William "Trey" Gibson III
Acworth,Ga
Summary
Offering over 20 years of experience in the Metro Atlanta Hospitality industry, "from dive bars to 5-stars."
From working in restaurants, to selling food to restaurants, to distributing alcohol to restaurants (& other on-premise accounts), I have maintained relationships & contacts. Whether from past work history or mutual connections, I rarely meet a stranger in this town. With this established network I am ready to hit the ground running. However, this network was developed through cold calls and consistency. I am highly organized and proactive in developing accounts, servicing customers and building long lasting partnerships through trust and genuine care for their needs.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
On Premise Sales Representative
United Distributors
11.2014 - 12.2023
- Managed & grew a top territory in downtown/midtown Atlanta with high profile customers
- Handled large scale festivals, events, venues, hotels, including the Ruth’s Chris group, Ponce City Market, downtown Atlanta hotels, &the Atlanta Botanical Gardens
- Territory grew on average of 16-22% year after year when company expectation was 8-10%
- Go to salesperson for completing priority programs and meeting deadlines.
- Trained new hires & interns
Field Marketing Representative/Manager
Restaurant Depot
08.2006 - 11.2014
- Responsible for all sales/marketing efforts for the Atlanta market
- Visited 25-30 customers and prospects daily, typically in the restaurant and hospitality industry from Miami to Atlanta, Nashville to New Orleans, Charlotte to Lexington
- Addressed all customer issues, questions, and concerns and communicated findings with upper management
- Helped launch and open 10 new warehouse locations
- Responsible for the training & development of new marketing hires
- More than doubled Atlanta market sales
Server/Head Bartender
Roy’s Restaurant
02.2006 - 06.2006
Server/Bartender
Taurus Restaurant
07.2005 - 02.2006
Utility Employee, One Midtown Kitchen
03.2002 - 05.2005
Education
State Certified Appraiser - Appraisal
Barney Fletcher Realty University
Sandy Springs2006
Chemistry/History
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GASkills
- Extremely outgoing & memorable personality
- Adaptability
- Quick learner
- Strong work ethic
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Contract negotiation
- Data analysis
- Territory management
- Competitor analysis
- Closing deals
- Sales strategies
- Team collaboration
Accomplishments
Whiskey Immersion Selectee- was nominated & selected as 1 of 16 people in the country for furthering education with Brown Forman.
Multi-year Oscar award nominee- the on premise division salesperson of the year award
Certification
CSS- Certified Specialist of Spirits
WSET Lvl 2- Wine & Spirit Education Trust lvl 2
CBS-Certified Beer Server
Timeline
On Premise Sales Representative
United Distributors
11.2014 - 12.2023
Field Marketing Representative/Manager
Restaurant Depot
08.2006 - 11.2014
Server/Head Bartender
Roy’s Restaurant
02.2006 - 06.2006
Server/Bartender
Taurus Restaurant
07.2005 - 02.2006
Utility Employee, One Midtown Kitchen
03.2002 - 05.2005
State Certified Appraiser - Appraisal
Barney Fletcher Realty University
Chemistry/History
University of West Georgia
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