Christi Nicole Ainsworth
Starkville,MS
Summary
Accomplished and energetic management professional with expertise in marketing, sales, and customer service. Motivated leader with strong organizational and prioritization abilities. Seeking a career as part of a successful, growing company.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Consultant
Sysco Memphis
07.2024 - Current
- Develop new business, penetrate existing accounts, and minimize lost business to achieve profitable sales growth and special objectives within assigned territory.
- Research customer business needs and develop a mix of products and service to meet needs.
- Be informed of market conditions, product innovations, and competitors’ products, prices, and sales; share information with customers as part of value-added services provided.
- Communicate and collect accounts receivable as necessary, working with the credit department and client; collect all balances due based on approved credit terms.
- Manage deliveries to the routing schedule published by the transportation department; troubleshoot any problems that occur during the order process.
- Attend and participate in general sales and district meetings.
- Engage in ongoing training sessions.
- Review and analyze daily and weekly reports such as special-order requests and sales/gross profit margin data.
- Perform administrative duties, such as preparing sales budgets and reports, maintaining sales records, processing credits, and pick-up requests, preparing sales quotes and menu suggestions, and filing reports.
- Answer customers’ questions about products, prices, availability, and product use.
- Drive personal vehicle to customer accounts, conventions, company meetings, etc.
Manager
Umi Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
10.2019 - 07.2024
- Oversee day-to-day operations of the restaurant while assisting and motivating employees to be productive, engaged in work and provide excellent customer service.
- Complete orders with multiple vendors for food and restaurant supplies including Sysco/Supplies on the Fly, U.S. Foods, PFG, Glove Nation, United Produce and multiple Asian/Japanese wholesale distributors.
- Responsible for ordering all restaurant beverage products including Coke products, beer and liquor thru multiple vendors.
- Serve as manager of all social media, marketing and advertising accounts for Starkville and Columbus locations.
- Complete bimonthly payroll for front of house staff; including employee reviews and raises.
- Responsible for scheduling routine maintenance and repairs for entire restaurant and handling all emergency repair issues.
- Conduct interviews and assist with hiring and termination of employees.
- Assist in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence.
- Use industry expertise, customer service skills and analytical nature to resolve customer concerns and promote loyalty.
Manager
Breaux Bridge
06.2020 - 12.2021
- Assisted in all aspects of the opening of a new restaurant by the same owner of Umi Steakhouse.
- Prepared restaurant setup by assembling restaurant equipment, cleaning and organizing.
- Established procedures and protocols for front of house employees; including employment agreements, safety procedures, daily shift duties for all positions, floor chart layouts, reward/disciplinary actions.
- Hired and trained all new staff members to prepare for grand opening.
- Created bar menu and pricing for alcohol beverages.
- Assisted in making weekly work schedules for front of house staff and conducting biweekly payroll.
- Traveled from Starkville to Meridian for 1.5 years to assist in management duties and day-to-day operations with a successful new business.
Bar Manager
The Fountain Bar/Gringo's
09.2017 - 09.2019
- Performed personnel actions, such as hiring and firing staff, providing employee orientation and training, and conducting supervisory activities, such as creating weekly work schedules.
- Prepared deposits and batched daily credit card receipts.
- Completed weekly beer/liquor orders and inventory reports.
- Maintained or repaired supplies and equipment as necessary.
- Created drink menus and set pricing on all available inventory.
- Analyzed operational problems, such as theft and wastage, and established procedures to alleviate these problems.
- Recommended measures for improving work procedures and worker performance to increase service quality and enhance job safety.
Brand Activation Manager
Anheuser-Busch & Mitchell Distributing Company
09.2015 - 09.2017
- Built and maintained client relationships with on-premise account owners and management while serving as the liaison between accounts and sales teams.
- Worked directly with 26 on-premise accounts to secure brand specific sales and new package placements of Anheuser-Busch products in Starkville, Columbus, and Tupelo, MS.
- Increased sales volume on a monthly basis by a 4% target lift in 3D Accounts and a 10% target lift in Anchor Accounts.
- Oversaw and insured achievements of monthly sales goals and KPIs in designated on-premise accounts.
- Organized and hosted up to 26 Brand Activation Events each month among on-premise accounts; setting specials on promotional beer products, providing giveaways to consumers,and creatively providing games and activities to increase consumer interaction and participation.
- Conducted account sales calls on a weekly basis to sale in promotional pricing specials on specific brands, introduce new products, and promote draft brand sales.
- Ordered and delivered all promotional signage for Anheuser-Busch products and delivered key POS items to all accounts.
- Provided each account with unique marketing strategies to increase business and beer volume sales.
- Consulted with clients after sales to resolve problems and provide ongoing support.
- Trained and supervised Bud Light College Ambassadors each semester to ensure KPI objectives were reached.
- Participated in joint sales calls with Anheuser-Busch, Mitchell Distributing Co., and Neato Inc. to maintain a reciprocal working relationship between all companies.
- Monitored market activity and quoted pricing to maintain healthy profit margins.
- Attended weekly sales meetings in Shannon, MS and provided sales teams and managers with a sales/data review on all 3D and Anchor Accounts.
- Completed monthly IMPACT objectives.
Bar Manager
Old Venice Pizza Company
10.2010 - 08.2015
- Scheduled and directed staff in daily work assignments to maximize productivity.
- Conducted daily pre-shift and weekly departmental meetings to ensure organizational efficiency.
- Developed and maintained exceptional customer service standards.
- Efficiently resolved problems or concerns to the satisfaction of all involved parties.
- Optimized profits by controlling food, beverage and labor costs on a daily basis.
- Consistently maintained high levels of cleanliness, organization, storage, and sanitation of food and beverage products to ensure quality.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Animal Sciences
Mississippi State University
StarkvilleAssociate of Applied Science - Animal Sciences
Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, MS05.2007
Skills
- Accomplished manager
- Strong account and consumer relationship development
- Brand management specialist
- Sales and marketing
- Special event planning
- Strategic thinking and problem solving
- Inventory management
- Money handling
Timeline
Sales Consultant
Sysco Memphis
07.2024 - Current
Manager
Breaux Bridge
06.2020 - 12.2021
Manager
Umi Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
10.2019 - 07.2024
Bar Manager
The Fountain Bar/Gringo's
09.2017 - 09.2019
Brand Activation Manager
Anheuser-Busch & Mitchell Distributing Company
09.2015 - 09.2017
Bar Manager
Old Venice Pizza Company
10.2010 - 08.2015
Associate of Applied Science - Animal Sciences
Mississippi State University
Associate of Applied Science - Animal Sciences
Jones County Junior College