Kris Jacob

Kris Jacob

Merchant Marketing Specialist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    District Sales Manager at Performance Foodservice MKE

  • Education

    • Waukesha West

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    • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

      2004 - 2008
      Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Marketing

      Activities and Societies: AMA & Intramural sports

  • Experience

    • Kohl's Department Stores

      Jan 2009 - Mar 2011
      Merchant Marketing Specialist

      • Worked closely with major companies (Disney, Nike, and Jockey) to develop strong brand presence through a variety of Kohl’s marketing campaigns. • Collaboratively interacted with other departments to develop key marketing strategies.• Completed competitive analysis to assist in research for continued market development.

    • Direct Supply

      Mar 2011 - Mar 2012
      Account Manager

      • Grew an East Coast territory by 8%.• Developed buying relationships with customers (individuals and long term care facilities).• Used sales tracking system to manage sales leads and projects. • Exceeded company goals in contact penetration, large sale opportunities opened/closed, and total margin booked.

    • Max-R

      Mar 2012 - May 2015
      National Account Manager

      • Established and developed a market new to Max-R.• Developed and grew two national territories.K-12 school districts and private schools Park & Rec District ($2 million in annual sales).• Managed accounts that exceed $200,000.• Used Salesforce to manage and maintain key national accounts.• Monthly customer visits to establish and build effective long term buying relationships.• Established new account relationships through calling campaigns and trade shows. • Teamed with marketing to develop yearly catalogs and monthly promotional material. Show less

    • Trico Corporation

      Jun 2015 - Sept 2017
      Business Development

      Trico is the worldwide leader in predictive lubrication management. Trico has a full line of products that assists plant maintainers in many varieties of industries from military, aerospace, food, energy, pharmaceutical, mining, and others. We have combined capabilities to become your complete resource for the services and products you need to keep your equipment running productively around the clock. With facilities in Pewaukee, WI and Cleveland OH, and worldwide distributions services, we offer global solutions on a local level.Whether you're looking for an assessment of your lubrication maintenance program, an audit of your critical equipment, training for employees or simply the most complete line of high-performance lubrication management products in the country, we have your solution. Show less

    • Sysco

      Sept 2017 - Oct 2020
      Marketing Associate
    • Performance Foodservice

      Oct 2020 - now
      • District Sales Manager

        Jan 2023 - now
      • Business Development Manager

        Mar 2021 - Jan 2023
      • Area Manager

        Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
  • Licenses & Certifications