Anthony Wharton
Downingtown,PA
Summary
Accomplished leader with a proven track record at Pepsi Beverages North America, adept in driving operational excellence and spearheading transformation initiatives. Skilled in P&L management and relationship-building, I've led diverse teams to surpass KPIs and achieve significant cost savings. Expert in leveraging data-driven decision-making and strong communication to foster stakeholder partnerships and enhance organizational performance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Area Delivery Manager
Pepsi Beverages North America
Wilmington , DE
12.2024 - Current
- Manage five professionals across two locations in which we service +4K customers and over $180M in revenue and over $10M in direct labor.
- Partnership with key stakeholders in GTM, Sales, WH to tackle ambiguous goals.
- Leading Geo Box transformation within location to improve productivity and continue drive to remain competitive within the marketplace.
- Supported ratification of contract negotiations for new location to support upcoming transformation to improve productivity.
Interim Unit General Manager
Pepsi Beverages North America
Wilmington, DE
03.2024 - 12.2024
- Developed sales plans, goals, strategies and objectives to achieve team goals and revenue objectives across multiple channels which includes +3K customers.
- Customer development through external wiring with key decision makers and stakeholders to drive results.
- Coached, developed and motivated eleven professionals to achieve revenue goals.
- Lead organization presidential tour to show how my location wins as a team internally and externally with our customers.
Sales Operations Manager
Pepsi Beverages North America
Wilmington , DE
09.2022 - 03.2024
- Assisted in budget planning by forecasting future sales volumes, expenses, and revenues.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve ambiguous goals.
- $25K in cost savings vs plan through process improvements and dynamic scheduling.
- Managed five professionals across Selling and Delivery functions to drive cost effectiveness while providing best in class service throughout the marketplace.
- Top Delivery metrics (KPI) across market resulting in +10% points better than target.
Sales District Leader
Pepsi Beverages North America
Wilmington , DE
08.2017 - 09.2022
- Managed sales workforce to enhance growth across key accounts within territory.
- Work with customers to understand business needs and develop strong relationships.
- Lead territory to 30% topline growth during 2018 Philadelphia Eagles Superbowl.
Merchandiser Team Lead
Pepsi Beverages North America
Philadelphia , PA
01.2015 - 08.2017
- Coach, lead, and develop 50+ merchandisers to support our sales organization.
- Set productivity and service targets, measure performance to drive accountability, and celebrate success.
- Lead team through Beverage Tax implementation in Philadelphia.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Business Management
Delaware County Community College
Media, PA12-2016
Skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Microsoft Office
- Influence Management
- Relationship-Building Internally and Externally
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- P&L Literacy
- Problem Solving
- Process-Driven
Certification
- PEPSI Selling Certification
- Master DOT Certification
Timeline
Area Delivery Manager
Pepsi Beverages North America
12.2024 - Current
Interim Unit General Manager
Pepsi Beverages North America
03.2024 - 12.2024
Sales Operations Manager
Pepsi Beverages North America
09.2022 - 03.2024
Sales District Leader
Pepsi Beverages North America
08.2017 - 09.2022
Merchandiser Team Lead
Pepsi Beverages North America
01.2015 - 08.2017
- PEPSI Selling Certification
- Master DOT Certification
Associate of Applied Science - Business Management
Delaware County Community College
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