Sarah (McNeill) Blair

Vice President of Sales at Madhava, Ltd.

Sarah Blair has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Sarah is currently working at Madhava, Ltd. as the Vice President of Sales since April 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Director of National Accounts for Madhava, managing multiple accounts including Alb/Safeway, Kroger, Sprouts, Whole Foods, and Molson Coors.

Before their role at Madhava, Sarah worked at Perky Jerky where they held the position of Vice President of Commercial Operations. Here, they led the go-to-market strategy for the startup jerky brand and collaborated with the VP of Sales on trade, shopper marketing, and product recommendations. Sarah also managed annual sales planning, trade, and shopper marketing.

Sarah's previous experience includes working at WhiteWave Foods as the Category Strategy & Insights Manager and Customer Solutions Manager. Sarah provided category analytic support and category recommendations for key accounts. At Pentax Imaging Company, they served as a National Sales Analyst, analyzing sales data, managing rebate programs, and negotiating vendor rates.

Sarah started their career at Inverness Properties as a Marketing Coordinator, where they implemented marketing efforts and assisted in the leasing and sales of commercial real estate. Sarah also worked at Advanced Marketing Services as a Vendor Support Liaison, communicating between planners and publishers and analyzing sales data.

Throughout their career, Sarah has demonstrated expertise in sales, category management, trade and shopper marketing, consumer insights, and sales analysis.

Sarah (McNeill) Blair has studied at Montana State University-Bozeman, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing. Additionally, they also have a Bachelor of Science degree in Photography from the same institution. The specific start and end years for their education are not provided.

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Timeline

  • Vice President of Sales

    April 1, 2023 - present

  • Director of National Accounts

    August, 2019