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Brooke Davis

Clearwater,FL

Summary

Sales Professional with over 8 years of experience in the natural food industry, including 5 years in Retail and 3 years in Foodservice. Proven ability to engage foodservice operators, deliver impactful sales presentations, and expand the market for natural products in away-from-home settings. Skilled at creating personalized communications and fostering long-term business relationships.

Passionate about providing exceptional service, being a collaborative team player, and growing natural food products in the Foodservice sector.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Sales - Southeast

Rooted Food Sales
(Remote)
06.2022 - Current

Company Reorganization/ Title Realignment: Maintained consistent job responsibilities as outlined below.

Regional Sales Manager - Southeast

Rooted Food Sales
(Remote)
06.2021 - 06.2022
  • Successfully expanded market reach for natural products across diverse Foodservice channels within the Southeast territory.
  • Hunting new business opportunities with the goal of building long lasting partnerships.
  • Open, manage and grow with key distribution partners across all the channels we cover.
  • Negotiated contracts with vendors, suppliers, distributors and other businesses.
  • Created and delivered impactful sales presentations to close deals.
  • Currently built & managed 800,000 book of buisness for brands. (Underestimated due to brand turnover.)
  • Extra: built and managed all marketing material for the Rooted organization through Adobe Acrobat. (Ex. sales images, selling material, decks, catalog.)

Sales Manager - East

Base Culture
Clearwater, FL
06.2018 - 06.2021
  • Communicated product lines with key retailers by creating and presenting sales presentations.
  • Managed, supported and grew business relationships with existing accounts and developed strategies to increase sales and revenue.
  • Monitored customer buying trends, market conditions and competitor actions to adjust strategies and achieve sales goals.
  • Identified profitable business leads and built pipeline of prospective customers.
  • Increased annual revenue from $500,000 to $11,500,000 on a three-person sales team (2017-2020).

Sales Manager - Natural Independant's

Base Culture
Clearwater, FL
01.2017 - 06.2018
  • Communicated product lines to natural independent retailers by creating and presenting sales presentations.
  • Assisted the Marketing Team with building promotional tools (Sell Sheets, Coupons.)
  • Planned and executed our participation in Natural Product Industry buying Shows to increase brand recognition and sales

Sales and Marketing Intern

Base Culture
Clearwater, FL
06.2016 - 12.2016
  • Supported and contributed to various Marketing and Sales initiatives.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Marketing

University Of South Florida

Skills

  • Communication: Presentation skills, email correspondence
  • Interpersonal Skills: Active listening, empathy, relationship building
  • Software Proficiency: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Acrobat Adobe, HubSpot
  • Time Management: Prioritization, multitasking, meeting deadlines
  • Detail-Oriented: Accuracy, attention to detail, thoroughness
  • Adaptability: Flexibility, resilience, willingness to learn
  • Sales Hunting: Continuously developing pipeline with new leads

Notable Deal Closures (Rooted)

  • QSRs: Clean Juice, Pura Vida Miami
  • Travel: Travel Traders, Paradise Lagadere
  • College/University: Vanderbilt University, University of Tampa, University of Central Florida, University of South Florida, LSU, University of Miami, University of Georgia
  • Distributors: Sysco, US Foods, What Chefs Want!, CoreMark

Timeline

Director of Sales - Southeast

Rooted Food Sales
06.2022 - Current

Regional Sales Manager - Southeast

Rooted Food Sales
06.2021 - 06.2022

Sales Manager - East

Base Culture
06.2018 - 06.2021

Sales Manager - Natural Independant's

Base Culture
01.2017 - 06.2018

Sales and Marketing Intern

Base Culture
06.2016 - 12.2016

Bachelor of Science - Marketing

University Of South Florida
Brooke Davis