VP sales / Marketing

Robert P. Howerton

**** ***** *****, *********, ******* 36732

Phone: 205-***-**** *************@*****.***

Career Focus

Management Position- Buying, selling, customer service, procurement ect…

Being a good communicator and a motivated manager with over 23 years experience in the retail and

foodservice seafood industry.

Summary of specific Skills

• Purchasing experience

• Selling to foodservice and retail accounts, large and small

• Hiring and maintaining regional brokers

• Highly organized

• Buyer’s relationships foodservice and retail. National accounts

• Trade show management

• Communication and task management

• 23 years experience in the seafood industry

• Excellent follow up and management skills

• Exceptional communication skills

• Strategic event planning

• Efficient with customer prospecting

• Account management

• Conflict resolution

• Negotiation skills

• Complex problem resolution

• Product development

• Sales and marketing

Professional Experience

Pride Seafood Marketing-Gallion, Alabama

From 1995 to 2014. Owner of company. Buying and selling all types and forms of seafood. Foodservice

and retail accounts

Southern Pride Catfish Co. / Clear Lakes Aquaculture

From 1991 to 1995

Regional Sales Manager – From Miami to Maine - entire east coast. Started from scratch and opened up

all new business on the east coast. Hiring and managing 11 brokers. Had small and large retail and

foodservice accounts. Developed and executed marketing programs and general business solutions.

Resulting in increased company exposure, customer traffic, and sales. Put together all program business

and all food shows. Traveling entirl territory area, to establish and maintain ongoing business. Worked

hands on with all aspects of the business. From sales, marketing, public relations, trucking and

collections.

1976-1991

Local Union 82 Journeyman Plumbers and Pipefitters

Education

Bates Voc. Tech, 1976-1980

Tacoma, Washington, Pierce County

Journeyman Commercial Plumber/Pipefitter

Went through a 4 year apprentice program. I was picked 3 out of 300 people to go through a 4 year

apprentice program to become a journeyman Plumber/Pipefitter. Worked in this industry for 15 years.

Final Summary

Owned and operated Pride Seafood Marketing for 19 years. Looking forward to joining a good team of

people, and being a part of increasing sales and profits.

“THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION”

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