Dan Schmid

About Dan Schmid

Summary:Award-Winning Sales and Business Development Professional. I hold a successful reputation for sales growth, new product introductions, consumer insights, competitive analysis, promotions, and process re-engineering. Self-motivated Change Agent, who achieves maximum performance, ensures total client satisfaction, maintains peak quality service, and meets aggressive business objectives. Expertise in piloting complex consumer initiatives with senior management and key stakeholders. In-depth technical knowledge of leading-edge CPG, automated retail, and secure logistics services and solutions. Relentless driver of productivity improvements, pricing/retail optimization, and ROI. Creative development and implementation of successful, high-impact business plans with National Enterprise Accounts. Recognized for exceptional skills in sales, and business development with over 20 years of hands on experience with National Enterprise accounts and brands. Expertise in securing new business, exceeding sales goals, managing trade budgets, key account management, contract negotiations, product development, and managing retail merchandising best practices, Companies I have had the pleasure of working with:ACE Hardware, Albertsons, Autozone, Bashas\', Bev Mo, BJ\'s Restaurant, Blain\'s, Boston Market, Circle K, Chipotle, Chiquita Fresh Express, Chevron, Costco, CVS, Dollar General, EDCO, IKEA, HEB, Jack in the Box, JC Penny, Kroger, Long\'s Drugs (Hawaii), Lowe\'s Home Improvement, McKesson Drug, Meineke, Menard\'s, Mill\'s Fleet Farm, Mission Federal Credit Union, Orgill, Pacific Dental, Park West Companies, Pet Smart, Publix, Quicksilver, Raley’s, Ready Pac, Recology CleanScapes, Safeway, SaveMart, SDCCU, Smart & Final, Sonic, Sprouts, Stater Bros, Superior Grocers, Taco Bell, True Value, Total Wine & More, Wal-Mart, Whole Foods, Winco, and many other regional based companies.

Experience

1. Sargento Market Lead West Geo

   Advantage Solutions

   Nov 2022 — Present

Education

• California State University-San Bernardino

  BA, Communications

Skills

• Sales Management
• Budgets
• Promotions
• Pricing
• Account Management
• Negotiation
• Market Analysis
• Brand Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Management
• Team Building
• Crm
• P&L Management
• Customer Satisfaction
• New Business Development
• Merchandising
• Forecasting
• Contract Management
• Product Development
• Sales
• Budgeting
• P&L
• New Business Ventures
• Public Relations
• Consultative Selling
• Business Strategy
• Income Statement
• Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Business Planning
• Trade Marketing
• Strategy
• Consumer Products
• Competitive Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Selling
• Start-Ups
• Product Management
• Customer Insight