Sarah Averkamp is an accomplished bilingual business and marketing manager with over 20 years of domestic and international experience in strategic planning, P&L oversight, sales, and team leadership. She is currently the Board Ops Committee Chair and board member for the National Coffee Association, and has held various marketing and sales roles with Bemis Company, where she helped increase sales and facilitated business expansion into Latin America. She demonstrates strong communication, customer engagement, and cross-functional leadership skills.
1. SARAH J. AVERKAMP
2875 Prairie Wood Drive, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54904 | H: 920-231-1731 | C: 920-216-1123
averkamp4@gmail.com
Summary
Accomplished bilingualBusiness and Marketing Manager with domestic and internationalexperience
in market strategy and development, P&L oversight, multi-channelproduct sales,skills and career
training and team leadership. Results-oriented, decisive leader with proven success in new market
identification and positioningand a proven track record of increasing sales and growingthe
bottom line. Demonstrates exceptionalcommunication and customer engagement skills. Excels in
dynamic environments, while remainingpositive and focused to deliver the best outcomes for
customer and organization. Continually demonstrates Energy, Empowerment and Execution while
modeling Core Company Values.
Highlights
Strategic Planning and Implementation GlobalBusiness Management
Strong Customer Engagement and Say-Do Board Operations Experience
Fluent in Spanish (written and spoken) Cross-Functional Leadership Skills
Experience
Board Ops Committee Chair - External Membership Recruitment Mar 2016 to Current
National Coffee Association - New York, NY
Board of Directors - Board and Committee Member Oct 2013 to Current
National Coffee Association - New York, NY
Marketing Manager Jan 2004 to Current
Bemis Company - Oshkosh,WI
Lawn and Garden Packaging 2015 - Current
Coffee Packaging 2007 - Current
Latin America 2005 - 2007
Shrink Products/PoultryPackaging 2004 - 2005
Integrated Sales Supervisor Jan 2002 to Dec 2004
Bemis Company - Oshkosh,WI
Integrated Sales Representative Jan 1999 to Dec 2002
Bemis Company - Oshkosh,WI
International Customer Service Representative May 1994 to Dec 1999
Bemis Company - New London,WI
Execution ExceptionalCommunication and
2. Accomplishments
NationalCoffee Association Board of Directors:Strong contributor and change-agent to several
fundamentalenhancements within the Association in the areas of governmentalaffairs, diversity,
member engagement and education.
Increased year-over-year sales in the Coffee segment by, on average, 7%, for a nine-year period.
Successfully negotiated severalhigh-stake, high-profile, value-added supply agreements for the
Bemis Company with minimalprice concessions.
Developed and instructed highly effective distributor sales training strategies as Sales Manager of the
Bemis Distributor Sales Program.
Facilitated the company integration of a Latin American division and was integralin the
financialupturn ofthat division by~10% within a two year period in a challenging environment.
Provided Spanish translation to the organization for 22 years to support business development,
product training, contract negotiation and relationship management.
Developed and facilitated capacity planning tools within the Coffee and Lawn & Garden segments
to improve planning, communication and collaboration between Sales, Customer Service and Ops.
Education
Bachelor of Arts,Journalism and Spanish 1994
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh-Oshkosh,WI,U.S.A.
Emphasis in PublicRelations and Advertising
President of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
Study/Language Immersion Abroad: Cuernavaca, Mexico; Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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