Business Development Manager with 20 years of sales and management experience. Independent worker with high energy and communication skills. Reliable and professional able to work with little oversight and collaborate in team environments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Business Development Officer
HLC Distribution
10.2022 - Current
Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
Developed innovative sales and marketing strategies to facilitate business expansion.
Developed new proposals, contracts and procedures to draw in more clients and streamline work operations.
Oversaw divisional marketing, advertising and new product development.
Contributed to industry events and trade shows to showcase products and gather industry intelligence.
Established and maintained highly effective relationships with clients and industry partners to drive growth.
Development
Manager
Stebos Food Service
07.2019 - 11.2019
Spearhead marketing and business development to achieve breakthrough performance and acquire new business
Develop and execute effective business development strategies to generate leads, close deals and win new business
Coach and lead 18 sales and operations staff on product development, market research, solution selling, account and
operations management and sales+marketing
Grew revenue over $5million per year and achieved sales growth of 20% through new business acquisition and
implementing growth strategies through existing account sales
Raised profits and margins on new and existing customer accounts
Collaborated with multiple vendors, partners, brokers and value-added resellers to deliver the best fair market value to
customers.
Distributor
Account
Manager
Mangement
04.2015 - 04.2019
Acosta Sales and
Marketing, Manage regional food distributors, placing clients products into distribution, train and support distribution sales staff
Meet with food service distributors, key customers, assisting sales representative with maintaining relationships and
negotiating and closing deals
Responsible for developing, managing and growing partner accounts
Designs and executes jointly developed business plans; including 3-5 strategic initiatives, training plan, marketing plan,
revenue targets, etc
Identifies local marketing/ bundling programs and initiatives to improve standing with our partners and customers
Develop written Distributor specific account plans and objectives, including regular training, in order to meet the Business
objectives
Work independently, while selling and collaborating in a team environment
Territory
Food Services of
America
06.2006 - 06.2016
Increased customer sales, profits, marketing and advertising, brought new products to market, menu analyzing and
profitability for customers
Top gun award for profit and margin, I was the only associate to ever get 2 out of the 3 awards in a single year
Multiple sales associates of the quarter awards achieved every year
Strategically grew weekly sales in my territory from $15,000 to over $98,000 in less then a year, tripled the size of territory
within 2 years, ran average margins of 32% for sales
Evaluated market conditions to determine the allocation of resources to various products and services
Prospected new accounts to continue to grow and support existing accounts in the food service, hospitality, health care,
and educational industries
Worked with manufactures to strategically place their products in distribution and customer accounts, grow current lines
and offerings.