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Experienced sales, marketing, purchasing, and wholesale distribution professional with 30 years of experience in pet food, pet supply, and farm and feed industries.
Experience
Category Manager; Intermountain Farmers Association; Draper, UT — 2006-2014
Full category management for pet food, pet supplies, outdoor living products, and live animals. Managed categories for 24 retail stores and wholesale division. Responsible for all purchasing, pricing, and marketing. Managed vendor relationships. Trained store personnel on product lines.. .
Manufacturers Representative; ARKAT Nutrition; Draper, UT — 2004-2006
Total account management for Enhance and VF pet food lines. Serviced accounts in five western states. Managed all distributor sales training. Managed promotions and budgets. Represented company at trade and industry shows. Provided outstanding service to all clients.
Owner/Partner; Associated Pet Supply; Draper, UT — 1994-2004
Owned and operated three wholesale pet supply warehouses supplying products to the western United States. Managed all wholesale trading and import/export transactions. Managed all purchasing and inventory. Set pricing and promotions. Managed inventory audits. Managed distribution channel. Managed and trained staff. 
Wholesale Distribution Salesman; Pendleton Enterprises; Salt Lake City, UT — 1985-1993
Managed multiple retail accounts. Fulfilled weekly store orders. Performed troubleshooting and logistics problem solving. Received top sales award every year of employment with company.

Education
Brigham Young University; Provo, UT — BA
Major—Communications/Sales/Marketing; Minor—Sociology

Skills
Outstanding people skills. Outstanding sales and account management skills. Outstanding management skills. Outstanding budgeting and planning skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Proficient in SAP. Expert in trade show planning, management, and execution. Highly proficient in inventory management. Enjoy making challenges a success.

1. Purchasing
2. Set retail and margins prices for all 24 stores
3. Update all new products so they can be sold in the stores and scan correctly
4. Choose all items to be advertised and meet all promo deadlines
5. Visit every store and help merchandise
6. Train all store personal on my department products
7. Met with hundreds of vendors trying to sell me their products
8. Involved in many company sponsored trade shows
9. Attended many industry trade shows
10. Inventory clearance of slow inventory
12. Set all clearance pricing
13. Build 5 year marketing plans for each department and then act to fulfill those plans. 
14. Create yearly budgets
15. Track sales and margins on a daily basis for my departments.
16. Track "Days on Hand" and "GMROI."
17. Hold weekly marketing meetings with all category managers.
18. Troubleshoot all store/vendor product returns.
19. Work with all vendors on processing credits and returns
20. Meet weekly with buyers to coordinate all special purchasing that go with upcoming promo's.
21. Answer all web site related inquiry's  within 1 hour or less of receiving it.
22. Negotiating terms and best price practices with all vendors.

Category Manager Outdoor Products

Experience
Category Manager; Intermountain Farmers Association; Draper, UT — 2006-2014
Full category management for pet food, pet supplies, outdoor living products, and live animals. Managed categories for 24 retail stores and wholesale division. Responsible for all purchasing, pricing, and marketing. Created and managed annual budgets. Managed vendor relationships. Trained store personnel on product lines. Represented company at trade and industry shows. Facilitated weekly meetings and project tracking with staff. Provided outstanding service to internal and external customers.
Manufacturers Representative; ARKAT Nutrition; Draper, UT — 2004-2006
Total account management for Enhance and VF pet food lines. Serviced accounts in five western states. Managed all distributor sales training. Managed promotions and budgets. Represented company at trade and industry shows. Provided outstanding service to all clients.
Owner/Partner; Associated Pet Supply; Draper, UT — 1994-2004
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Manufacturers Representative

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Brigham Young University