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Jessica Mingo

Covington

Summary

Sales professional with comprehensive background in market management and business development. Adept at fostering collaborative team environments and exceeding sales targets. Recognized for reliability, adaptability, and unwavering focus on results-driven strategies. Skilled in communication, negotiation, and strategic planning.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Area Sales Manager - Louisiana

Oxbow Rum Distillery
03.2025 - Current
  • Leads On and Off Premise sales efforts and execute trade marketing initiatives. Builds brand presence and driving sales within on and off premise channels. Developing and implementing trade marketing strategies while amplifying Oxbow Rum’s visibility and impact. Achieve distribution and velocity goals in key accounts, ensuring Oxbow Rum has a consistent and premium presence in the market.

Spirit Specialist

Republic National Distributing Center
12.2024 - 03.2025
  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of various spirits and their production processes, and flavor profiles for key accounts. Create opportunities to gain market share for on premise spirits portfolio. Generated a key account list to target programming expansion for growth and profitability.

Area Manager

Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits
07.2020 - 11.2024
  • Plan, develop, and implement long and short-term strategies and marketing programs for the New Orleans Metro area including the Northshore. Conduct sales meetings, product presentations, train, develop, and motivate the team to foster the success of our division. Call on key accounts in the territory and work with sales management to develop overall sales strategies. Assisting sale consultants with maintaining relationships and negotiating and closing deals.

On Premise Sales Consultant

Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits
07.2016 - 07.2020
  • Developing strong customers relationships through face to face appointments, phone calls, and emails. Discuss and provide sales strategies and data to increase customer profit margins. Proven record of exceeding monthly and quarterly goals. Continuous tracking of daily and weekly objectives set by management and company programs. Daily management of vast wine and spirits portfolio in 100+ accounts.

Bartender / Server

The Chimes Restaurant and Taproom
03.2012 - 07.2016
  • Frequently assist team members during rush periods and promote teamwork while providing exceptional service. Display knowledge of the food menu, wine, beer & liquor menu, allowing me to become one of the restaurant’s top sales people each week. Manage cash and credit card transactions. Coordinator for all offsite events, helping to promote the restaurant throughout the community.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Family and Consumer Science, Minor in Marketing

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, Louisiana
12.2011

Skills

  • Strong communication skills acquired through experience in customer service
  • Highly self-motivated, creative, goal orientated and energetic
  • Demonstrated multitasking skills in fast-paced work environments
  • Computer skills include: Word, Excel, Power Point, Dynamics, Publisher, Architcs and Adobe Photoshop
  • Cicerone Certified Server
  • WSET Wine Certified
  • Relationship building
  • Sales presentations
  • Territory management
  • KPI tracking
  • Partnership development
  • Closing strategies
  • Rapport and relationship building

Timeline

Area Sales Manager - Louisiana

Oxbow Rum Distillery
03.2025 - Current

Spirit Specialist

Republic National Distributing Center
12.2024 - 03.2025

Area Manager

Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits
07.2020 - 11.2024

On Premise Sales Consultant

Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits
07.2016 - 07.2020

Bartender / Server

The Chimes Restaurant and Taproom
03.2012 - 07.2016

Bachelor of Science - Family and Consumer Science, Minor in Marketing

Southeastern Louisiana University

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