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Currently - Principle ownership in Mfg Representative Firm located in Minnesota for regions to include; Minnesota, Wisconsin, North & South Dakota, and Iowa.  Key Retailers include; Gander Mountain and Target Stores.

Corporate Retail Merchandise Management Experience - 20+ years
Corporate Sales & Marketing Executive Management Experience - 13+ years

* Sr. Management Sales & Marketing expertise in Consumer Electronic and Consumer Package Good Industries
* Key Customer contacts from C-Level to Buyer levels across the Industry
* Geographical Experience in North America (U.S., Canada), Mexico, Central & South America
* Account Development and Account Management placement and growth
* Channel Experience includes; National Mass Merchants, Big Box Specialist, Warehouse Clubs, Distributors, Regional Retailers and Buying Groups, E-tailers, and Exporters
* Importing, OEM/ODM Manufacturing, and Supply Chain expertise 
* New Brand and Private Label development
* Social Media Marketing

•	Headed sales, marketing, and brand development functions in the U.S. for an international O.E.M. manufacturer of consumer electronic speakers.  Decided market and channel strategy, created annual budgets, established and managed sales force.  Accomplished initial direct product placement with leading retail chains, online retailers, catalogers, and distributors.

Sales & Marketing  Executive

•	Led company Sales, Marketing, Product Management departments for an O.E.M. multinational of TV’s, Monitors, and Laptop computers; oversaw geographic responsibility in the U.S., Central & South America.

•	Planned and attained budgeted sales goals exceeding $100 Million annually through national retail chains, regional retailers, online retailers, exporters, and distributors.

Sr. Director Sales & Marketing

•	Oversaw sales initiatives in U.S. and Canada, assigned and managed sales structure, and negotiated product placement with five national retailers and key regional retail chains.

•	Increased revenues by over $230 million by negotiating placement of a U.S. government initiated set-top box technology and LCD TV electronics.

Vice President Sales

•	Oversaw the launch and build-out of the Global Procurement department in support of a strategic initiative to generate $2.5 Billion in global sourcing procurement earmark to improve enterprise wide profitability and earnings-per-share benefits.

Director of Global Procurement

•	Led a $600 million multi-category exceeding all budgeted goals in four consecutive years.

•	Consulted, developed, and trained organizational merchandise process and procedure best practices that drove business inefficiencies, fact based decision-making and business results.

Sr. Buyer - Electronics

?Managed two core electronic audio categories for the company with financial responsibility for a $500 million budget and P&L to support 650 store locations throughout the U.S.

Sr. Category Manager

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