Bret Ray Email & Phone Number

Owensboro, Kentucky

Bowling Green, Ky

Managed the marketing of Dudley Softball by working with multiple cross-functional teams to ensure the highest level of quality and customer service. Worked directly with the Promotions and Sales teams to maintain and grow current/new partnerships. I have experience with Sales, print ads, Sourcing, Finance, Distribution, Planning, and Customer Service.

Handled Spalding Basketball's marketing with the National Basketball Association (NBA), Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). While managing multiple team and league office accounts, I worked directly with our internal/field sales team to manage the ordering and processing of all products related to the NBA/WNBA/NBA D-League. Along with NBA accounts, I worked along side our retail sales team on establishing new business in different channels. I also served as the sales manager for two major NBA controlled league office accounts. Internally, I worked directly with the following cross-functional teams: Sourcing, Transportation, Finance, Distribution Planning, Product Development, Production Planning, and Forecasting.

Managed order entry and shipping of multiple Russell Athletic and Spalding Premium accounts. Conducted daily order checks, order entry, and order management while fielding customer phone calls for general information on Russell Athletic and Spalding Products.

Conducted general daily data entry, assisted in management and up-keep of company cars, made multiple time-sensitive deliveries to the assembly line on a daily basis, and assisted with the maintenance of the work flow on the assembly line. Also conducted daily tours of the facility to the general public at the General Motors - Bowling Green Assembly Plant.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Environmental Sustainability & Development

Economics

Activities and Societies: Baseball