share wins from competition, and brand building. Create and launch as many as 8 strategic programs on annual basis. Oversee client relationship development, account management, product rollouts, and contract negotiations. Participate in product development, sales and marketing strategies, cross-promoting partnerships, and production plans on scale of next 1, 3, and 5 yearsRetailer Responsibilities: Associatied Wholesale Grocers, HyVee, Fareway, Nash Finch and all Midwest Independents, plus Topco for Private Label.

San Leandro, California, Us

Developed existing retail accounts through creative displays and promotions. Developed new accounts / routes.Led sales team for the St Louis Market for 2 years in sales.