Melissa Vandermel

About Melissa Vandermel

ABOUT I’m an operations-focused professional with over 25 years of experience…

Experience

1. Director, Business Development & Key Accounts East

   Gourmet Source Specialty Sales & Consulting

   Dec 2022 — Present

   Accomplished Hunter and Farmer with expertise in driving profitable sales growth and fostering customer retention, collaborating with top-tier brands such as Hollander Chocolate, Campbell\'s Pacific Foods, 1883 Maison Routin, Island Rose Gourmet Beverages, and Smith Teamaker. CRM Administrator -responsible for the day-to-day operations of Salesforce. Manage data integrity – user accounts, duplicates, labels, product volume, changes, parent/child relationships. Overall, work within the system daily to manage data integrity and process effectiveness. Implement enhancement and maintenance work, managing timelines, resource and efficient data processes.

Education

• California State University, Long Beach

  Bachelor's degree

• Sessions College

  Graphic Design Professional Certificate, Graphic Design

  2016 — 2017

Skills

• Corporate Communications
• P&L Management
• Iri
• Coaching
• P&L Forecasting
• Performance Management
• Sales
• Customer Engagement
• Sales Management
• Forecasting
• Data Analysis
• Consumer Products
• Trade Promotion Management
• Presentation Development
• Team Building
• Management
• Negotiation
• Account Management
• Sales Operations
• Pricing Strategy
• Team Motivation
• Relationship Building
• Process Improvement
• Presentation Coaching
• Key Account Management
• Key Account Development
• Long-Term Customer Relationships
• Project Management
• Teamwork
• Key Account Relationship Building
• Team Management
• P&L Analysis
• Selling
• Business Development
• Team Leadership
• Ac Nielsen
• Consumer Insight
• Consultative Selling
• Business Strategy
• Shopper Marketing