Director Of Sales And Business Development
CurrentResponsible for all decisions and planning for sales, marketing, and promotion of fine wine, craft.Mentored and guided a team of 21 sales managers, 3 wine specialists, 92 account managers, 59.Orchestrated the growth of sales department from 55 to over 175 employees while establishing a competitive sales force by offering aggressive compensation, desirable benefits packages, and performance-driven sales incentive programs.Oversaw sales execution of over 6000 individual SKUs, including wine, beer, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages.Redesigned complete sales department structure which led to increased annual sales from $56.2.Analyzed sales routes, territories, and responsibilities to ensure efficient use of time and resources.Recruited, trained, coached and mentored sales managers and sales associates.Improved sales policies and practices, defined the sales cycle, created accurate job descriptions and developed standards for customer relationship management.Created imperial beverage "go to market" strategy, created and developed the internal culture of the sales team.Planned and executed weekly performance meetings and monthly sales meetings.