Zach Rickert Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Florida Area

• Currently manage a team of five Sales Consultants since the formation of the Transatlantic Spirits Division representing the Bacardi, Heaven Hill, Patron, & Ilegal Mezcal portfolios across 128 total chain retail.
• Provide sales goals, strategies, and merchandising techniques to assist the Consultants in achieving their weekly/monthly/quarterly goals.
• Continually foster and develop relationships with key account decision makers and Consultants.
• Mentor and develop Sales Consultants based on career aspirations.

• Consistently exceeded annual sales goals for responsible territory.
• Served in leadership capacity within sales team and as an informal mentor to other sales representatives and merchandisers throughout organization.
• Worked to consistently meet sales and program goals for self and sales team.
• Effective collaborator with respective account buyers in order to meet their needs, while keeping core brands on display.
• Awarded Senior Sales Consultant title in 2015.
• Provided training and mentoring in technological initiatives, on-boarding, and market review.

• Coordinated all aspects of Costa-sponsored events. Identified possible events to sponsor, negotiated contracts, drove event implementation, and measured results. Collaborated internally to deliver sponsorship and award.
• Maintained strong ties to consumer base and drove positive company image by leading Costa-sponsored events to gather feedback on products, community matters, and brand issues.
• Played key role in more than 200 large and small marketing events annually, demonstrating acute planning and resource investment skills.
• Successfully booked production and musical acts for Halifax Oyster Festival in Daytona Beach, raising $30K in 2011 for Marine Discovery Center.
• Raised more than $30K annually for charity by delivering operational and logistical support for U. of Blue concerts.

Planned all facets of 9 sports within Florida Sunshine State Games and Florida Senior Games State Championships. Led registration, drove promotional efforts, communicated sports director needs, and spearheaded event set-up/tear-down. Oversaw results tabulations and maintained appropriate governing body sanctioning. Administered sport-specific databases..

• Played active role in game-day operations and event staff management. Facilitated corporate events. Ensured upkeep of Community America Ballpark, including performing basic clubhouse manager and groundskeeper duties.
• Confidently hosted 2006 Northern League All-Star game at Community America Ballpark.