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The tip of the spear driving company sales growth. Generating and nurturing customer relationships to leverage all accounts and maximize supply potential. Focusing on incremental improvements to maximize profitability and growth of the company.

Spearheading the sales and purchasing/inventory management efforts for a distribution company supplying the beverage industry, while simultaneously managing and optimizing all aspects of operations. Focusing on increasing revenue, operational waste and cost reduction, financial performance, and generating a positive and inclusive work environment. Creating action plans, driving the efforts to achieve all defined targets, and generating a cohesive workforce with an environment where all… Show more Spearheading the sales and purchasing/inventory management efforts for a distribution company supplying the beverage industry, while simultaneously managing and optimizing all aspects of operations. Focusing on increasing revenue, operational waste and cost reduction, financial performance, and generating a positive and inclusive work environment. Creating action plans, driving the efforts to achieve all defined targets, and generating a cohesive workforce with an environment where all employees feel valued.Key contributions: • Managing a team of 8 employees providing cross functional support to all business functions. • Implemented a sales related bonus structure to allow employees to earn time off by meeting targets.• Achieving or exceeding sales targets with an increase of approximately 10% in sales revenue year over year.• Created the inventory monitoring and reporting system to flag items for reorder and streamline the inventory review process, resulting in leading the purchasing and inventory mgmt. efforts.• Successfully researched, procured, and imported multiple new products to expand the company’s portfolio providing new revenue streams.• Transitioned from outdated physical filing system and created/implemented virtual system for all customer inquiries allowing visibility and ease of access for employees.• Created quoting templates to streamline and simplify the quoting process, for costing analysis, and logging of landed costs.• Head of the technical sales department handling all equipment related inquiries, expanding operations to include a service department offering: maintenance, repairs, and troubleshooting.• Created consulting service, analyzing customer operations and products, providing feedback on opportunities for process improvements and packaging solutions tailored to the customers needs.• Created a YouTube channel and content to showcase equipment and operation. Show less

A key member of the inside sales team acting as a champion for customer service efforts. Handling all administrative sales related functions , liaising with outside sales reps to process customer RFQ’s, providing assistance on all technical related inquiries, and assisting with all functions as requiredKey contributions: • Head of the Blueprint team- responsible for all blueprint production, interpretation, and 3d modelling• Successfully modeled, drafted, and assisted… Show more A key member of the inside sales team acting as a champion for customer service efforts. Handling all administrative sales related functions , liaising with outside sales reps to process customer RFQ’s, providing assistance on all technical related inquiries, and assisting with all functions as requiredKey contributions: • Head of the Blueprint team- responsible for all blueprint production, interpretation, and 3d modelling• Successfully modeled, drafted, and assisted customer from start to finish, to manufacture a custom fastener designed for their specific application through reverse engineering.• Processing customer RFQ’s: obtaining quotes from suppliers, calculating landed costs, providing selling price proposals to upper management for approval, quoting the customer, and creating a schedule for follow-up on all inquiries.• Liaising with company owner to discuss current projects, future initiatives, and improvement plan.• Assisting Purchasing through Inventory Mgmt, Cutting/Managing P.O’s, Etc. Show less

* Managed multiple workers to maintain a weekly route ; * Reduced weekly hourly input by 13%, achieved by focusing on waste reduction within operations during the first month acting as foreman. * Increased weekly output, through an additional 8 properties per week, maintaining the same input of hours ,

* Maintained lawns by cutting and trimming grass to customer specifications ; * Performed general maintenance on equipment to ensure quality ; * Cleaned up of all sites after work is complete ,

* Through exceptional customer service and attention to detail, achieved top seller six months out of 18 month employment term * Handled cash, balanced tills, operated POS system * Received stock, priced and organized product throughout the store