Kelly Anne Tarzwell

308 Brookline Boulevard I Havertown, PA 19083 I Home: 610-449-9594 I Cell: 302-2

33--0134 I kt927f86@westpost.net
Executive Account Manager
Delaware I Maryland I Minnesota I New Jersey I Pennsylvania
Value Offered Over 4 years of experience working on key retail accounts
Over 3 years of direct team management and supervision experience
Proven track record of achieving goals
Intricate knowledge of the food industry
Strong command of cross-functional operations in distribution, sales, and logist
ics
Expert relationship builder, supervisor, detail oriented task manager
In depth understanding of sales, retail, and distributor operations

Key Skills Strategic Partnership Building

Conflict & Crisis Resolution
Sales Team Training & Management
Strong Desire to Learn
Dedication to Integrity & Excellence Detail Oriented Problem Solving
Resilient & Loyal
Key Account Management
Forecasting Analytics
Adaptability to Change

Representative Clients Administrative Assistant:

Acme Markets Sales and Merchandising:
Acme Markets
Independent Markets
Superfresh
Executive Account Manager:
Supervalu
Acme Markets
Career
Progression Burris Logistics X Malvern, PA / New Castle, DE / Eden Prairie, MN
Executive Account Manager, 2007 to current
Retail Sales & Merchandising Rep, 2006-2007 Administrative Assistant, 2006
Progressed through a series of promotions, culminating in a challenge to coordin
ate the cross-functional and dynamic processes of a frozen food account. Reloca
ted to Minnesota to transition corporate and local banner processes. Continuous
ly worked onsite in customer headquarters to provide firsthand problem solving a
nd project management.

Achievement
Highlights
As Executive Account Manager
(2007 to current): Relocated to Minnesota for a one year period to facilitate t
he communication and process needs of corporate headquarters and local banner.
Responsible for the staffing and supervision of a retail account support team.
Forecast ad merchandise based on sales history, seasonality, and price points.
Manage and monitor the performance of merchandise. Work with key customer conta
cts to distribute merchandise.
As Retail Sales & Merchandising Rep
(2006 to 2007):
Ran route sales in designated stores and territories.
Merchandised store openings and remodels to specifications of banner category ma
nagers, district managers, and store personnel.
Suggestively sold key targeted items for incremental profits.
Devised new reporting tools to measure sales activity by salesperson.
Worked closely with sales manager to identify sales opportunities across all rou
tes.
As Administrative Assistant
(2006): Worked closely with Executive Account Manager and Junior Account Manage
r to perform all necessary weekly tasks.
Collaborated with Six Sigma project leads to develop an optimized distribution m
odel.
Managed all new items and discontinued inventory levels.
Worked closely with banner category managers on weekly ad merchandise projection
s and distribution quantities.

Education Immaculata University X Immaculata, PA

BA Candidate, Major in Financial Management, degree expected: 2011
GPA: 3.86

Technology MS Office (Word/Excel)

WMS
Microstrategy
EDW Data Warehouse
Business Objects