Product Development Vice President
Resume:
William G. Therrien
Chapel Hill, NC *****
*************@*****.***
SUMMARY
I have enjoyed a successful and varied career in the food industry. After college I attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY; which afforded me the opportunity to cook in professional restaurants and hotels. I then transitioned to a sales career in foodservice distribution with organizations that purveyed center of the plate, white tablecloth products. I am an accomplished butcher, having owned and operated a retail butcher shop. I have proven sales experience in retail, foodservice, club, industrial and B&I channels. I rose to officer level at a large, multi-national company. I have a strong knowledge base in antibiotic-free and organic proteins.
Product Development and Implementation
Leadership: Inspire, Challenge, Enable
Sales planning/forecasting and budgeting
Sales strategy and execution
Butcher and Chef
Business Development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tournant Inc. Consulting Group - (Partner)
Chapel Hill, NC.
2017 to December 2018
Provided consulting services to the food industry.
Performed situational assessments of client business models, determined client needs, developed action plans and executed the plan.
Successfully implemented programs, policies and protocols that fostered success for the client.
Worked with clients across all functional areas; new product development, sales and marketing, business planning and analysis, strategy, team building, and operations.
Mosner Family Brands - (Processor and Distributor)
Bronx, NY.
2016 - 2017
Vice President of Sales
Developed and implemented the Reunion Foods brand, a new organic meat company focused on grass-fed meat products.
Created product and packaging/label design and development.
Key contributor to brand strategy and development.
Established sales strategy and executed sales effort.
Hain Pure Protein - (Poultry Grower/Processor)
New Oxford, PA.
2010 - 2016
Vice President of Deli and Prepared Foods, 2013-2016
New product development, worked to create best in class Deli, RTC and RTE products
Established budgets, sales goals, worked closely with the sales team to reach goals and objectives
Worked closely with co-packers to insure product attributes were realized and performance standards were met
Director of Sales, Southeast, 2010-2013
Responsible for sales across the Southeast and national account responsibility
Identified qualified prospects, planned and executed headquarters sales calls.
Halpern Steak & Seafood / Buckhead Beef - (Distributor)
Atlanta, GA.
2001 - 2010
Regional Sales Manager, North and South Carolina, 2007-2010
Responsible for all facets of sales and distribution
Therrien’s Butcher Shop and Kitchen - (Owner / Operator)
Chapel Hill, N.C.
1996 - 2001
Designed, built and operated a successful retail Butcher shop.
Taught cooking classes, focusing on charcuterie, meals and sausages.
Southern Foods-(Distributor)
Greensboro, N.C.
1986 - 1996
Director of Business Development
Planned and executed the rollout of a new brand built around utilization of by-products from further processing.
Managed the expansion of the company (sales and new product selection) from a small intrastate distributor to a multistate distributor of fresh meat, seafood and gourmet groceries.
EDUCATION / TRAINING
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Associates Degree, Culinary Arts
Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY
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