Brian Yeager
SEATTLE
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Fine Wine Specialist
Solea Imports
01.2024 - Current
- Responsible for all Solea wine sales in Washington State
- Trained new team members on product knowledge, sales strategies, and exceptional customer service techniques.
- Promote and sell wine to businesses and Customers, including but not limited to Restaurants, bars, hotels, and retail stores in Washington State.
- Cultivate, build, and maintain client relationships with great detail and attention.
- Managed inventory effectively, maintaining optimal stock levels while minimizing spoilage and waste.
- Handled questions and concerns skillfully and redirected customers toward higher profit items to increase per-ticket revenue.
- Organized routine and special event orders to keep adequate inventory for forecasted needs.
- Managed accounts to retain existing relationships and grow share of business.
- Set up wine tastings to bring in business and promote special offerings.
- Listened to customer needs and desires to identify and recommend optimal products.
Food Bank Manager
Byrd Barr Place
03.2020 - 08.2022
- Manage the distribution of over forty-thousand pounds of food to four thousand clients per month
- Recruit, manage, sustain and motivate and volunteer engagement
- Recruit, hire and manage AmeriCorps recipients
- Cultivate and maintain partnerships with small local farmers
- Acquire and Manage grants at the Local, State, and Federal levels
- Responsible for detailed monthly and yearly reporting at the local, State, and Federal levels
- Responsible for numerous formal and informal community outreach programs
- Oversee fundraising events and food drives
- Managed National Guard support crew for eighteen months through pandemic
- Oversaw and managed three Covid vaccination sites
- Manage two food bank relocation projects
- Managed five school pantry programs K-12
- Active member of the Seattle Food Executive Committee, Seattle Bulk Buy Committee, SFC website development committee, and much more.
- Coached and mentored staff to improve job performance, resulting in higher productivity and employee retention.
Lead Sales Associate
Charles Smith Wines/ K Vintners / Wines of Substance
02.2015 - 04.2018
- Trained new team members on product knowledge, sales strategies, and exceptional customer service techniques.
- Managed inventory effectively, maintaining optimal stock levels while minimizing spoilage and waste.
- Improved overall store appearance by designing visually appealing merchandising displays that showcased high-quality wine offerings.
- Enhanced employee knowledge and skills by conducting regular staff training sessions on topics such as international wine regions, winemaking processes, and food pairing techniques.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Humanities
University of North Texas
Denton, TX01.2002
Skills
- Sales and marketing strategies
- Strong Networking Abilities
- Special Events
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Customer Service
- Wine List Development
Volunteer Experience
- 05/01/2012, Current, Jewish Family Services-Home, jfsseattle.org, Mainly focusing on homebound clients and their needs
- 03/01/2011, 01/01/2012, Bailey Boushey House, Bailey-Boushay House | Seattle HIV/AIDS Care, Assisted with group outings and adventure
Music and Art.
I enjoy creating music and art. I have toured the world doing both.
Timeline
Fine Wine Specialist
Solea Imports
01.2024 - Current
Food Bank Manager
Byrd Barr Place
03.2020 - 08.2022
Lead Sales Associate
Charles Smith Wines/ K Vintners / Wines of Substance
02.2015 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Humanities
University of North Texas
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