mike dismukes

outside sales representative

About

A consumer products specialists with successful experience managing sales, marketing, operations and personnel at local, regional and national levels. Accomplishments include: - Successful roll-out of hand-held scanning technology for National Merchandising force which reduced time for data collection from 2-weeks to 1 day. - Spearheaded multiiple store merchandiser effectiveness tests for large retail chains such as Walmart, Publix, Kroger generating increased sales of over 25%. - Effectively training airport merchandisers through technology and process training resulting in a year-over-year increase in revenue by 10%. - Revised and updated merchandising training and delivered to over 250 sales professionals. The new training streamlined processes and enhanced sales projections in all markets by 15%. - Lead numerous retail sales blitz calling on over 2,000 retail stores in the Southeast, generating a 20% increase in all products. Specialties: Consumer products, newstand single copy sales, training

Country

united states

City

canton

Industry

consumer goods

Skill

sales, sales management, management, account management, merchandising, retail, p&l management, marketing, key account management, marketing strategy, forecasting, product launch, budgets, new business development, sales operations, business process improvement, field training, strategic planning, training, team building, competitive analysis, consumer products, market planning, negotiation, customer insight, sales and business development, retail display sales, business process improvements, budget and expense control, launching of new products

Experience

regional territory manager

time distributuion service

1977-11 - 2001-2 · 23 yrs 4 mos

Managed a territory calling on retail chains stores in charge of sales and marketing for Time-Warner magazine group. Including People, Time and SI magazines.

regional territory manager

time warner retail

1977-1 - 2001-1 · 24 yrs 1 mo

Regional , Asst and District Manager managing and covering territory in charge of sales and marketing for all Time- Warner magazine group.

national merchandising manager

comag

2001-1 - 2012-8 · 11 yrs 8 mos

I supervised and managed up to 150 part-time merchandisers who called on major classes of trade including supermarket, drug, airport and mass merchandisers.

district manager

source interlink

2014-4 - Present · 12 yrs 5 mos

Source Interlink Companies, Inc. headquartered in Bonita Springs, Florida, is a leading integrated media, publishing, merchandising and distribution company. Its operating divisions are Periodical Fulfillment Services (magazine & book distribution/checkout fixture manufacturing) and Source Interlink Media (publishing). Source's more than 7,000 employees not only deliver directly to consumers the very best in magazine, Internet and home entertainment content, they distribute content from other publishers and producers as well. By putting the world's leading distribution network for print and home entertainment materials to work in the service of its retailing partners, Source provides consumers access to their favorite reading materials quickly and conveniently.

district supervisor

source interlink

2013-9 - 2014-3 · 7 mos

merchandising execution team

the home depot

2013-2 - 2013-9 · 8 mos

outside sales representative

acosta sales & marketing

2014-8 - Present · 12 yrs 1 mo

The premier national foodservice sales and marketing agency by delivering superior results for our clients and customers through strategic insight, essential expertise and unparalleled coverage.