Danni-Lynn Kilgallen has over 15 years of experience in account management, marketing, merchandising, field operations, and project management in the consumer electronics industry. She currently works as a Business Development Manager for Advantage Solutions, managing an $8 million business and portfolio of clients. Previously, she held roles such as Regional Manager for Premium Retail Services and Client Services Manager for BDS Marketing, where she established contracts, analyzed reporting results, and provided performance management. Kilgallen has a proven track record of achieving sales targets, implementing strategic initiatives, and developing partnerships with clients and customers.

1. Danni-LynnKilgallen 1288 BlackberryCreek Drive, Elburn, IL 60119 224-300-1632  Danni-Lynn@sbcglobal.net
Sales-Marketing-Merchandising – Account Management, Client Services & Field Operations Management
CORE COMPETENCIES
Results-Oriented professional with 15 years’ experience in account management, marketing and merchandising services, field
operations,and project management in the consumer electronics channel connected by common threads of technology, leadership
and organizational skills. Poised and articulate team member skilled at finding creative solutions to impact client satisfaction and
profitability for the company through attention to detail in the retail channel. Broad range of expertise includes:
 Teambuilding/Training
 Program Implementation
 Field Data Analysis
 Key Account Management
 Leadership
 Total Quality Control
 Performance Management
 ClientRelations
 Communication
M.A. in Speech and Communication, Northeastern Illinois University
B.A. in Accounting and Business Administration, Thiel College
Experience
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – Advantage Solutions 2015-Present
Work exclusively on dedicated Walgreens team for CPG clients including:Energizer, Hershey’s, Green Dot, Bayer,
Ferrero,Reckitt Benckiser, Henkel.
Achieve P&L targets; manage $8M business for clients by creatingand executing retail projects to expand in store
presence and increasesales.Implement tactical marketingstrategies and analyzetrends and results to achieve
department/client income and expense budget goals.Own and driverevenue growth; identify strategic opportunities
and align business unitresources to secure those opportunities.Meet and/or exceed Client’s goals for sales,
distribution,pricing,shelvingand promotional volume.Develop and launch strategies to pursue new opportunities.
Innovate and create new in-storeexecution ideas to drive customer decisions atshelf. Assistteamto navigatein the
larger organization for national clients to align needed resources and support to ensure specific clientand/or
customer initiativesuccess.Facilitatecommunication,opportunities,challenges,and workflow to other teams within
the global organization.
REGIONAL MANAGER – Premium Retail Services, St. Louis, MO 2014 – 2015
Implemented $7M sales and trainingprogram for Harman Kardon (JBL) with 60 representatives in major and medium
markets across the US. Launched program during Harmon Kardon’s annual national sales meeting. Responsible for
drivingsales atvarious retailersincludingBestBuy,Sprint,Verizon, Fry’s. Created a shared vision for theprogramacross
company various departments. Established management routines to ensure performance management objectives are
in alignment with client expectations. Identified and built collaborative partnerships with client, retailers,
representatives and trainers.
RETAIL SALES MANAGER – Premium Retail Services, St. Louis, MO 2013 – 2014
Lead, coached, guided, advised, mentored, recruited, developed, and managed a remote team of sales and training
representatives to drive sales, increase brand awareness, and influence market share and mind-share for Samsung in
the Best Buy retail environment. Served as the primary, dedicated, expert for each team member’s successful
performance in clientservice and sales execution. Acted as liaison between representatives, management, and clients
by overseeing activities with deliverables, promotions,and other processes or assignments.Exhibited exceptional skills
in business relationships, analysis, accountability, recruiting, systems processes, time management and leadership.
CLIENT SERVICES MANAGER – BDS Marketing, CA 2011 – 2013
Managed liaison between the field operations team and the client.Analyzed reportingresults to create a cohesive
message for business partners including Motorola, Dell, Brother, Jawbone, and Oreck. Established variouscontracts
includingstatements of work, and pay for performance plans. Provided performance management to ensure
consistency throughout the BDS organization. Effective use of resources,includingtimemanagement to provide
manage multipleclients and projects. Demonstrate ways to increaseROI and cost margin for both clients and
company.

2. RESULTS MANAGER – BDS Marketing, CA 2009 – 2011
Managed 5 Field Operations Managers nationally who executed an assisted retail sales programat160 Best Buy
locations. Executed sales goals determined by Canon USA. Builtpartnership with external recruitingagency to recruit
part time representatives. Increased sales by 10% at each retail store location.Analyzed sales productivity and
presented detailed reports to management. Coached and motivated the field operations managers and sales
associates through innovativetechnology use and in-storevisits.
Key Partnerships with internal and external team members including
REGIONAL MANAGER - Strategic Merchandising Partners, CA 2004 – 2009
Developed procedures and trained regional managers on new initiatives for process improvement; Responsiblefor the
growth and career path of 300 employees in 22 states. Launched new business initiatives ata national level.
Collaborated and formed partnerships with clients such as Zoom Systems and Sony Pictures and customers like
Macy’s and Kroger which lead to 12% increasein sales atstorelevel. Successfully managed team to meeting 100% of
client’s expectations whileincreasingoverall budgeted sales goals by 20%in each retail outlet through product
placement. Negotiated contracts as a category manager with a Fortune 100 company (Sears) to secure additional
business for multiplemovie companies
SENIOR REGIONAL SALES MANAGER – Vivendi Universal Games, CA 1995 – 2004
Responsiblefor $14 million territory of retail chains sellingBlizzard,Sierra,and Knowledge Adventure video games and
software. Managed productivity of 8-10 retail sales representatives in the consumer electronics industry. Cultivated
relationshipswith district,regional,and vicepresidentlevel managers of retail customers.
Developed and maintained customer relationships which resulted in gainingend caps,incremental shelf spaceand
priority placement for point of purchasematerials each month. Reduced costs of storage by 25% at a third party
company by examiningweekly inventory reports and expediting decisions to reduce unused and obsolete items.
 Increased sales and productrecognition by 10% by organizingand conductingtrainingsessions for districtand
regional personnel;Conducted business reviews with senior-level management at Gamestop, Best Buy, and other
major accounts