Christopher Lange

Market Sales Director at Georgia Pacific

St Louis, Missouri, United States

About

Experience

  • Georgia-Pacific LLC (Full-time · 4 yrs 6 mos)
    • Market Sales Director
      Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

      - Lead a team of sales consultants across the central US. - Collaborate with local and national distribution leaders - Develop go to market strategy in different verticals - Led high performing sellers in MO, KS, OK, IL, MI & OH

    • National Account Manager
      Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Regional Director at OMNIA Partners
    Jun 2021 - Jan 2022 · 8 mos

    OMNIA Partners is the largest and most experienced organization in group purchasing. We partner with over 175 world-class suppliers in direct and indirect materials to provide unparalleled value to our 310,000+ member companies in both the private and public sector. Our members' $10 billion in annual purchasing volume within the group crosses more than 35 major industries.

  • Georgia-Pacific LLC (3 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Sales Consultant
      Dec 2018 - Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      - 2020 President's Club Winner - Consistent top tier performer in the Georgia Pacific field sales organization - Develop and manage annual growth plans with strategic end users and strategic distributors - Manage portfolio of innovative brand-name products including Dixie, enMotion, Compact and Angel Soft in the Greater St. Louis Market - Utilizes consultant based selling approach by providing industry insights, leverage solutions and listen to large national and local customers - Grow and maintain strong relationships with industry associations to maintain market share and grow business through networking -

    • Senior Account Executive
      Oct 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • CROSSMARK (3 yrs 10 mos)
    • Business Account Manager
      Feb 2016 - Oct 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

      - Influenced field sales team to provide my clients solutions to customers in the convenience retailer industry - Strategized with client brand teams to create Go To Market strategies within the convenience retail industry - Managed largest convenience wholesaler and achieved growth across eight clients over the span of 2 years - Worked with field sales team to re-structure customer contracts to extend partnerships and capture seasonal business - Utilized IRI and Nielson data to provide selling materiel for 30+ sales managers across the country

    • Retail Operations Manager
      Sep 2014 - Feb 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

      - Managed a team of 22 Retail Supervisors across the continental United States - Provided and presented data insights from teams data collections to client that led to sales growth in the grocery and mass channels across the country - Worked cross-functionally inside organization with recruiting, marketing and training departments to hire, train and onboard 200+ employees - Helped client grow sales by 12& in the PNW region by providing unique recommendations based on collected data

    • Project Analyst
      Jan 2014 - Sep 2014 · 9 mos