Christopher Scivally
Fortune Fish & Gourmet (formerly Inland Foods)
Jefferson,LA
18
years of professional experience
Sales Consultant managing 61–80 casino, retail grocery, and foodservice accounts across the Gulf Coast. Drives up to $100k–$134k in weekly sales while protecting margins, placing new products, and recovering out-of-stock items through local sourcing. Expands business across 4–5 markets in Mississippi Gulf Coast, Louisiana, and adjacent metro markets.
Work History
Sales Consultant
2 Years 3 Months- Manage and service casinos along the Mississippi Gulf Coast
- Provide customer support and assistance for the Louisiana retail groceries
- Implement new product placement within all accounts, where applicable
- Maintain margins based on the current market prices
- Consistently write up to $135k weekly in total sales
- Recover and locally source any shorted or out of stock products
- Develop new business in Mobile, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Hattiesburg, Vicksburg, New Orleans and Lafayette proper and metro areas
Territory Sales Manager/New Business Developer/Casino Executive
1 Year 8 Months- Manage and service seven casinos along the Mississippi Gulf Coast
- Implement new product placement within the casinos, where applicable
- Maintain margins throughout all street accounts based on the current market prices
- Recover and locally source any shorted or out of stock products
- Develop new business in Mobile, Mississippi Gulf Coast, New Orleans proper and metro areas
- Oversee a three-person sales team responsible for New Orleans and surrounding areas
Assistant Director of Operations/Corporate Chef
1 Year 9 Months- Supervised all production aspects of six restaurants and one butcher shop in Mississippi and Louisiana
- Maintained individual restaurant purchasing budgets
- Recruited all new labor and trained existing employees
- Developed and implemented rotating seasonal menus
- Created and sustained social media marketing
- Organize and execute special events
Outside Sales Representative
1 Year 4 Months- Responsible for more than fifty active accounts in Orlando
- Grew sales from 400k to 800k in less than a year
- Managed sales leads by responding to inquiries on available stock and product performance
- Developed new business while fostering an existing customer base
- Input customer orders daily
- Cost & marginalized new and existing products
- Prepared and provided activity reports for contacts, sales calls, follow ups, quotes, etc.
Outside Sales/Marketing Representative
8 Years 3 Months- Responsible for eighty active accounts in Louisiana and Mississippi
- Managed and developed new customers, while maintaining existing sales
- Communicated trends and pricing
- Responsible for 3.5 million in sales yearly, year over year
- Coordinated shipping schedules and delivery
- Analyzed and monitored performance with daily reports
- Participated and assisted in the organization of seminars and trade shows
Skills
Territory management
Key account management
New business development
Sales forecasting
Margin management
Product placement
Customer service
Inventory auditing
Cost reduction
Budgeting
CRM software
Sales pipeline management
Trade show coordination
Foodservice product knowledge
Pricing strategy
Sales reports
Cold calling
Lead qualification
Client retention
SPECIALTY EXPERIENCE
- Creator/Proprietor of At The Fry Bar, LLC, New Orleans, LA | January 2010 – March 2018
- Trade Show Presenter/Demonstrator | January 2009 – April 2017
- New York Fancy Food Show, New York, NY
- NRA, Chicago, IL
- CaterSource, Las Vegas, NV and New Orleans, LA
- Western Food Service and Hospitality Expo, Los Angeles, CA
- Orlando Food Expo, Orlando, FL
Timeline
Sales Consultant
Fortune Fish & Gourmet (formerly Inland Foods)
05.2024 - CurrentRead More
Territory Sales Manager/New Business Developer/Casino Executive
Gulf Coast Produce
09.2022 - 05.2024Read More
Assistant Director of Operations/Corporate Chef
TBT Restaurants and Butcher Shop
11.2020 - 08.2022Read More
Outside Sales Representative
The Chefs’ Warehouse
08.2018 - 12.2019Read More
Outside Sales/Marketing Representative
John Koerner & Company
01.2009 - 04.2017Read More