Sales Position

Eric Bedenbaugh

**** ********** **** •Jacksonville, FL 32210•904-***-**** or 904-***-****

Objective A career using my experience and skills developed in sales, management and customer relations in the food service industry.

Experience

2007-2008 Key Impact/Southeast Sales and Marketing

Account Executive- Responsible for driving company sales by aggressively marketing manufacturers’ product lines. Built relationships with top accounts and increased product lines and cases sold. Maintained a high profile with all related sales personnel and buyers with each distributor.

2006-2007 IJ Company

District Sales Representative- Sales Marketing, Promotion and Accounts Receivable. Responsible for generating new customer base and sales in the Jacksonville market. Exceeded sales goals and productivity expectations.

2001-2006 US Foodservice

District Sales Representative- Sales, Marketing, Promotion and

Accounts Receivable. Responsible for maintaining large customer base and generating new sales for existing and targeted accounts. Grew account base by 100% and consistently finished in the top 10% of sales promotions.

1995-2001 Darden Restaurants Inc., Orlando, FL

Red Lobster, Orange Park, FL

Culinary Manager-Management, Sales, Promotion and Marketing

Managed a staff of 100. Directly responsible for: food cost control and purchasing, building and equipment, maintenance, quality assurance, inventory control and P&L Analysis. Reduced staff turnover rate through training and mentoring program. Consistently in the top 3% for food cost control and management.

Qualifications

• Over 15 years experience in Sales, Marketing and Customer Service in the Food Service Industry

• Maintains an aggressive account growth with high gross profit margins

• Excellent Customer Relation/Satisfaction Skills

• Promotion and Marketing Skills- create and promote new products, organize promotional events for increased product visibility and sales

• Consistently exceeds sales goals and growth initiatives

• Product Management Skills- management of daily records and inventory, directly responsible for assets and purchase/control of inventory

Education University of Alabama at Birmingham

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