Kimbel W.

Experience

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  Basic Foods Southaven MS (Independent Grocer)

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1986

  Retail Clerk

  Merchandising retail Grocery, Dairy

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  Malone & Hyde Wholesale Food Distributors

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1995

  Outbound shipping supervisor

  Responsibilities included managing a crew and insuring that products were accurately shipped in the proper format to our customers.

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  Empire Food Brokers

  Jan 1995 - Jul 2006

  Account Executive

  Managed Principal Accounts presenting new products to perspective buyers in the retail food service industry. Responsible for presentations, pricing, promotions,develop Plan-O-Grams, resetting retail outlets to Plan-O-Gram and train retailers employees salesmanship and how to sell the products we represented.

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  TDI Food Brokers

  Oct 2006 - Dec 2012

  Account Executive

  Managed Principal Accounts presenting new products to perspective buyers in the retail food service industry. Responsible for presentations, pricing, promotions,develop Plan-O-Grams, resetting retail outlets to Plan-O-Gram and train retailers employees salesmanship and how to sell the products we represented.

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  Gourmet Foods International

  Feb 2013 - now

  Managing an assigned territory and multiple retail accounts. Managing and mentoring account managers and sales representatives assigned to my team. Completed the American Cheese Societies Certified Cheese Specialist program to become a CCP. Account Manager responsible for all aspects of customer operations at Gourmet Foods International. With a passion for cheese and strong knowledge we help drive sales at the store level through professional stewardship of the products we sale. Responsible for selling and managing retail accounts in a 7 state region for Atlanta Foods International suppliers of specialty and imported food products.

  • Retail Sales Manager

    Aug 2020 - now

  • Account Manager ACS CCP

    Aug 2015 - now

  • Account Manager

    Aug 2013 - now

  • Territory Sales Rep

    Feb 2013 - now