Anders Persson Email & Phone Number

Stillwater, MN, US

• Scandinavian North/Nordic Crayfish 2018-2023Store Manager, Scandinavian North
• Managing day to day operations of retail and online businesses
• Established new location in the Mall of America
• Hiring and training of new employees.
• Managing inventory and logistics Food Protection Manager/Partner, Nordic Crayfish
• Established new concept and business within the food production industry

Somerset, Wisconsin, US

Managing current portfolio of customers and developing new distributors within Northeastern US (PA, OH, NY, NJ, CT, RI, MA, NH, VA, WV, MD, DE, DC, VT and ME) for K-Sun and Epson product lines of industrial label printers.Frequent travel within territory (50%). Duties include grow sales within territory, sales presentations, quoting, trade shows, trip.

Sales of material handling equipment nationally and internationally.Industries include: Construction, demolition, rental, landscaping, manufacturing and more. Collaborating with cross-functional teams (engineering, quality, purchasing and production) Quadrupled sales 2015. On target to double sales in 2016 compared to 2015.Trade Shows: World of Concrete.

Hudson, WI, US

Sales of custom gears and shafts to the manufacturing industry, serving global OEMs within the US and worldwide. Customers include Ford, GM, Caterpillar, John Deere, Allison Transmission, Oshkosh Corporation, Case New Holland, etc. Closely collaborating with engineering, quality, purchasing and manufacturing. Marketing efforts include social media.

Cottage Grove, MN, US

Business-to Business sales of sheet metal products including cold rolled steel, tempered stainless steel, spring steel, bronze, brass, copper and related services. Serving manufacturing companies nationwide.

Sales Management.Managed two departments. Responsible for annual sales of $20 million. Increased sales by 15% compared to last year. In charge of inventory control of approximately 1000 articles including control of discontinued and new incoming articles. Managed all HR functions for 8 staff members of the department including performance evaluations.

Sales of software (Project management, process management. business intelligence) for the Automotive industry and other manufacturing industries. Established pipeline through prospecting via phone and in the field. Planned, created and delivered live presentations to C-Level executives and QC managers in manufacturing organizations. Prepared quotations and.

Marketed staffing services to organizations in the Twin Cities and Western Wisconsin. Established numerous new accounts for the region. Generated orders with estimated value of $500,000. Managed accounts and candidate searches. Generated large network of contacts through daily cold calling and client visits.

Managed and led retail operation with an approximated revenue of $800,000. Supervised 3 full time managers, 3 part time staff members and approximately 140 volunteers in all retail sales, marketing, volunteer, purchasing and customer service activities. Orchestrated implementation of Point-of-Sale computer system in two stores and mail-order department..

Performed Business-to-Business retail and wholesale sales of home furnishings throughout the United States. Managed all aspects of operating a small business. Planned and executed national and regional trade shows. Managed all imports from Sweden to the US. Exhibited at world’s largest furniture trade show in High Point, NC.

US

Regional sales and marketing of software training to corporations in the Midwest. Offered a wide variety of Microsoft software courses and industry-recognized IT and Business Skills certifications (Cisco, Citrix, Oracle, Microsoft, etc.) Performed daily prospecting locally in the Twin Cities. Planned local trade shows.

Madison, NJ, US

Performed daily telephone prospecting. Received sales award for $500,000 in sales in one month. Created all property and personal marketing, Completed continuing education in Real Estate related sales and law. Gained experience in running a small business. Member of the National Board of Realtors April 1996-June 1998.

National marketing of contract manufacturing services. Prepared and presented sales presentations for potential customers. Performed daily prospecting via phone and the Internet.

Stockholm, SE

Project Manager, Husqvarna AB, Sweden Husqvarna Forest & Garden. Led marketing of chain saws, protective clothing, lawnmowers and garden equipment for Husqvarna Forest & Garden’s Swedish branch ($40 million revenue). Developed new shops and dealer relations. Served as a resource in retail store development for 300 dealers around Sweden. Gained strong.

Bachelors Degree Marketing, Marketing

Exchange Program, International Marketing

High School, Mechanical Engineering

Education record

Minnesota Real Estate License, Real Estate

Food Protection Manager Certification