Sally Pierce

About Sally Pierce

Persuasive, persistent business professional. Background includes marketing, merchandising, purchasing, and corporate real estate. Known for a positive outlook, a results orientation, and for being a strong team player. Well-honed sales and marketing ability. Strong analytical, organizational, planning, creative thinking, and project leadership skills. B.S, Fashion Merchandising; minor in Business. Core competencies include:» Marketing: As Restaurant Marketing and Catering Director for two Chick-fil-A FSU’s, increased outside sales by 84% through prospecting and regular customer visits. At Spin Master, ranked second nationwide (out of 65 eligible) for increasing sales at Walmart, our top account. At Mass Pro, assigned to 100% larger territory due to excellent customer relationship management and revenue production.» Real estate: At Chick-fil-A, coordinate and expedite the property acquisition process relative to the growing number of Chick-fil-A Free Standing Units (FSU). Territory covers the six-state Atlantic Region. Many units are older FSUs. Maintain effective communication with attorneys, brokers, landlords, sellers Chick-fil-A Operators, and other Chick-fil-A departments throughout the acquisition process.» Purchasing: At Dillard’s, negotiated multi-million dollar purchasing agreements with suppliers. Managed supplier-to-warehouse relationship to ensure on-time-delivery. Increased sales volume from $27M to $31M with 13% increase in gross margin through effective supplier negotiations and by predicting market trends. Won awards such as “Top Buyer, “Buyer of the Month,” “Best Return on Investment,” and “Best Stock Control.”

Experience

1. Principal Lead, New Restaurants

   Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center

   Sep 2023 — Present

Education

• Florida State University

  Bachelor of Science

Skills

• Planograms
• Forecasting
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Analysis
• Visual Merchandising
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Inventory Management