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Bossier City, La, Us

Bossier City, La, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

* Managed eight major distributor accounts worth over $6m.* Collaborated with 50 salespeople at the distributor to increase sales and distribution of Bunzl's products.* Managed accounts receivable for distributors.* Worked trade show booths for each distributor due to outstanding knowledge of the company increased customer sales base significantly.* Monitored and managed sales margins weekly, reviewed performance using AS400 with upper management.-

Chicago, Illinois, Us

* Purchased food/non-food products from major manufacturers/vendors across the country.* Negotiated pricing programs, volume discounts, marketing assistance, and other terms.* Hired, trained, and supervised activities of up to eight employees.* Approved payroll time including vacations/leave.*Conducted meetings with staff to discuss new products, weekly statistics, company, and department goals as well as safety issues.* Monitored budgets, inventory turns, customer order fill rates, sales, cash flow analysis, gross profits, and rebates daily. * Managed inventories (up to $9 million in products and 7,000 inventory items) at proper levels to prevent spoilage and ensure the availability of products for customer orders.*Met with sales managers, inventory managers, and corporate personnel to review gross profit margins and determine areas of product/category decline, methods of improvement, and growth opportunities.

Broussard, Louisiana, Us

* Hired, trained, supervised, and motivated sales team.* Monitored weekly sales numbers and allocated budget amounts accordingly.* Conducted weekly meetings to design sales plans. * Oversaw business growth and customer development. Researched area business trends and growth/decline, demographics, and other factors affecting sales in order to make accurate sales projections. * Made sales presentations which incorporated detailed product specifications and targeted customers’ needs.* Developed strong relationships with customers which generated goodwill and long-term business relations.