Distribution Sales Account Manager for the Plastics Industry covering the Florida Geography. Work to establish new business opportunity, promote the Gold Standard, and build lasting relationships through Trust.

Focus on BRE (Blow, Rotational Molding and Extrusion) initiatives while establishing the Nexeo brand within the market place. Collaborate with suppliers and product line managers to help support new areas of strategic growth within the NC and SC BRE territory. Work to re-establish customer relations and have successfully tripled a negative growth territory in three short years. Manage and support all current BRE customers while adding numerous new customers to the business.

Responsible for maintaining and enhancing distribution accounts of manufacturers who service and market customers in all three lines of business by providing optimal customer assistance and serving as a liaison between the sales representative and consumer. Ensured that territories of Miami, Caribbean, and Latin America remained competitive within the marketplace by constantly interacting with sales representatives, customers, and purchasers regarding the costs of products and services using bilingual skills to help bridge the relationships and add value. Efficiently managed daily administrative responsibilities while focusing on customer communications in a constantly changing environment. Efficiently managed the transition of a new supplier by creating and maintaining customer profiles while meeting required delivery dates and deadlines. Prioritized the demands of overall customers to ensure a gain of profitable long-term business opportunities with flexibility to capture all areas of sound growth

Designed and implemented sales promotions for continued product growth. Generated new clientele through excellent customer service and product knowledge to meet the wants and needs of any guest. Responsible for a different department each month regarding the overall increase of business. Delegated daily administrative duties to ensure and build daily business. Exceeded all daily and monthly sales goals while impacting the sales of other associates. Responsible for setting up and leading the daily sales focus while delegating daily tasks to associates. Responsible for interviewing and hiring new employees to join a sales driven and competitive team. Responsible for all sales training to new employees and following up to ensure success in overall performance. Extended all new product knowledge to working teammates to establish and promote new brands and seasonal items. Responsible for all merchandising decisions to help generate sales and allow for product growth.

Performed quality control testing and analysis on all incoming samples pending batch approval. Lead in the preparation of samples which would undergo testing using wet chemistry techniques. Practiced Certified Lab safety procedures such as incident response and MSDS utilization.Proficiently operated the following scientific instruments:• Karl Fischer• Inductively Coupled Plasma• Liquid Chromatograph• Freeze Point Analysis• Ion ChromatographSuccessfully lead over 20 lab tours for international customers and guests.