Chris Murphy
Director, Sales & Logistics at People Inc.
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Murphy is a results-driven Director of Sales & Logistics with over 15 years of leadership in national distribution and wholesale sales for major print publications. He has managed multi-million-dollar programs and the on-time distribution of tens of millions of copies annually, driving significant revenue gains through strategic allocation and promotional planning. Known for building and coaching high-performing teams, Chris has overseen wholesale operations reaching thousands of retail outlets and negotiated distribution increases that produced up to 50% incremental sales. He combines strong analytical acuity with hands-on process auditing and contract compliance—skills honed across roles at Time Inc., Meredith, and People Inc. Based in Allentown, PA, he brings a pragmatic mix of sales strategy, logistics optimization, and retail merchandising expertise that consistently turns distribution complexity into measurable growth. An unexpected strength is his background in political science and English, which informs clear communication and persuasive stakeholder engagement across commercial and operational channels.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts Political Science English, Bachelor of Arts Political Science English at University of Pittsburgh
Github Skills (38)
circleci9
graph9
vcenter8
api-blueprint8
terraform8
jekyll8
travis-ci8
cmp7
infrastructure7
hashicorp7
aws7
api-documentation7
terraform-module7
documentation6
terragrunt6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
MeredithCorpOSS/ape-dev-rt
Apr 2018 - Feb 2020
Release tool - applies terraform to create and update application infrastructure
Contributions:2 reviews, 9 commits, 8 PRs in 1 year 10 months
devopsvcenterterragruntinfrastructureinfrastructure-management
cjmurphy42/docker-aws-cli
Aug 2016 - Jan 2018
Contributions:1 release, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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