Brian Simon Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Greensboro, North Carolina, Us

Downers Grove, Illinois, Us

Us

•Responsible for all sales activities, from prospecting through close in an assigned territory consisting of general industrial, adhesive, ink, and flooring customers.•Develops and implements agreed upon Marketing Plan which will meet both personal and business goals of expanding customer base in the marketing area.•Works within the sales and support teams for the achievement of customer satisfaction, revenue generation, and long-term account goals in line with company vision and values.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

•Collaborate with Global OEMs and/or ODMs to develop a coatings strategy for assigned project of the greatest complexity, volume or strategic priority •Work closely with OEMs, ODMs and applicators to ensure that PPG coatings not only meet all performance requirements, but that they are applied problem-free.•Successfully mobilizing international resources and managing diverse teams to exceed customer’s needs•Establish strategic relationships with OEMs, ODMs, and Applicators•Influences and negotiates at the highest levels internally and externally

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

I recruited/led a team of 25 direct reports and ~75 indirect reports to support Lowe’s and other major/tier II accounts. Sales were >$50MM.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

•Project Manager for New Account, reporting to the Regional Account Manager, responsibilities include; Buyer presentations of marketing programs, having reps implement these programs, problem solving, introducing new products, and being a liaison between account and Corporate office.•Responsible for making contact with store management, reviewing sales, training associates, maintaining P.O.S. materials, and selling in displays to the Corporate Buyers.•Interface between contractors and account to drive business for Account.•Continually trained and educated new and existing employees, both internally and externally.•Promoted sales through public events and demonstrations.

•Responsible for the hiring, supervising, scheduling, training, and motivation of up to 20 staff members.•Simultaneously managed four departments generating up to 40% of store’s daily sales.