CONRAD A. STEWART 119 Manhattan Avenue Cell: 732-556-7697 Teaneck, NJ 07666 cs2609e6@westpost.

net Home: 201-837-1483 SENIOR SALES MANAGER Business Sales Leader, acknowledged for growing profits and increasing net reven ue, especially in Consumer Packaged Goods. Appreciates the value of diversity, d evelops customer and vendor relationships, and ensures compliances by demonstrat ing critical thinking, decision-making, and negotiation skills. Successful backg round in optimal product distribution, merchandising, and operations management. Expertise in engaging and devising winning sales strategies and solutions. EXPERTISE * * * * * * * Sales & Marketing Management Forecasting Contract Compliance * Trade Spending Development & Negotiation Vendor Relationships * Client Relationship Management Competitive Analysis Product Mix & Pricing

BENCHMARKS AND MILESTONES * Selected for Georgia-Pacific Outstanding Sales Achievement Award for Eastern U nited States. * Won New York Sales Representative of the Year Award. * Achieved >95% compliance within 30 days. * Consistently met targets in volume, revenue, price, cost reduction, and profit ability. EMPLOYMENT NARRATIVE GEORGIA-PACIFIC LLC, Atlanta, GA 1989-2009 One of the world's leading manufacturers of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, buil ding products, and related chemicals. More than 40K employees with 300+ faciliti es across North America, South America, and Europe. Company promotes growth and sustainability in communities. Sales Manager, Consumer Paper Products Division (2009) Directed all sales and marketing and consistently met corporate value goals. Man aged forecasts, trade spending, bills, deductions, business reviews, and sales m eeting. Guaranteed compliance for policies and procedures. Bargained price poin ts with major accounts such as Key Food, White Rose, D'Agostino's, General Tradi ng, Krasdale, and Mars Supermarkets. Tracked and analyzed retail store performa nce with key metrics, audits, and Nielsen ACV reports. Facilitated long-term and sustainable growth with Business Development Manager. Drove new innovations th at elevated brand reputation for quality and service. * Enhanced brand share, merchandising, distribution, and product mix for major b rands such as Quilted Northern, Angel Soft, Brawny, Sparkle, and Dixie. * Trained subordinate personnel and productively increased their product knowled ge.

Retail Operations & Regional Manager, Consumer Products Division (1996-2008) Drove sales and product efforts of brokers in Northeast and Southeast United Sta tes. Maintained >95% distribution, merchandising, and placement of brands throug hout region using retail data and audits. Mentored broker network and delivered planning, forecasting, and deduction management. Delegated broker training for e xpanded product knowledge of company brands. * Recognized for ability to turn around items that fell below 95% ACV. * Completed business reviews and improved results in cooperation with the Custom er Development Managers and broker organization. * Managed multiple markets: Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Richmond Virginia. District Manager / Assistant District Manager (1989-1996) Led food broker sales and marketing across multi-city territories in 2 states. O perated sales programs, retail meetings, and business reviews. Educated broker s upervisors on company's best practices and standards. Key player in plan-o-gram creation. * Increased performance versus competition with new pricing guidelines. * Earned "Outstanding Sales Team Award", highest team award in division. EDUCATION BA (Sociology) - Hunter College, New York, NY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Time & Productivity Management, McGhee Productions (2009) Collaborative Decision Making, Interaction Associates (2009) Winning Presentations, Better Communications (2008) Fact-Based Selling, CMS Consultants (2008) Master Meetings, Interaction Associates (2008) Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)