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Sales Executive and Strategic Partnership Manager with 14 years of experience in apparel, footwear, and hard goods wholesale in the Outdoor Industry. Extensive experience in business development & growth strategy, team management, product & project management, customer service, market analysis, relationship development & management, negotiating, and complex problem-solving. Bringing forth a proven track record of working collaboratively with sales teams to achieve goals, increase revenue gains, and advance the sales cycle of the company.

Plan, coordinate, and execute sales campaigns with target customers. Manage the Outdoor Specialty Team and Accounts for the US Wholesale, ensuring seasonal and annual financial targets are achieved. Build Outdoor Specialty account base, identifying new partners and opportunities. Develop the wholesale strategy for Outdoor Specialty retailers, driving brand awareness. Maintain strong customer relationships, providing best-in-class service to wholesale partners. Partner with Marketing on brand presence within the Specialty channel, inclusive of Trade Shows. Collaborate with Product, Merchandising, and Planning teams on seasonal plans and forecasts.

Sales Manager for Outdoor Specialty at Eddie Bauer/ Head of Sales for Outdoor Specialty

Plan, coordinate, and execute sales campaigns with target customers. Develop market and merchandising approaches by the business sector. Manage sales resources and capabilities to maximize outcomes. Drive complex sales with customer purchasing groups and other key stakeholders. Design and implement sales structure, budget, and KPIs with intent to grow team and department.

Sales Executive (Remote / Temporary)

Manage and develop a $2.6 million pipeline of premier brands. Present to senior managers on topics related to business development and partnerships. Led the identification and closing of vital brand partnerships to drive key growth initiatives. Responsibilities include source, structure, analyze, negotiate, and close strategic partnerships with premier brands across industry verticals. Oversee site merchandising, copy, and marketing stories for premier brand event launches.

Senior Business Development Manager

Develop $4 million in new business outside of normal wholesale avenues. Locate and develop large wholesale opportunities for the Reebok brand that exists outside of traditional business relationships for the brand. Curate product lines and make recommendations related to merchandising for partners. Created partnerships with Justice, Stitch Fix, BDA, and Rent the Runway values north of $2.5 million in new business for 2020. Oversee B2B sales including developing a one-time bulk sales process. Developed and project managed goodr / Reebok running and fitness collaboration.

Business Development Sales Manager for North America

Manage Sportswear Accounts within assigned territory totaling $4 Million in annual sales. Manage all House Accounts for Bemis Sportswear totaling $7 Million in annual sales. Grew territory 5% over budget and 7% year over year. Provide quarterly updates on metrics. Vetted and Distributed 350+ global leads to international sales teams. Converted 50% of North American leads to prospect House Accounts.

Sales Manager

Responsible for early program development and commercialization in North America. Developed and supported the distributor network. Worked with distributors to establish a retail cobbler network. Visit and manage relationships with Sole Factor partners. Responsible for monitoring and managing Vibram's in-house inventory and monitoring the inventory and retail metrics of the Sole Factor retailers and distributors. Forecast sales and inventory buys for future seasons. Manage the production and logistic relationship with factories in China and Italy. Developed a linked eCommerce relationship with two Sole Factor partners to improve the consumer experience. Project Manager for the design and build-out of a second Sole Factor mobile unit budgeted at $900,000.

Sole Factor Project Manager

Heavy weekly, monthly, and yearly Excel reporting. Managed military, OEM industrial, and OEM domestic footwear accounts in the United States and Canada. Manage several sales programs incorporating multi-year government contracts. Coordinate order and shipments to North American distributors. Project manager/developer for the Vibram Pet Products line. Work closely with Marketing to develop the brand identity for the Pet Product line.

Account Manager

Assisted in sales and inventory forecasts for future seasons. Managed and developed key accounts for Vibram Finished Goods including Zappos, 6PM, Amazon, REI, Eastern Mountain Sports, MEC, Leftlane Sports, Cabela's, Sports Chalet. Track all retail metrics including sell-through, open to buy, and inventory. Manage a call center/account manager staff of 10-15 Customer Service Representatives / Account Managers. Work with Sales Manager, Logistics Manager, and Marketing Manager to design monthly eCommerce plan including Black Friday.

Customer Service Manager

Oversee order entry and order management for my regions of the United States. Corporate contact for all Retailers and Sales personal in Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, and Oklahoma. Responsible for 100+ accounts. Provide B2B and B2C service.

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Jonathan Verda

Seattle

RTIC Outdoors

Premier Brands at Zulily

Reebok

Sportswear at Bemis Worldwide

Vibram

Vibram

Vibram

Vibram

Fitchburg State University

Sam Houston State University