Bradley Hinshaw
**************@*****.***
***** ***’s Way - Hammond - LA - 70401
225-***-**** • linkedin.com/in/bradleyhinshaw
SALES CONSULTANT
Senior Sales Manager • Regional Sales Director • National Retail Sales Manager • Vice President Sales Business Development • Networking & Negotiation Expertise • Vendor Management B2B Sales • CPG Product Development • Project Management • Communications Specialist • Strategist Exceeded Market Targets • 341% growth • $30K weekly sales • High Lead Generation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Coverall Baton Rouge, LA 09/2023 to Present
Outside Sales Consultant
• Develop new sales for franchise business owners
• Sell the value of Coverall and our Core 4 system
• Established myself as a cleaning partner for each of our customers unique needs
• Generate new prospects, appointments, and proposals that lead to meaningful closes
• Maintain an attitude of persistent positivity
• Work closely with my team to identify key
• Maintain a robust pipeline and practical followup Hinshaw Co. Hammond, LA 03/2020 to 09/2023
Retail Sales Consultant—Contracted with Superior Catfish (1/2023-7/2023)
• Built strategic retail plans with our grocery partners
• Helped establish product specs for optimal CPG performance
• Developed a retail marketing strategy for small pack frozen catfish products
• Consulted and co-authored a cohesive sales story to emphasize value
• Developed new retail partners to further diversify Superior’s customer base
• Developed new CPG revenue stream in new markets
• Built out strategies for diversifications within new product lines through strategic partnerships
• Coached penetrable opportunities with existing distributor and banner partners Equipment Sales Consultant—Contracted with Wolf-Packing Machine Company (6/2023-Present)
• Develop growth and outreach strategies with the Wolf team for consumer production companies
• Utilize cold-calling, referrals, trade shows, and personal network to develop business
• Customize equipment solutions based on client’s needs in labor, safety, efficiency, production rate, and product specificity.
• Maintain up-to-date insight into prospect growth plans
• Develop business in an entirely new market
• Utilize self-developed lead generation system
• Partner with production clients, working closely with project managers, c suite, and company leaders. Ocean Legacy Glen Burnie, MD 03/2020 to 01/2023
National Sales Manager—Contract with Wolf-Packing Machine Company
• Launched new and unique CPG lines with new business accounts
• Gathered and analyzed retail data and market trends
• Established partnerships with retailers, retail distributors, and food service supply chain
• Implemented consultative sales approach to understand customer category management needs: inventory, line development, marketing approach, and team training
• Developed business channels for existing and new product lines with independent and national retail operators
• Generated leads that produce consistent quarterly growth (Focused on CPG)
• Developed marketing programs that achieve meaningful sales growth for our retail partners and our organization
• Expanded high profitability and pipeline development by leveraging multiple sales strategies, including complimentary production partnership
Reinhart Foodservice L.L.C. Harahan, LA 05/2017 to 03/2020 Sales Consultant
• Established relationships with restaurateurs and general managers
• Implemented consultative sales approach to understand customer needs and recommend relevant offerings
• Achieved 341% growth by adding value through menu making, staff training, and providing various solutions
• Generated cold-called leads and closed $30,000 in weekly sales over one quarter
• Increased expertise and consulted with top food and beverage trends and experts.
• Expanded high profitability and pipeline development by leveraging multiple sales strategies Pelican Coast Foods Eunice, LA 01/2016 to 05/2017 Vice President, Sales
• Developed marketing strategies for several new products
• Negotiated supplier costs on imported goods
• Managed and improved seafood deliveries worth more than $500,000 per year through efficient coordination of warehousing and transportation
• Performed forecasting to identify necessary changes for supply chain business
• Directed supply chain and supported tech transfer projects, batch release testing, change management and resolution of customer complaints.
Farm to Market L.L.C. Covington, LA 11/2013 to 01/2016 Broker Associate
• Consistently hit and exceeded sales goals
• Coordinated trade shows and developed marketing materials and strategies
• Analyzed market conditions on several food products and allocated them for best outcomes
• Developed accurate sales forecasts by analyzing sales feedback and wrote reports for senior leadership
• Achieved effective data analysis and sales strategies to increase profitability and develop organization for projects
EDUCATION
Baton Rouge Community College, Baton Rouge, LA
Business Economics