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SALES LEADERSHIP

Building teams that outperform every year.

19 years of progressive sales leadership at US Foods. $300M portfolio management, acquisition integration, and five national sales awards across four U.S. markets.

$300M
PORTFOLIO
19
YEARS
5x
AWARD WINNER
+94%
ACCOUNT GROWTH
James Gaudreau
Presidents Cup 2023AE of the Year 2019AE of the Year 2020New Business Champion 2015Aspire to Grow 2023
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ABOUT

I build sales teams that win.

I have spent my entire career at US Foods, one of America's largest foodservice distributors. Not because I could not leave. Because every few years, US Foods gave me a bigger problem to solve: a new market to open, a territory to grow, an acquisition to integrate, a team to build. I said yes to every one of them, and I delivered every time.

In Portland, I took over a $300M portfolio during an acquisition integration and grew it for four consecutive years. In Los Angeles, I nearly doubled my personal book from $16M to $31M through disciplined product gap analysis and account penetration. In Chicago, I closed $6M in new national account business in a single year. Along the way, I won the Presidents Cup twice, Account Executive of the Year twice, and New Business Champion once. I was selected for the Aspire to Grow program, US Foods' executive track for leaders being developed for VP roles.

James Gaudreau
The CRM is never the problem. The handoff is.
From the Food Services of America integration

Career Performance Map

$300M
Portland, OR
Portfolio Management
4 YRS GROWTH
$200M
Virginia & West Virginia
VP-Level Oversight
MULTI-MARKET
$31M
Los Angeles, CA
Personal Book (from $16M)
+94% GROWTH
$25M
Chicago, IL
13 National Accounts
7 YEARS
$6M
Great Lakes Area
New Business Capture
1 YEAR
$50M
Bloomington, IN
Displaced Business Capture
DIVISION CLOSURE
$60M
Bloomington, IN
National Account Portfolio
CALL CENTER
$300M
Portland & Spokane
FSA Acquisition Integration
ZERO DISRUPTION
CAREER

Experience

Area VP, National Sales
US Foods
2025
Directed sales across Virginia and West Virginia, $200M annual revenue. Led National Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, and sales team.
$200M REVENUEVP-LEVEL
National Sales Manager
US Foods
2021 - 2025
Led $300M portfolio across the Pacific Northwest. Exceeded growth targets four consecutive years. Integrated Food Services of America acquisition. Presidents Cup 2023.
$300M PORTFOLIO4 YRS GROWTHPRESIDENTS CUP
Account Executive, National Accounts
US Foods
2016 - 2021
Grew route from $16M to $31M in Los Angeles. Back-to-back AE of the Year (2019, 2020). Presidents Cup 2018. 95% digital ordering adoption. Sales Advisory Council.
+$15M GROWTH2x AE OF THE YEARPRESIDENTS CUP
Account Executive, National Accounts
US Foods
2009 - 2016
Managed 13 national accounts worth $25M in Chicago. Closed $6M in new business (2015 New Business Champion). 90% digital ordering adoption across 130+ locations.
$6M NEW BUSINESSNEW BIZ CHAMPION
Manager of Chain Accounts
US Foodservice
2007 - 2009
Led account managers and call center team for $300M in chain accounts. Onboarded $50M in displaced business after Cincinnati division closure.
$300M CHAIN ACCOUNTS$50M CAPTURED

Core Skills

Sales Leadership & Team Development97%
National Account Management95%
Acquisition Integration92%
Account Penetration & Growth90%
Contract Negotiation & GPO Management88%
Pipeline & Territory Planning86%
Digital Transformation84%
Cross-Functional Collaboration82%
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