I am a strategically minded, highly assertive Sales & Marketing leader with extensive experience working across regional markets to drive cohesive, comprehensive marketing and brand development. Currently with Ace Hardware, the world's largest hardware retail cooperating, developing comprehensive strategic marketing plans and leading efforts to increase customer engagement. I consider myself to be a highly analytical professional skilled in understanding how to negotiate and engage, how to build relationships that promote collaborative synergy between corporate channels and individual retail stores. I am a communicator focused on executing effective marketing plans and strategies to increase sales and profitability, improve transaction rates, and acquire and keep customers. Specialties: Negotiating, Purchasing, Sales, Managing 10 State Region, Media Planning/Buying, Budgets

Highlights:

• Customer Relationship Management
• Retail
• Distribution
• Sales
• Marketing Management
• ROI
• Annual Planning
• Budgeting
• Business Plan
• Cadence