WAYNE M. GOLDEN
River Ridge, LA 70123
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Sales and Merchandising Representative
Sell, merchandise, and represent over 60 national brands to local Wal-Mart stores for SAS Retail Services, a third-party company that represents major companies in the retail trade. Sell displays and new products, maintain space, and place point-of-sale material to promote sales on products in every department in a Wal-Mart store. Also manage resets and new item cut-ins in every category.
1/17 - 12/17 INFOMAX SHELF MANAGEMENT
Market Analyst
Audit convenience stores, supermarkets, and dollar stores for Red Bull Energy Drinks.
Accumulate data to provide unbiased and objective reviews of Red Bull’s shelf presence and opportunities in the market throughout the southern parts of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and the Florida panhandle.
Appointed the lead on top priority projects due to 100% store completion rate and accuracy on all audits.
8/15 –12/16 GRACE KING HIGH SCHOOL
Head Baseball Coach/Business Education Teacher
Taught a business course to tenth and eleventh grade students and coached varsity baseball.
Managed the baseball program’s budgets, fundraising, and game-day activities.
8/10- 8/15 ST. MARTIN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
Head Baseball Coach/Teacher
Hired as a non-faculty CECP Assistant Baseball Coach in 2010.
Hired as Head Baseball Coach/Physical Education teacher in 2011.Taught physical education to lower school, middle school, and high school boys and girls.
Managed the baseball program’s budgets, finances, baseball personnel and game day activities.
Named District Coach of the Year in 2013.
Advanced to the state playoffs every year.
7/04-8/11 NESTLE USA
Business Development Manager
Responsible for bringing on new convenience store and independent supermarket accounts through various sales techniques including cold-calling and referrals. Captured several new chain and independent accounts.
Managed four distributors in Louisiana selling Edy’s, Nestle and Haagen Dazs ice cream products to supermarkets, convenience store, drug stores, and restaurants.
Trained distributor sales and route personnel on selling and merchandising ice cream products the Nestle way.
Developed incentive programs designed to increase sales.
1/01-7/04 THE ICEE COMPANY
Sales Manager
Managed the New Orleans area regional office, covering south Louisiana, selling Icee machines and beverage products to convenience stores, movie theaters, amusement parks and independent grocers.
Managed four route sales representatives, training them on selling and merchandising according to Icee Company standards for the New Orleans office.
Responsible for purchasing product and maintaining inventory levels.
Achieved maximum bonus in 2002 and 2003.
Personally brought on many new key accounts such as AMC Palace Theaters, Six Flags – New Orleans, and Jefferson Parish Recreation Department.
EDUCATION
B.A. in Marketing from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, LA.