Brian Tindall Email & Phone Number

Coppell, Texas, Us

Sales and consulting service

Cranbury, Us

Cranbury, Us

Cranbury, New Jersey, Us

Cranbury, New Jersey, Us

Cranbury, New Jersey, Us

Carson, Ca, Us

Hartselle, Alabama, Us

Selected to run newly created business unit of extension cord and specialty products. Led multi-functional team of five direct reports from finance, purchasing, product development, operations and sales. Created pricing strategy for domestic manufactured products. Received commitment from key customers for extension cord project. Held daily team meetings to ensure key projects remained on task. Developed business strategy for key customers. Managed vendor relationship with automation manufacturer and suppliers.• Worked closely with sales teams to obtain commitments from customers.• Provided weekly monthly updates on status of key projects. • Assembled and presented AFEs for capital investments. • Set up and implemented first extension cord manufacturing cell. • Negotiated contracts with overseas vendors.

Hartselle, Alabama, Us

Led segmentation of Cerrowire Retail from Electrical Distribution sales model, reporting directly to president. Segmented sales and marketing efforts. Assisted president of Cerro Retail in segmenting retail division from electrical distribution. Relocated sales and customer service office to Crothersville, Indiana, from Hartselle, Alabama. Grew The Home Depot account from $2,000,000 in 2004 to one of Cerrowire’s top customers by 2009 and then doubled business in 2011. Utilized 80/20 principles to manage product and customer decisions. Managed vendor buy and sell relationships for finished goods. Developed marketing and advertising plan and merchandising strategies for building wire. • Expanded The Home Depot product line to include bulk specialty wire and Data Com. • Worked closely with company’s sister company, Comtran, in retail marketplace.• Expanded product offering at Menards, from building wire to include full line of extension cords through direct import.• Launched a new business partnership through the development of a direct import private-label program for Ace Hardware under Monster brand surge protection, power strip and extension cords. • Added True Value as a customer in 2012. • Negotiated annual vendor contracts for service entrance wire and cable, which saved the company $1,200,000 over three years. • Established first style guide for Cerrowire, including complete revision of pre-cut packaging, saving company $450,000 annually. Implemented new branding strategy.

North Andover, Ma, Us

Lowe’s National Account Manager – Retail Division (2003 – 2004)Promoted to lead cross-functional team to manage the vast line of rough plumbing products. These programs were across 3 Rough Plumbing Divisional Merchandising Managers, as well as 1 DMM in Appliances and 1 DMM in Ceramic Tile.• Increased GMROI (Gross Margin Return on Investment) by 115 basis points and 35% CAG (Compounded Annual Growth) through national reset of the brass fitting and vinyl tubing plan-o-gram.• Successfully rolled out test of Watts Premier 5 Stage RO system achieving a GMROI of 260 basis points.• Rolled out 350 store test of Watts Radiant – SunTouch electric floor warming system. Achieved GMROI of 210 basis points. SunTouch was the first retail program in the flooring department at Lowe’s.Eastern Regional Sales Manager – Retail Division (1999 – 2003)Responsible for Watts products across Home Depot Eastern Coast Buying Office in Departments D26 Plumbing and D23 Flooring. As well as managing two Key Account Managers responsible for Coop and Hardware Distribution accounts.• 1999 worked closely with VP of Sales to develop structure for Watts “Consumer Markets Division” by combining the sales and marketing responsibilities of Watts Regulator, Watts Brass & Tubular, Watts Radiant and Watts Anderson-Barrows business segments. This new division grew from $40m in 1999 to $180m by the end of 2003. • Received 2 Vendor of the Year Awards in 2000 and 2003 from The Home Depot• Developed merchandising system that increased in-stock position and ROI through national reset of brass fitting and tubing program.• Introduced Watts SunTouch program to 250 store test, expanded to 500 stocking locations producing 24% ROS.

Home Depot Regional Account Manager – Specialty Products Division (September 1998 – July 1999)Lead team of Service Team and Manufacture Representatives across 9 Home Depot buying offices.• Responsible for sales and marketing of Remington Electric Chainsaws, Remington Powder Actuated Tools, Powerfast Staple Guns and Reddy Generators.• Worked with buyers across Departments 25 (Tools), 27 (Electrical), 28 (Seasonal) to achieve 24% CAG between 1997 through 1999.• Successfully introduced 3 new products with revenue of $5.8mKey Account Specialists – Indoor/Outdoor Heating Division (August 1996 – September 1998)Responsible for training of DESA Seasonal Heating products under the brand names of Comfort Glow and Reddy Heater.• Responsible for training reps and store associates across Mid-Atlantic and Southeast territory at The Home Depot and Lowe’s.• Increased territory sales by 31% vs. prior year.

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