1325 W Morris Ave      

Fresno CA  93711     

Phone 559-999-0589 / e-mail  ptrbritton@aol.com

Peter Britton

Objective

Results driven professional with a strong background in management, sales, marketing, distribution and in-store merchandising in the consumer products industry… over 30 years management primarily with Time Warner and Hearst/Conde Nast corporation subsidiary organizations…holding a variety of sales management positions…BS in Business complements a strong managerial, administration and new business development skills…seeking a management position with a growth oriented, customer focused organization requiring strong leadership, business planning, problem solving and innovative management skills.

Experience

2002–2010                           COMAG Marketing                               Princeton NJ

Regional  Store Merchandising Manager

·     Managed 10 Western states regional store merchandising program primarily servicing Grocery/Drug/Mass/Airport class of trade.

·     Supervised all aspects of a large, complex field staff. Efficiently executed an annual budget of $800,000 plus. Implemented aggressive management controls and cost reduction initiatives. Demonstrated a record of success in creating highly effective teams, strategic planning, increased efficiency, and establishing strong organizational systems.

·     Products included all Hearst and Conde Nast magazines sold in the single copy category – titles included Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, Oprah, Glamour, Vogue, Allure and Vanity Fair magazines.

·     Directed 150+ part time staff as well as a full time team of 20 field managers. The team called on selected stores weekly to effectively merchandise our magazines at store checkouts and other in-store display locations to achieve increased sales by aggressive copy movement.

 

6/17/2002 – 12/2/2002  McClatchy Newspaper – The Fresno Bee   Fresno CA

Regional Area Manager

Single Copy Sales Manager

·     Managed regional team of newspaper distributors calling on retail and alternative single copy locations as well as home delivery.

·     Responsible for single copy newspaper new business development. Responsibilities included selling advertising space and promotions with local business executives.

 

1979-2001  Time Warner Retail                                                      New York, NY

Western States Wholesale Operations Manager

Northern CA District Sales Manager

Washington DC District Sales Manager

Assistant District Sales Manager – Southern CA

Territory Sales Manager – Central Valley CA

 

·     Track record of sales management success. Responsible for year 2001 net wholesaler billings of over $97 million.

·     Demonstrated new product development (launch of People Magazine N CA).

·     Business planning skills…brand performance, trend analysis, forecasting and P&L.

·     Managed up to 45 employees. Hired, trained and supervised… team builder and developer.

·     Strong administrator … policies, procedures, record keeping and documentation.

·     Budget management and optimization.

·     Managed Western States wholesale operations and conducted sales calls with key account executives of major grocery, drug and convenience retail chains.

 

1974-1979                            Fred R Benedetti Company           San Francisco CA

Sales Representative

·     Responsible for Central CA territory for food brokerage company,

Education

California State University Fresno

·     Bachelor of Science Business Administration and Marketing

 

References

·         Robert Zawacki V/P Operations Comag Marketing -609-524-1740

·         David Eberhardt  V/P Sales & Logistics-West  Time Warner -858-794-7707

Interests

·         Baseball, Golf, Fishing and family activities.