Devon Ost

• Supply Chain Management • Manage inventory, forecasting and supply planning • New item submissions • Developed and documented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to enhance logistics and supply chain efficiency. • Managed wholesale purchase orders and broker relationships, ensuring timely approval and fulfillment. • Implemented performance visualization tools to track operational KPIs, leading to improved decision-making. • Coordinated freight shipments and managed import/export activities, optimizing cost and delivery timelines. • Manage Walmart Retail Link, Order Management from receiving to delivery. • Manage KeHE connect, Order Management from receiving to delivery and all communication with supply chain and buyers.

Gather Brands is a full-service sales consulting/business management agency that focuses on women owned and women run companies in the CPG industry.

Sales support duties as it pertains to the natural sales department. Utilizes skills to make certain that all sales managers and representatives have the proper selling tools to do their job. Meets with client managers and representatives each month to make new plans regarding sales or how to improve. Run and distribute monthly turnover, void and sale reports each month for 100+ clients. Communicates clearly and effectively with our customers virtually, and all company team members nationwide. Compile our monthly sales power point presentation, to be presented at our monthly sales meetings. Organize and update all NIT forms, Spec Sheets, and Hip Pocket Planners. Manage three different of CRM's for our national team and clients. Updating all new items and APL's for UNFI and Kehe.

As Sales Support Manager, I work closely with our Sales Broker/Principal as well as our Sales Reps and Demo Team. We currently represent thirteen vendors within the Natural Industry. I put together and submit all vendor/retail partner/key account promo submission forms. Keep track of all sales and promotions. I have created our company’s logo and I am currently building our website. I also keep us up to date within the social media outlets. I organize and complete all of our team members as well as vendor end of the month invoices and complete payroll. When managing our Demo Team Members; I handle all of the onboarding process when hiring our new demo and sales reps. I order car stock and supplies. I organize and complete all of their monthly demo schedules, reports, invoices and demo supply orders. I organize gift with purchase ideas and suggestions. As a Sales Representative; I work closely with our independent accounts, inside sales accounts, as well as all of our retail accounts in the state of Nebraska. Making sure they are kept up to date with monthly vendor discounts, changes in product sku’s, new product launches, product knowledge, product testers, supplies and resets.

As National Demo Coordinator, I worked closely with our VP of Sales as well as our 26 Territory Brokers and Sales Reps. I approved, organized, updated and kept track of each territories monthly budget and calendar. I managed the on boarding process for each new demo rep that a territory hired. I ordered and kept daily record of each of the 160 demo team members product and supply orders nationwide. Ordered supplies and samples for special events nationally as well. I was also responsible for all of the demo team member’s monthly payments. I was in charge of collecting all of the demo invoices that each demo team member submitted each month. I would submit demo payments to our Accountants each month. As well as final monthly demo costs to our companies President and VP of Sales. I communicated all budget changes and allocations with our VP of Sales as well as our territory Brokers and Sales Reps. Communicated daily with our demo team members through our demo website that I helped create and facilitate. Created monthly agendas and training documents each month. Hosted monthly webinars and touch base calls for our national demo team members.

As a National Educator I traveled and educated our national retail partners health and beauty staff members. I traveled nationally, with my primary focus on the Rocky Mountain and SW Territory; CO, UT, WY, NM, AZ, AR and TX. I hosted and trained large dinner training's, as well smaller, in store training's. I also represented the company at national tabletop events. Organized and hosted monthly educational webinars each month for our demo team as well as our retail accounts.

Sales, Skincare and Body Treatments.

Sales, Product recommendations and brand awareness.