Kevin Pelley
Tampa,FL
Summary
Accomplished District Manager, Fine Wine Specialist and General Manager with a proven track record at Republic National Distributing Company and Bern’s Steak House. Expert in customer service and driving sales through events, tastings and dinners, demonstrated through significant business growth. Skilled in management and mentoring teams, showcasing exceptional leadership and problem-solving abilities.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Specialist, District Manager
Republic National Distributing Company
10.2015 - 01.2025
- Top producer in the state of Florida for goal attainment six out of seven years.
- Increased sales volume every year.
- Obtained perfect goal attainment for nine of the months.
- Conducted many wine dinners at country clubs and restaurants resulting in increased sales.
- Hosted educational wine classes at accounts to drive case sales.
- Built customized PowerPoint presentations for many tastings, seminars and classes aiding in increasing sales.
- Routinely conducted staff trainings at accounts to help ensure the success of new placements.
- Successfully managed a team of six Sales Representatives by posting increased sales revenue and goal attainment for over two years.
- Managed territories on the west coast of Florida including Tampa, St Petersburg, Clearwater, Bradenton, Sarasota, Venice and Pensacola.
- Built incredible and lasting relationships with accounts and was viewed as a consultant to their businesses.
- Routinely qualified for bonuses and trip incentive programs.
General Manager of Bern’s Fine Wines & Spirits
Bern’s Steak House
01.2001 - 10.2015
- Managed a highly successful event driven business with two weekly wine tasting events and one monthly wine dinner.
- Posted yearly increases every year.
- Head buyer and decision maker for store including Bordeaux futures.
- Maintained an extremely successful email disruption list and wrote daily/weekly email offerings.
- Did all hiring, training and scheduling for staff.
- Served as Bern's Wine Fest Coordinator for 13 years, including selecting the wines and working with supplier partners.
- Served as Wine Director of six years at SideBern's.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
University of South Florida
Tampa, FLSkills
- High level of wine/spirits knowledge
- Outstanding reputation in the market
- Excellent relationship with many accounts in central and north Florida
- Proven leader with hands-on management style
- Expert customer service and sales abilities
- Highly motivated self starter
Certification
- WSET III (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) Advanced in Wine
- WSET II (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) Level 2 in Spirits
- WSET Sake
- Certified Sommelier (The Court of Master Sommeliers)
- Certified Specialist of Wine (The Society of Wine Educators)
Other Skills & Qualifications
- Fluent knowledge of Mac and PC comp and highly proficient in Microsoft Office
- Wine columnist for Tampa Bay Metro magazine for 10 years
Timeline
Specialist, District Manager
Republic National Distributing Company
10.2015 - 01.2025
General Manager of Bern’s Fine Wines & Spirits
Bern’s Steak House
01.2001 - 10.2015
- WSET III (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) Advanced in Wine
- WSET II (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) Level 2 in Spirits
- WSET Sake
- Certified Sommelier (The Court of Master Sommeliers)
- Certified Specialist of Wine (The Society of Wine Educators)
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
University of South Florida
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