Vanessa Mac Leod, Css Email & Phone Number

Northern California

Sales-driven professional with a deep commitment to the wine and spirits industry, dedicated to achieving revenue, volume, and brand goals while expanding account relationships and territory reach. I thrive in creating inclusive, collaborative environments where diverse ideas and backgrounds are valued. Leveraging in-depth product knowledge, I support customers and foster brand engagement through strategic account management and impactful events.In my role, I’m focused on building long-term relationships by consulting closely with clients, nurturing established accounts, and generating new growth opportunities. I approach each day with a plan to maximize client satisfaction through proactive account visits, collaborative problem-solving, and engaging tastings, trainings, and other brand-building activities.

In charge of the bar operations on-site to ensure the best service to high-profile clients. Manage and coordinate staff working in a bar. Execute and impress clients and their guests with thoughtfully crafted cocktails. Train team to be prepared to deliver a VIP experience to every single person. Establish positive relationships with on-site party planners, food caterers, and private assistants; maintain professionalism always.

Alameda, California

Establish and maintain relationships with distributors.• Collaborate to establish distributor objectives and priorities, annual programming calendar, collateral needs, sales incentives, and target account lists.• Develop, implement and manage agreed-upon Key Performance Indicators with distributors for on-premise, off-premise, and local grocery chains to ensure brand focus.• Monitor and achieve volume objectives for the market and monitor Key Performance Indicator results.• Compile sales and activations reports to track and update on progress towards goals/objectives. •Call on local grocery chains and both on and off-premise accounts and develop strategies around each channel• Identify, develop and propose strategic opportunities throughout the year that are consistent with brand positioning strategy.• Build the brand, develop relationships, sell distribution, and coordinate programs within customers on and off-premise and local grocery chains• Conduct trade tastings and sales training for sales forces and account staff.• Conduct off-site tastings and events as needed.• Call on key customers directly and be visible and active in the key markets.

Oakland, California

• On-premise retail sale refers to the selling of alcoholic beverages for consumption at the site of the sale• Call on 100+ accounts ranging from Restaurants, Bars, Cafes, Clubs, and Hotels in Oakland, CA.• Develop positive relationships with customers, co-workers, and suppliers. • Attain distribution of new and existing products, as well as, continued emphasis of current brands in the areas of sizes and brand extension. • Keep customers current on changes in pricing, including start/return/end of sales. • Prepare reports, which include product distribution and positioning, display tracking, target accounts for specific products, and sales expenses. • Set up, run, and attend On Premise promotions and tastings using merchandising materials and creative staff/consumer incentive. • Sell/maintain products On Premise. • Strive to continually overtake the competition on every level, individually and as a team with other members of the division/company.

Walnut Creek, Ca

"To be the best and most respected wholesale distributor of alcoholic beverages in the United States"Responsible for servicing and merchandising accounts, along with planning monthly, weekly and daily executions.

Rancho Mirage & Walnut Creek, Ca

“We are truly glad you are here and we will do everything we can to make you want to come back.”Responsible for the development (training) and performance of the front of house hospitality staff. Ensured that guests enjoy a memorable experience by demonstrating and empowering the staff to live up to the company message. To be a skillful planner with knowledge of basic business fundamentals, along with knowing the food inside and out. Strong communication skills with the ability to resolve conflicts in a high volume setting.

Palm Desert, Ca

Help guide guest through over 800 wines and champagnes from around the world and pair them with their meal.

Biological And Biomedical Sciences, 3.87Gpa

Activities and Societies: MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) club member and program member. http://mesa.ucop.edu.

Associate Of Science - As, Cell Biology And Anatomy

Biochemistry And Molecular Biology