CARLTON DEWAIN SINCLAIR
C O N T A C T
adtt56@r.postjobfree.com
Clinton, North Carolina 28328
E D U C A T I O N
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
North Carolina State University
1980 - 1984
C O M M U N I T Y
I N V O L V E M E N T
St. Paul Free Will Baptist Church
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2012 - Present
DEACON 2001 - 2015
Sampson County Board of Education
BOARD MEMBER 2010 - 2018
CHAIRMAN 2014 - 2015
Hobbton District Advisory Board
CHAIRMAN 2008 - 2010
BOARD MEMBER 2004 - 2010
Sampson County Parks and Recreation
BOARD MEMBER 2001 - 2005
E X P E R T I S E
• Territory Management
• New Account Development
• Relationship Building
• Presentations and Proposals
• Trade Show Management
• Broker Management
E X P E R I E N C E
SALES ASSOCIATE Fastenal
March 2021 - Present
- Extensive training in Fastenal computer system and inventory management
- Work with store manager and associates to maintain existing industrial and construction sales as well as growing the business
- Unload stock, stock shelves, and deliver products
- Provide quotes, advise clients on new products, and develop new sales opportunities
OWNER/MANAGER Sinclair Sow Farms
September 2013 - December 2015 / July 2016 – March 2021
- Supervised a team of 5 employees in day-to-day operations of 1,200-head farrow to wean swine operation
- Managed all production, reports, animal welfare, and environmental concerns
- Maintained facility at an optimal level to approve company requirements
- Implemented, maintained, and processed all expenditures and payroll transactions
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Villari Foods
December 2015 - July 2016
- Completed inside-training of products and company procedures
- Contacted retailers and restaurants in assigned areas to create sales leads
- Collaborated with retail broker teams in assigned areas
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER House of Raeford 2006 - 2013 RETAIL ACCOUNT MANAGER House of Raeford 1984 - 2006
- Coordinated sales and marketing efforts with retail accounts throughout eastern US on a comprehensive line of poultry products; ranging from commodity to further processed and cooked
- Handled sales calls at corporate procurement level
- Developed and implemented successful sales and marketing programs for major distributors
- Directed essential merchandising of product at store and end-user level
- Organized and worked food shows throughout the United States to market House of Raeford product line (FMI, NRA, IDDBA, Goodness Grows in North Carolina, and Distributor Shows)
- Managed direct sales effort of fresh, frozen, further processed, and cooked poultry products
- Supervised, directed, and supported teams in retail broker network
- Collaborated with buyers and meat directors to ensure optimal return on advertising dollars
- Assisted House of Raeford C.E.O. and owner in the area of product development and analysis of sales growth
RESULTS:
- Generated sales in territory for the year 2007 in excess of $27,000,000
- Earned and maintained for 11 years, all Delhaize of America Private Brand IQF Chicken line. Record sales of $19,000,000 on the line in 2006
- Developed Private Brand IQF Chicken line for Super Valu in spring, 2013. Sales volume exceeded $7,500,000 in 2013
OWNER/MANAGER Sinclair Poultry Farms
2003 - 2008
- Owned and operated 6 contract broiler farms with Nash Johnson & Sons