Chris Diesel

About Chris Diesel

Sr. Sales & General Management Leader with a broad range of roles and responsibilities at industry-leading global consumer product companies - Elanco, Bayer & Hallmark. Commercialization Leadership Roles in Sales, Strategy, Category Management & Product Development/Management. Responsibilities have included multiple business leader / team leader roles,$600M P&L,$1B+ formal category advisorships, contract negotiations, innovation product launches, leadership of business-wide pricing strategy, and Vendor leadership with national omni-channel retailers including Walmart, Sam’s Club, Petco, Walgreens & CVS.Strengths: Building and Leading High Performing Teams, Strategy, Financial Acumen, Analytics, Results, Integrity. Note \"Skills\" section for skills endorsements from colleagues.

Experience

1. Walmart Sam\'s Team Leader

   Elanco

   Jan 2025 — Present · Nashville, TN, US

   Lead Walmart & Sam\'s Rx & OTC US business at Elanco Animal Health (public spin-off from Eli Lilly). Elanco has $4.5B in annual global sales and is #1 in US Animal Health OTC/Retail market. Top brands include Galliprant, Zenrelia, Credelio, Credelio Quatro, Trifexis, Interceptor, Seresto, Advantage, K9 Advantix, Advantus, Pet Protect.

Education

• Southwest Baptist University

  Business Administration

Skills

• Competitive Analysis
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Shopper Insights
• Consumer Products
• Employee Management
• Strategy
• Management
• Customer Insight
• Pricing Strategy
• Team Leadership
• Sales
• Selling Skills
• Delivering Results
• Shopper Marketing
• Product Development
• Product Management
• Leadership
• Retail
• Category Management