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Category Management | Retail Merchandising | Loss Prevention | Menu Development | Foodservice Sales

Flavor Systems | Cooking Demonstrations | Multi-Unit Development | Production Systems | Franchise Development

Procurement | Packaging | Brand Expansion | Entrepreneurship | Culinary Marketing | Leadership | ROI

Portfolio Management | Revenue & Profit Growth | Relationship Building | Project Management | Innovation

Account Target Definition | Strategic Planning & Partnerships | Client Satisfaction | Opportunity Identification

Needs Assessment | Regulatory Compliance | Negotiation | Organizational Skills | Analytical Thinking

Interpersonal Communication | Customer Satisfaction | Conflict Resolution | Microsoft Office | SalesForce.com

Driven, dynamic and expert-level Regional Foodservice & Business Development Manager, skilled in driving results and business growth over the course of a career that spans over 15 years. Leverage consultative selling and interpersonal acumen to connect with individual and team clients at all levels. Call on creative culinary skills, sense of taste and enthusiasm to emphasize the importance of delivering first-class customer service in a manner that surpasses expectations. In pursuance of a Regional Sales Manager role that will allow for ongoing career growth.

Food Service and Retail Business Development Sales

  Play an integral role in launching and expanding the Crab Cake Secret product line into the food service, retail industrial and online markets

  Work intensively with Taylor Farms to bring hand-formed, pre-cooked, gas-flushed, refrigerated fresh-packed and extended shelf life gourmet crab cake offerings to market

  Developed and utilize a production technique and flavor system for America s Catch to make use of a previously-undervalued trim seafood product; have yielded $100M in value to the product line

  Promote Encore Sausage Company product line with Mid-Atlantic food service distributors, e.g. Sysco, US Foods and Performance Food Group; also train sales staff using cooking demonstrations

  Organized the re-opening of The Market House to showcase fresh food made using local flavor trends and traditions, as well as introduce new offerings to appeal to the millennial population

o   Tactically launched a plan with the City of Annapolis Developers, Contractors, Restaurant Consultants, Architects, equipment manufacturers, foodservice vendors and Chefs

o   Introduced innovative cooking technology to enhance flavor systems and deliver on-demand services

o   Crafted a final menu that is 100% fresh, featuring Xxxxxx crab cakes, steamed shrimp and oysters, as well as New York deli sandwiches, organic smoothies, gelato and soup/salad bars

o   Also introduced hand-cut fries, pizza, fried chicken, gourmet burgers, a non-alcoholic drink bar and a candy corner feature

Residential Business Development Sales

  Progressively expanded the customers base using a win back, customer-focused sales approach

  Added services for existing customers using a personal service strategy

  Aimed to please one consumer at a time, which helped to rebuild Comcast s reputation

  Proved success in rebranding, as evidenced by receipt of thank-you letters from happy customers and managerial staff members

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Continued

Food Service and Retail Business Development Sales

  Operated over the course of 18 months to expand the Coco Moka Caf franchise system

  Grew the brand nationally from two to an impressive 30 units using hard work and tenacity

  Developed, marketed, sold and managed a domestic implementation of a ravioli program across more than 6K Pizza Hut franchises and company-owned store locations

  Sold the Bella Nonna branded pizza program to important retail and food service clients that were open to the use of portion control via the use of a cryovac system

  Ensured that each pizza component including dough ball, sauce, cheese and topical spiced was packaged to control labor and food cost

  Aimed to produce a gourmet, consistent signature pizza offering that was simple in its execution

  Used investigative nature to assess and expose an $10M multi-business embezzlement conspiracy, which later led to numerous arrests and criminal indictments

B.S., Business Marketing-Production Systems-Management/Consumer Economics, University of Xxxxxx

Certification, Professional Food Manager

Certification, ServSafe Food Handler

Pizza Hut Corporate | Taylor Farms | Ahold USA | Giant Food | C&S Wholesale | Hilton | PFG-Roma | Sysco

Market House | Restaurant Depot | Concord Foods | Ovention Ovens | Bella Nonna | Sheraton Hotels | Marriott

Worldwide Food Products | Blue Star | Coco Moka Caf | Sharp Shooters | Candy Express | Encore Sausage

Winner, QVC Best of the Best Product, Xxxxxx State Competition

Winner, Chesapeake Bay Annapolis Crab Cake Competition

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4313 Owensbrooke Ct. | Xxxxxx, XXXXXX xxxxxx xxx-xxx-xxxx | abc@xyz.com

March 19, 2018

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Dear [Hiring Agent Name],

I am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity in a Regional Sales Manager capacity and am submitting my resume for your review. In advance, thank you for your time and consideration. As demonstrated in the accompanying resume, my professional qualifications include the following accomplishments:

  I bring to any service delivery role years of proven success in various managerial capacities in the areas of Regional Foodservice and Business Development. My experiences thus far have sharpened and refined my communication and relationship building skills, as well as my ability to connect with clients and stakeholders at all levels.

  In any position I take on as I grow and mature professionally, I aim to achieve the utmost in both customer and organizational satisfaction. Clients I ve worked with over the course of my high-profile career include Pizza Hut, Giant grocery stores, Sysco, as well as the Hilton, Sheraton and Marriott hotels.

  As a professional, I am able to thrive under pressure in fast-paced, demanding work environments. I excel as both an independent contributor and contributory team member to actively contribute to operations. Over the course of my career, I have excelled in introducing successful product lines and bringing innovative food offerings to market.

  I ve also succeeded in improving the reputations of companies, bringing them to local and national prominence through the use of business expansion, innovative food preparation methods and rebranding best practices.

  Independent of my practical background, I ve also earned a B.S. in Business Marketing-Production Systems with a Management/Consumer Economics focus. I am also certified as a Professional Food Manager and ServSafe Food Handler. Furthermore, I ve won numerous product competitions as a result of my hard work.

As an employee, you will find me to be a driven team player committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance. I am confident that I could be a valuable asset to your organization and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

Sincerely,

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