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Ryder Farrell

Tukwila,WA

Summary

Dedicated sale professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Skilled educator, public speaker, employee motivator, key account manager and relationship builder.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Spirits Specialist

NW Beverages
04.2017 - Current

Multi-faceted role that focuses on building relationships, education, key account management, event planning, independent sales calls, work-with's and brand management to increase overall spirits sales in company.

  • Successfully increased overall spirits sales in company every year since hired
  • Large percentage of time is tasked with increasing on-prem sales, working directly with accounts and managing sales reps to guide in increasing sales. 2022 yielded 23% growth over previous year.
  • Personally built 9 of top 10 highest volume on-premise account in company
  • Foremost authority of all brands in portfolio and can educate brand marketing story as well as all technical aspects of brands and relevant spirits categories.
  • Conduct staff trainings, sales force trainings, online education, speak/educate at company sales meetings.
  • Frequently travels to other markets, working with sales teams to identify opportunities, educate sales force and conduct work with sale representatives
  • Works along side with VP of Wine & Spirits to develop and execute strategic plan to maximize sale for company
  • Calls on off-prem accounts at store level and works with chain managers to pitch major chain buyers.
  • Guides sales reps and managers on brand priorities, and specific items to pitch.
  • Maintains supplier relationships and participates in ABP's.
  • Seeks out and advises on every brand that comes seeking distribution with our company

Regional Spirits Specialist

Click Wholesale
02.2015 - 04.2017
  • Multi-faceted role that focuses on building relationships, education, key account management, event planning and brand management to increase overall spirits sales in company.
  • Successfully has increased overall spirits sales in company every year since hired.
  • Foremost authority of all brands in portfolio and can educate brand marketing story as well as all technical aspects of brands and relevant spirits categories.
  • Conduct staff trainings, sales force trainings, online education and speak/educate at full company sales meetings and smaller channel of trade team meetings.
  • On-prem focused position, biggest percentage of time in market was spent increasing sales in list of high priority and high visible accounts mostly in Seattle market.
  • Successfully increased on-prem sale every year since hired

Brand Ambassador

Bull Run Distillery
05.2014 - 02.2015
  • Spirit ambassador for Bull Run in Washington state.
  • Participate in trade events and lead tastings to promote product.
  • Plan and execute events for distillery.
  • Increased brand awareness through event marketing, demonstrations, sales, and brand promotion

Wine & Spirits Sales Representative

A&B Imports
01.2013 - 02.2015
  • Spirit and wine distributer for on and off premise businesses.
  • Hired as spirit lead to increase sales and placements of spirit portfolio.
  • Required to build accounts and increase sales of existing accounts each month.
  • Act as expert and ambassador of spirits portfolio for other sales representative in their accounts.
  • Called on and sold wine & spirits to on-premise accounts

Skills

  • Education, public speaking and training
  • Solution oriented
  • New business opportunities
  • Sales expertise
  • Product knowledge
  • Spirits expert
  • Customer Complaint Resolution
  • Account and Territory Management
  • Consultative Sales Approach
  • Client Relationship-Building
  • Self-starter

Hobbies

Mountaineering - successful summits of Mount Rainier, Baker and Helen's.

Advanced open water scuba diver

Downhill skiing and backcountry skiing


Timeline

Spirits Specialist

NW Beverages
04.2017 - Current

Regional Spirits Specialist

Click Wholesale
02.2015 - 04.2017

Brand Ambassador

Bull Run Distillery
05.2014 - 02.2015

Wine & Spirits Sales Representative

A&B Imports
01.2013 - 02.2015
Ryder Farrell