Manufacturer’s Representative
Key Accounts:●Fred Meyer/Kroger, Albertsons/Safeway, Amazon, Bi-Mart, Bartell Drugs,Hi-School Pharmacy,Associated Food Stores, Zulilly, UNFI, SuperValue, NWCompany,Wilco, Coastal Farm, REI, Play It Again Sport, Seattle Seahawks,Seattle Mariners, Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers
Manufactures:●Franklin Sports, Caravan Canopy, Stansport, Char-Griller, ToySmith,Pacific Play Tents, Wisconsin Pharmacal, Liberty Garden, Sonax
Responsibilities:
●Managed all buying Groups and Distributors as well as small regional andindependent Retailers in multiple state operations.
●Worked closely with our Amazon team to include item setup for AmazonMarketing Services ads and promotions, maintaining AMS brand pages/stores,building and updating Amazon A+ detail page content.
●Setup seasonal plan-o-grams, promotional ideas and implementation for retailers.
●Emphasize product features to meet customers needs, and exhibit the capabilitiesand limitations of the products.
●Services existing accounts, prepare orders, and establish new accounts byplanning and organizing daily work schedule and to call on existing or potentialsales outlets and other trade factors.
Achievements:
●Implemented a new electronic order writing software to help with efficiency at alldistribution shows.
●Increased a manufacturing account with a large distributor by 70k in 2 years.
●Successfully launched a Global product working with Shark Tank (Bear Bowl).
●Developed and managed 2 of the largest US National grocery accounts with salesover 500k in first year.
●Recognized at the National sales meeting for largest sales growth in 2 categories.
●Established a new account with sales over 200k by 2nd quarter
Experience
A dynamic, aggressive sales agency covering the Pacific Northwest states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska, with limited coverage in California and Hawaii. We specialize in Home, Outdoor and Sporting Goods products, offering our customers and factories representation with honesty, integrity and professionalism. We take our customers and factories goals to heart and make them our own, providing exceptional service to ensure those goals are met and exceeded. We bring great depth of experience, knowledge and market savvy to the factories we represent. Our strategy is focused on working a limited number of high visibility lines and working them deep across our territory.