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StorLoc.comStor-Loc is a major manufacturer of heavy-duty Modular Drawer Cabinet Storage Systems.

After a four and a half year relationship selling Mirka Abrasives through LKQ-Keystone as District PBE Sales Manager and substantially increasing Mirka's sales year over year. Two of Mirka's top sales representatives - which I had worked closely with for many years - recommended me for a position with the company, where-a-upon Mirka recruited and hired me for regional sales representative to call on automotive paint supply distributors and end-user body shops promoting sandpaper with sanding tools and equipment.My job primarily consisted of promoting and demonstrating Mirka's 'Smart Cart' and 'OSP' sandpaper products to distributors and auto body repair shops. During this short time with the company, my regional manager and the HR department, required two standard new hire performance reviews, both were satisfactory - a level, I was told by the HR department, is as high as almost all Mirka long-time sales representatives receive, so being dismissed was something I was not anticipating after only being active in the sales field for 8 months and a prior year's significant loss of business. During the my short tenure in the sales territory I kept current and updated the CRM database, traveled considerably making outside sales calls, worked trade shows, provided constant feedback to manager from distributors and end-users on products, increased distribution outlets, sent out thousands of batch-faxes to market directly to auto body shops, and directly managed large end users for distributors.

Managed three states (Indiana, Ohio, & Kentucky), eight branches offices (Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Columbus, Louisville, Lexington, Evansville, Elkhart, and Newark), four career professional PBE outside salesmen, five inside sales support representatives, and on-going advising and educating approximately 50 inside sales personnel. Additional duties: Field sales calls, paint mix system installations, annual general sales meetings along with supplier sales meetings.Achievements:• Started and organized the first LKQ-Keystone PBE team for the 3 state district, growing PBE sales from less than one million combined sales in 2010 to over 7 million combined sales at end of 2014.• Developed a very close working relationship with PBE suppliers for support and expertise.• Authored and manages all paint and supply contracts; Supervised and managed the fastest paint mix system growth in all of LKQ-Keystone Automotive with Matrix Accushade Automotive Coatings.• Created, installed, and managed the first RFID with Weigh-scale technology inventory managing storage cabinet for paint and associated shop supplies.• Introduced the first information data unit that provided body shops, distributors, and suppliers inventory usage reports by shop, tech, R.O., suppliers, and products.• Initiated PBE marketing programs for the division along with highly successful “Friday Special” batch-faxes to over 4,000 body shop accounts which propelled the PBE division to #1 in associated shop supply sales for all of LKQ-Keystone Automotive.• Setup highly successful monthly outside sales blitz’s for district branch offices.

Manufacturers Representative company selling Industrial and Material Handling products in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.