TROY LUND
682-***-**** Urbandale, IA 50322 adyon8@r.postjobfree.com
CAREER SUMMARY
SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER
Experienced sales professional with a demonstrated work history in the CPG industry. Skilled in selling a wide variety of products across multiple categories, introducing new products, data driven fact-based selling, retail sales analysis, and pricing strategy. Strengths are establishing new clients, team management/training, organization, and leadership skills. My success comes with persistence, building client trust and follow-through which separates us from the competition.
EDUCATION
KIRKWOOD COLLEGE, Iowa City, IA Major: Business, Minor: Marketing
EXPERIENCE
PROCESSING/PRODUCT REFURBISHING, ITAD AUGUST 2020 – OCTOBER 2022
●Electronic asset distribution and management creating secure and sustainable solutions for retired IT and electronic equipment.
SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER, SMITHFIELD FOODS MAY 2017 – JUNE 2019
●Sell in retail CPG directly to divisions of national chain grocers and wholesalers within my assigned territory.
●Contribute within divisional sales team achieving overall company sales goals.
●Effectively communicate needs & issues with other departments to better achieve sales targets. Introduce customers to new products through data driven presentations producing incremental volume.
●Set up feature ads, TPR's & joint marketing programs driving sales growth.
Work with broker retail teams increasing our distribution and utilizing POS assets.
●Keep close communication with accounts category management and buyers on allocation, inventory levels and new item introductions.
●Consistently audit retail level distribution ensuring our product availability and promotional compliance.
●Manage sales marketing plan, product forecasting, case schematics based on shelf space and item optimization through various technology solutions.
INDEPENDENT SALES CONTRACTOR, ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION SEPTERMBER 2008 – APRIL 2017
●Insurance Inspector handling claims caused on property/causality to include both Home & Auto.
●HAAG Certified Inspection Adjuster representing client with insurance company.
REGIONAL SALES MANAGER, SARA LEE FOODS NOVEMBER 1997 – AUGUST 2008
●Managed, Train and Plan account activity with our brokerage teams at retail/corporate level.
●Handle customer issues, financial tracking, product sales projections, new item presentations, marketing support, shipping, and service.
●Arranged cross marketing events offering a meal occasion value for the consumer and incremental sales for retailer.
●Category management and sales research shared with company and retailer better utilizing shelf space and item optimization.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Junior League of Arlington, Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Women’s Shelter