Results-focused professional with a strong background in management, marketing, and sales. Dedicated to enhancing skill sets and making impactful contributions to the organization.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Bussiness Development Manager - Prepared Foods
Boar's Head
Sarasota, FL
04.2023 - Current
Analyzed data to determine industry and consumer trends.
Collaborated with suppliers to determine strategies for improving sales and profit.
Developed exit strategies to quickly remove unsuccessful products.
Leveraged trends in customer industries/marketplaces through effective research to shape solutions and approaches.
Collaborated with sales teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities for each product category.
Used forecasting methods to determine product demand.
Oversaw budgeting for new categories to increase spending under management.
Designed positioning plans for product categories to maximize visibility.
Utilized strategic and forward-thinking business techniques to maximize turnover.
Maintained records of item cost, retail and gross profit and margin dollars to determine category sales and gross profit results.
Managed partner accounts from inception to completion, delivering high-level presentations on prepared foods and collaborating with sales teams to implement strategic vision and playbook strategy for successful field execution.
Business Development Manager
The Boar’s Head Brand
01.2019 - 04.2023
Developed short-term and long-term vision and strategy to achieve targeted sales objectives.
Prospected, identified, and nurtured customer connections to boost sales of product lines and solutions.
Managed deli communication, promotions, and budget for Sprouts supermarket nationally to all partner distributors.
Growth goals accomplished through biannual planning with joint business partners.
Collaborated with both internal and external marketing teams to effectively implement and drive the national strategy.
Enhance incremental sales by successfully executing seasonal promotional programs.
Successfully executed strategies aligned with the Sprouts Vision, driving increased customer engagement and foot traffic to the deli.
Developed and executed the Boar’s Head playbook for Sprouts, incorporating proven strategies and non-negotiable guidelines.
Collaborated effectively with Sprouts executives in high-level meetings to discuss annual sales goals/tactics and strategic planning.
Business Support Manager
01.2018 - 07.2019
Responsible for the in-store execution and leadership of 14 local purveyors who distribute the brand portfolio
Review monthly comp sales, national marketing strategy, and compliance with each purveyor to ensure strategy is being executed
Monitor and execute national (grocery) retail playbook (go to business) with assigned purveyors
Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly meeting to make sure alignment is on point with expectations and goals to meet
Monitor monthly sales/planned budget for upcoming periods.
Area Marketing Manager
Coca-Cola North America
01.2016 - 06.2018
Manage Hubert’s Lemonade marketing activity in Central and South Florida with tools to measure and track accountability, including 200k budget, product, and assets inventory
Divisional reporting inclusive of market level activity through: monthly recaps, execution insights, key learnings, best practices, team coaching and follow-up
Coach and motivate a team of 15 part-time/full-time employees in Tampa, Orlando, and Miami to meet monthly deliverables and ensure adherence to the program goals
Regular interfacings with the local and regional sales teams to ensure the local field marketing activities align with sales programs and incentives
Oversee fluid, ongoing field marketing activity throughout all activation markets in Florida to include a mix of: Event, guerilla and in-store sampling, local influencer, food truck, and strategic partner relationship-building to help build and develop the Hubert’s brand.
Business Development Manager
Coca Cola Beverages Florida
Tampa, FL
06.2015 - 11.2016
Proven ability on multiple sales calls to collaboratively sell and overcome customer objections
(Closed multiple major wins and was able to convert to Coca Cola Beverages Florida)
#1 out of Tampa market unit in volume and revenue growth for time period of June 22nd – August 30th vs year prior
Won this incentive, 40.40% volume growth, 53.78% revenue growth
Exceeding monthly goals on new business acquisition, currently indexing each month with 100% or more of assigned goals
Proven ability to collaborate with strategic key customers including healthcare, retail, and national clients
Leader and Trainer, currently training new hires for the Market Development and Business Development Role
Ability to clearly explain complex customer marketing agreements, contracts, and other binding agreements to present and have signed by the customer
Created and presented customer presentations in front of owners and key decision makers for key accounts.