Byron Mills

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Lockhart, TX *****

512-***-****

adw0bv@r.postjobfree.com

REGIONAL SALES, NEGOTIATOR AND MARKETING MANAGER

Skills Profile

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A creative professional with a keen understanding of business development and strategic growth.

Capable of nurturing current business and client relationships as well as building new, loyal customers.

Positive attitude with the ability to motivate and inspire colleagues and subordinates working in a group/team oriented mentality.

Expertise in providing hands-on leadership and salesmanship.

Fast to learn and adapt to new environments.

Friendly, organized, natural rapport builder.

Efficient, goal oriented, and enterprising.

Proven ability to launch new products and achieve market penetration.

Proficient in sourcing and logistics.

Synopsis of Achievements

Co-created a recognized brand in the gourmet snack category.

Successfully negotiated product placement in key accounts including Whole Foods, Central Market, Huckleberry’s, AJ’s Fine Foods and The Fresh Market utilizing persuasion/mediation skills.

Secured distribution via the largest all natural distributors in the U.S. including UNFI and KeHE.

Designed eye catching packaging and trade material for increased consumer awareness.

Employment

WLE Landscaping and Const. March 2021 – Feb. 2022

Austin, TX

Senior Account Manager

Managed a portfolio of accounts with annual revenue of $800K.

Primary contact for clients consisting of HOA’s, property managers, and business owners.

Duties included but not limited to scheduling service, landscape design/proposal, contract amendment/negotiation, and professional consulting.

Provided forecasting and consolidation of weekly crew expectation and route changes.

Participated in daily, weekly, and monthly meetings with management and ownership to consolidate revenue and policy considerations.

WhitMar Purveyors Inc May 2008-present

Miami, FL

Co-Founder, Regional Sales Manager

Orchestrates branding, packaging development and establishes manufacturing processes and procedures.

Successfully negotiates new product placement through direct selling methods.

Organizes and implements test marketing and promotional events.

Establishes sales objectives by forecasting and developing sales goals; projects expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products.

Functions as Quality Control Manager during production runs at manufacturing facility.

Communicates regularly with Sales, Warehouse and Transportation entities to ensure plans are understood and executed to meet a common goal.

Negotiates shipping pricing and organizes the shipment of goods via various routes including Distributors, Direct to Warehouse and DSD.

Attends annual distributor table top events and industry trade shows promoting product and brand awareness.

Scheduled and performed store location demos to inform perspective consumers, initiate product trial, and exhaust inventory.

Foresight Golf (Plum Creek G/C) April 2014 – Sept. 2015

Kyle, TX

Superintendent

Asst Superintendent of a 18 hole semi-private golf course with a 500K annual maintenance budget.

In charge of daily crew work schedule and course set-up.

Primary spray technician and recorder of all state required documentation.

Responsible for the training of all new maintenance staff .

Education

Texas A&M University-College Station, TX

B.S. Agronomy 2005, Turf grass management option

Business Administration Minor

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