
Enthusiastic Sales and Customer Service professional with expertise in communication and negotiating. Driven to provide superior quality customer service. Innovative in leveraging extensive knowledge of products and services as well as creating solutions for customers to drive loyalty, retention and revenue. Highly adept at training, managing, coaching and mentoring sales and customer service associates with talent for interacting with staff at all levels of organization and public.
. Owned the end-to-end commercial relationship with a designated large-format retailer to maximize portfolio sales, margin and category share
. Identified and secured growth opportunities including new SKU's, secondary placements, display space and promotional mechanics
. Led new-product launches, range decisions and slotting negotiations to increase shelf presence and shopper choice
. Drove in-store availability by minimizing out of stocks, improving forecast accuracy and optimizing replenishment rhythms
. Ensured planogram and merchandising compliance, correct facings/pricing and timely execution of POS/fixture and seasonal displays
. Coordinated cold merchandising activities (fridge/cooler maintenance and stocking) to protect product quality and impulse sales