Chris Herberg
Duvall
Summary
Positive and upbeat sales professional connects with customers, maintains customer accounts, and helps improve every aspect of the business. Increases solid revenue streams by keeping open lines of communication with established and potential customers. Prospects for new business while capitalizing on emerging sales opportunities.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Account Manger
Soli Organic
05.2019 - Current
- Current Accounts I manage: Safeway Auburn, Alaska, Spokane, Peirone Produce, Charlies Seattle, Spokane, Portland, LA, Spokane Produce, OGC, Pac Coast Kent, and Portland, United Salads, Safeway Texas, United, Lancaster, Brea, Portland, WinCo, Brookshire, Brook Shire Bros, Fresh Point, and many small accounts
Account Manager
Soli Organic
03.2019 - Current
- Account Manager for Albertsons/Safeway, Peirone, Charlies Produce, United Salads, Brookshires, Brookshire, OGC, Pac Coast, Spokane Produce, and many smaller accounts
- Built many close relationships with from the DC's, Buyers, Sales Managers, and Corporate Safeway
- Improved Sales, for all customers, while increasing the produce items they carry
- Worked closely with operations and transportation to ensure customer issues are resolved and fixed for the long term
- Worked on the Albertsons Portal with the O Organic Team to improve product line, and increase sales on the herbs
- Helped set up HEB, Aldi customers in their Portals as a new customer, got the Soli Herbs set up in their systems
- Worked with Auburn, Spokane, Alaska, Portland, United Safeway Sales Managers, Assistant Sales Managers, and Buyers
- Increased Sales every year at Soli Organic, by adding customers to Peirone, United Salads, Charlies Seattle, Charlies Spokane, Charlies Portland
- Large Sales increases for Auburn Safeway, Spokane, Alaska for the last 5 years, by helping the Sales Manager merchandise the herbs and maximize sales throughout the produce department
- Got the product stocked in the Alaska DC for Safeway, a huge cost improvement to the company
- Worked at Albertsons / Safeway for over 26 years, I have great relationships with many people throughout the company
Merchandising Manager
Safeway Bellevue
01.2005 - 04.2019
- Apply expanded knowledge and use of operations and reporting to analyze and solve problems
- Provide information and support to department managers throughout the district
- Supervise new stores and remodels, implement programs and objectives and train store personnel
- Oversee compliance with policies and procedures set up by company and regulatory agencies
- Assist in developing and implementing programs and policies designed to increase sales and profits of departments and achieve planned results
- Provide regular communication on all stores' progress and projected performance
Department Manager
Safeway
01.2000 - 01.2005
- Responsible for day to day operations of department and achieving weekly, period and annual sales and profit budgets for that department
- Responsible for inventory, shrink and CAO maintenance where applicable
- Ensures coordination of all ordering of merchandise and supplies on schedule from warehouse and authorized vendors
- Follows through on sales plans, making sure ample merchandise is ordered to support sales display and advertising plans
- Follow through with all paperwork to ensure proper handling of transferred merchandise, inventory control, surveys and pricing
- Attends weekly store board meetings with Store Management to review merchandising, sales planning and operating problems; keeps all associates informed about matters that concern them on their jobs
Dept. Assistant Manager, Journeyman, Clerk
Safeway
01.1991 - 01.2000
- Began career with Safeway in 1991
- Experienced and learned operations and all key functions from the ground up
- Quickly promoted to Department Assistant Manager
Education
B.A. - Finance
Central Washington University
05.2000
Skills
- Relationship Building
- Complaint Management
- Sales Analysis
- Sales Development
- Product line
- Operations
References
- Steve Wright, 540-421-2460
- Beth Keefe, 206-793-9083
Timeline
Account Manger
Soli Organic
05.2019 - Current
Account Manager
Soli Organic
03.2019 - Current
Merchandising Manager
Safeway Bellevue
01.2005 - 04.2019
Department Manager
Safeway
01.2000 - 01.2005
Dept. Assistant Manager, Journeyman, Clerk
Safeway
01.1991 - 01.2000
B.A. - Finance
Central Washington University
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