| |
|
|
 |
|
 |
| |
Ed Merry
Distribution Operating Partner
Ed Merry is a career food service distribution executive. Having spent the last 8 years as the President of the Sysco Corporation's Philadelphia division, he has extensive general management, sales, and turnaround experience.
From 1995 to 2003 Ed led a turnaround of the Philadelphia division of Sysco. During his tenure, he doubled sales to over $300 million and took the operation from an operating loss to a profit of over $10 million. While overseeing over 500 employees and an operating budget of nearly $300 million, he integrated a merger; restructured the sales organization, generating a 50%+ improvement in retention and 49% increase in average order; reduced operational shrink by over 70%; and reduced accounts receivable write-offs by 49%.
His previous experience includes a turnaround of an $80 million division of Kraft Food Service where he increased sales by 32% in one year and improved profitability by over $1 million. From 1980 to 1989 he worked in sales at Gordon Food Services where he became a manager with full sales and profit responsibility for a group producing $50 million per year. From 1974 to 1980 he was a sales representative at Quality Food Services.
To contact Ed, ed@sjpartners.com
|
|
|
