Bret Keough Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

Manage the growth of current customers and establish new business within my territory, which consists of the entire West Coast, all of Canada and the Northeast; travel 40% of the timeResearch current market trends, weather patterns, and pricing fluctuations to better inform customers in making procurement decisionsNegotiate contracts of anywhere from one 2,200lb tote to tens of millions of pounds of peanuts, either for prompt shipment or for contracts spread over months or yearsServe on the board of The Peanut Institute, an organization that specializes in getting funding for peanut-related health research and marketing the results of those findings to the publicManage the sales, production, and shipments of our entire Southwest Region. Oversee the redesign of our Profitability Tool, a $1.5 million piece of software that is being re-built based on my specifications and suggested cost-allocation and product-type mappingsLead internal liaison for an external consulting project to develop tech-driven efficiencies and processes, which has resulted in a new profitability tool utilized by our entire sales team.

Atlanta, Ga

From initial hire date in 2012, had steadily developed into one of the top producing sales brokers in this international freight brokerage company that manages freight shipments for manufacturing companiesMaintained a sales average of over $10,000 per week by the time of my departure55% sales growth YOY in 2016 (top 5% of all brokers across the company)Achieved rapid advancement through initial training, account management, senior brokerage, management training and sales leadership rolesReceived numerous sales awards and was recognized by several clients for superior customer service 2016: Billed over $2.1 million, and brought in nearly $600k in net revenue, while attaining a 27% margin percentage; these results were good for #157 in the company out of ~3,000 brokersContinually recognized as leader amongst peers and younger colleaguesPromoted to Sales Team Leader, with responsibility for growth and day-to-day operations of all 25 members of Team Atlanta II, all while maintaining my own book of businessSelected as founding member of Team Atlanta and eventual establishment of Team Atlanta II; actively expanding the team, both in personnel and revenue; Atlanta currently one of TQL’s top-performing offices Developed and coached newer brokers and was recognized as a trusted mentor

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History, 3.55

Activities and Societies: The Alpha Chapter of Beta Theta Pi The Miami University Club Ultimate Frisbee Team