Dustin Windau
Arlington,Ohio
Summary
Confident and compassionate team leader with 30 years of experience in the food industry. Excellent decision making skills, developmental coaching with a fair and honest approach. Exceeded company expectations for all employee opinion surveys by scoring 85% or above. While consistently exceeding department expectations.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Sales Manage
Gordon Food Service
12.2020 - Current
- Built strong relationships with key customers as well as internal team members to focus on overall division success.
- Coached leadership team through setting expectations, holding accountability to those expectations and driving results.
- Implemented systems and procedures to increase sales.
- Recruited, hired and trained three new sales managers in first two years
- Implemented forward looking leadership meetings to focus on activities that drive sales.
- Exceeded new business goals all 3 years
Commercial Sales Manager
Gordon Food Service
03.2013 - 11.2020
- Accelerated market sales from $42 million to over $62 Million in 7 years by creating a winning culture, building strong relationships with key accounts and tenaciously pursuing new business. Leading our team to the 2018 team of the year.
- Mentor and peer leader to new Commercial Sales Managers
- Member of the Sales Leadership Council, providing valuable feedback for Gordon Food Service sales initiatives
- Coached 5 Gold Club winners and 2 Sales People of the Year winners
- Promotes diversity within the sales team
- Supports company change.
Commercial Segment Specialist/Business Solutions Specialist
Gordon Food Service
04.2010 - 03.2013
- Staged successful sales training
- Presented to groups of over 300 customers
- Led monthly marketing meetings which grew top line sales
- Advised Grand Rapids Marketing team on current restaurant trends.
Commercial Development Specialist
Gordon Food Service
09.2006 - 04.2010
- Retained and grew Top Line sales
- Achieved target 3 out of 4 years
- 2007 Pace Setter of the Year achieving 108% above target, acquired $750,000 in new business
- Peer leader for Street Smart Pilot.
Executive Sous Chef
Great Wolf Lodge
04.2001 - 09.2006
- Member of the Great Wolf Opening team-4 new lodges
- Supervised a kitchen staff of 35
- Drafted corporate standard operating procedures.
Education
Associate of Arts -
Johnson & Wales University
Providence, RI06.1999
Skills
- Interdepartmental Collaboration
- New Hire Onboarding
- Motivational and Inspirational
- Performance Evaluation
- Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Public Speaking
- Customer Relations
Community Service
- Volunteer, Hancock County Parks
- Local Food Bank
Timeline
Regional Sales Manage
Gordon Food Service
12.2020 - Current
Commercial Sales Manager
Gordon Food Service
03.2013 - 11.2020
Commercial Segment Specialist/Business Solutions Specialist
Gordon Food Service
04.2010 - 03.2013
Commercial Development Specialist
Gordon Food Service
09.2006 - 04.2010
Executive Sous Chef
Great Wolf Lodge
04.2001 - 09.2006
Associate of Arts -
Johnson & Wales University