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Erik Lenocker

Questioner · DISC type c
West Regional Sales Manager at Pilgrim's
📍 Clovis, California, United States

Erik is a seasoned sales leader with over 30 years of experience dedicated to child nutrition programs in the K-12 sector. As the Western Regional Sales Manager for Pilgrims, he focuses on selling value-added chicken products across the Western US. He holds a BA from the University of Oregon.

His deep expertise in the food industry is complemented by his fluency in Spanish, a skill he honed while studying at St. Louis University in Madrid. He has a demonstrated passion for improving food quality for children, which extends beyond his sales roles into direct policy advocacy.

Unique fact: Erik has lobbied both the U. S. Congress and the California state legislature on food-related issues.

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Current Role
West Regional Sales Manager
Location
Clovis, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Erik shows up

Cautious & Analytical
Price-Sensitive
Not Easily Convinced

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.


Priorities

Topics Erik cares about

Child Nutrition
He has built a 30+ year career selling value-added products to K-12 child nutrition programs and has actively lobbied on related food issues.
K-12 Food Sales
His career is exclusively focused on sales and market development within the K-12 school food sector, from his own startup to his current role at Pilgrim's.
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Career

Work history

12-2024
West Regional Sales Manager
Pilgrim's
6-2016 - 12-2024
Western Regional Manager
JSB Muffin Town
8-2014 - 5-2016
Market Development Manager School Nutrition
Glanbia
8-2013 - 8-2014
Sales Manager
Newton Brokerage
6-2009 - 7-2014
Owner at Dos Rojos Food Co.
Dos Rojos Food Company, Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
9-1987 - 6-1992
BA
University of Oregon
1990 - 1991
Spanish
St. Louis University-Madrid
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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