Chris Anderson

• Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
• Identified key products, services and customers and used data to devise innovative sales and marketing plans enabling dramatic growth.
• Identified distributor challenges related to our customers in order to formulate potential solutions.
• Performed client research and identified opportunities for account growth, account penetration and market expansion.
• Collaborated with company departments to develop new strategies to capitalize on emerging customer and market trends.
• Already 75% to plan for 2022 one quarter into sales year.
• Established relationships with key decision-makers within customer's organization to promote growth and retention.

Partner and operated two locally owned restaurants with sales of 2,750,000 a year. Oversaw all operations and our staff of 60 employees.

• Audited kitchen and front of house to guarantee cost-effectiveness of restaurant Increased revenue by 15-20% for 30 consecutive months with successful promotional strategies and reductions in costs, and even during a pandemic year.
• Provided outstanding service to all individuals, promoting effective and lasting business relationships.
• Oversaw firm's day-to-day administrative operations, provided guidance to support staff and enforced compliance with state, federal and local regulations across organization.
• Promoted new business and expanded firm's professional network through attendance and participation in community, government and industry events.
• Worked with staff and management daily to strategize and withhold company mission statement, tasks, and goals, including implementation of new growth strategies resulting in 15-20% increase in annual sales..
• Ensured positive customer relations at all stages by overseeing operations.
• Established budgets for each restaurant and ensured proper food, labor, and operations costs.

Responsibilities at Ben E Keith included managing and obtaining new large single and multi-unit food service accounts. and helping train our DSRs and DSMs with new areas of potential growth. Achieved success by defining specific needs; and utilizing expertise and skill.

• Performed extensive research on potential customers within the market place to identify their opportunities for growth, menu development, business roadblocks, current suppliers, and etc.
• Help obtain over 18,000,000 of new business in first twelve months of work.
• Analyzed current trends within the market and remained informed of market conditions, product innovations, competitors' products, prices, and sales.
• Attracted new customers via networking in the community and building lasting relationships
• Developed relationships with food manufactures and brokers to help bring success and new ideas to customers.
• Attended sales meetings, food shows, marketing and industry events to network with prospective partners and customers.
• Our team grew our business with 15% growth for ten consecutive quarters.
• Developed and implemented favorable pricing structures balancing firm objectives against customer targets.
• Performed research to uncover potential target areas, markets and industries.
• Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish objectives and boost long-term profitability.

Directed and advocated for the generations of our church and oversaw the structures and atmosphere to ensure that the next generation was rooted in a strong foundation.

• Provided vision, energy, oversight, and daily direction to all aspects of family ministries including infants through high school.
• Organized and created creative marketing strategies to obtain new adolescents and families to our church.
• Saw growth of over 300% in first twelve months in attendance of our programs
• Equipped, trained, and encouraged our team and volunteers to be present in students' and kids' lives to help build a strong foundations in their lives.
• Assessed and understood the needs of others by asking questions, listening, and being available; thus being able to know how to respond to the issues at hand in a timely manner.
• Hired, mentored, and supervised instructors and volunteer staff to carry out program goals.

Managing partner for a family restaurant concept in the Texas Panhandle.

• Launched the restaurant business plan by surveying demands, and preparing financial, marketing, and sales projections and established plans based on data acquired and knowing the needs of consumers.
• Stayed current with food industry trends to help develop new menus items, and marketing plans for future business growth..
• Fostered relationships with patrons and peers within the industry, our community, and local organizations to build team work and business success.
• Audited kitchen and front of house to guarantee cost-effectiveness of restaurant.
• Developed and administered yearly budget with specific attention to sales, food and labor costs, and operational contracts and costs.
• Acted as general manager for day-to-day restaurant functions with focus on schedules, foodservice quality, and excellent customer service.