Chris Browning

Background

About Chris Browning

Proven leader in multinational sales and customer management with global and national corporations, family owned and private equity businesses.* Extensive experience in building sales organizations and sales capability.* Strong performance record with top consumer goods companies leading sales teams and developing customer and organizational strategies to exceed volume, profit, and market share goals.* Developing and implementing brand building and go-to-market channel strategies in foodservice and retail.* Extensive sales leadership experience in both retail and foodservice business channels.* Ex-pat leadership expertise (South Africa)* Successfully acquired and managed local, regional, national, and multinational retail and foodservice customers. Channel expertise includes club, mass, grocery, drug, c-store, petroleum, hardware, foodservice chains, entertainment venues and foodservice business and industry.* Led and managed distributor, bottler, broker sales organizations and direct sales teams to achieve volume, profit, and share goals.* Called on and developed growth focused relationships with the following large customers: Costco, Walmart, Sam’s, Kroger, Safeway, Trader Joes, Meijer, Regal Cinema, Taco Bell International, KFC International, Pizza Hut International, Popeye’s, Church’s, Hardees, Circle K, Sears Holding Company, Orchard Hardware Supply, Fresh N Easy, Bashas, HEB, Ace Hardware, Beverages and More, Williams-Sonoma, Sports Authority, Albertsons, Stater Bros, Bed Bath and Beyond, Lucky Save Mart, Publishers Clearing House, Tesoro, EZ Mart, Subway, Whole Foods, Smart N Final, Winco, SuperValu, M&M, Pick N Pay (S. Africa), Hyperama (S. Africa), Shoprite/Checkers (S. Africa), Spar (S.Africa), 7-Eleven (USA and S. Africa), BP (USA and S. Africa), Shell (USA and S. Africa), Engen (S. Africa), Total (S. Africa).