Brian Chambers Email & Phone Number

Hudsonville, Mi, Us

Hudsonville, Michigan, United States

"First Boat In The Water Wins!"

Global

•Supervised, trained and directed over 100 sales personnel representing 30 exclusive sales agencies across the United States and Canada.•Supported the annual budget process by creating and developing the Sales and Marketing Budget.•Organized and held weekly sales meetings with ownership and sales support staff.•Organized and was responsible for continuous improvement initiatives with sales reps.•Participated and supported in the quoting process.•Developed new products and marketing strategies.•Organized and planned national and state level trade show exhibits.•Developed and executed annual sales meetings with representatives.•Worked with specific agencies to improve their sales volume to acceptable and agreed upon levels.•If sales levels could not be attained with struggling agencies, dismissed them and researched and recruited new representation.•Directly sold into select territories. Developed relationships, became specified, approved as equal, or sold to contractors/installers direct.

•Supervised, supported and responsible for all 70+ personnel in molding, secondary operations, facility/maintenance, quality control, shipping and receiving, tooling, purchasing, and customer service/order entry.•Supported budget processes by effectively and accurately providing critical information.•Assured zero defects and on time delivery to all customers.•Organized and held quarterly meetings with entire staff.•Organized and was responsible for continuous improvement initiatives.•Participated and supported the quoting process, as well as sampling of all new tooling.•Worked in conjunction with my department heads to handle all employee issues quickly and fairly to minimize the impact on work environment.•Worked with customers to develop new standards for order timelines; including firm deliveries, planning, and raw material purchase authorization to ensure accuracy and on time delivery.

•Using experience and innovation, manage all aspects of plastic injection molding facility with $1.5 million annual sales and approximately 15-20 people.•Recommend, develop, and implement sales and marketing goals.•Develop all quotations for clients, focusing on quality, delivery, and profitability for my company as well as the client.•Coordinate sales and meet with clients, increasing sales 100% per year for 5 years.•Responsible for day to day purchasing as well as capital purchases up to $50,000.00.•Coordinate shipping and receiving within client timelines in order to minimize exposure to late deliveries and quality issues.•Wrote / maintain all aspects of ISO 9001 including management representation during bi-annual audits.•Responsible for the development of new products from conception to completion, including proprietary goods.•Responsible for Human Resource functions including hiring and training of operators and supervisors and handling workers compensation.•Maintain and implement OSHA standards.•Recommended and was responsible for successfully negotiating through a Chapter 11 repayment bankruptcy including all aspects of attorneys, courts, and offices of the United States Trustee.