Brian Ruppert Email & Phone Number

Winona, MN, US

Winona, MN / Fairview TN

- National account responsibility for major industrial distributors including McMaster-Carr, Grainger, Fastenal, MSC and others.- Working directly with internal staff and management to continually find ways to better serve our customers.- Consistent, profitable growth by providing outstanding customer service- Guiding, mentoring and assisting my fellow.

Winona, MN - Fairview, TN

- Finding and developing new national and regional distributors.- Maintaining steady growth with current distributors in the OEM and MRO market segments. - Coordination with company sales force and manufacturer’s reps to grow business within my territory. - Establishing sales goals, strategies, and budget relating to the growth of key accounts.- Primary.

Winona MN - Taipei Taiwan

• Responsible for all aspects of business in North America
• Grow sales and provide customer service support for existing accounts
• Provide product and sales training for distributor sales force and end users
• Coordinate trade show displays and act as lead for all North American trade shows
• Assist with international trade shows and seminars
• Provide input for worldwide policies, sales development and marketing strategies.

Winona, MN

• Responsible for Hydraulic, Pneumatic and Power Transmission categories
• Negotiate pricing and programs with new and existing vendors.
• Responsible for coordinating, developing and sourcing new vendors and products.
• Manage cost and price models to ensure company profitability
• Sales Growth of new and existing product lines
• Marketing of vendors and SKUs to support sales.

Winona, MN - Shanghai China

• Team Leader-International Sourcing - 4/01 to 5/05
• Supervised sourcing department staff, including QC and purchasing personnel.
• Provided input into annual corporate shipping contracts.
• Developed branding strategies for sourced products
• Continued responsibilities as sourcing specialistInternational Sourcing Specialist – 9/99 to 4/01
• Worked with product managers to identify import opportunities

• Sales Manager / Outside Sales – 6/96 to 5/99
• Responsible for outside sales to top 20 accounts as well as 50 smaller accounts
• Consistently established new accounts and introduced new product lines to customers
• Provided leadership, training and motivation for a sales staff of three
• Sourcing, purchasing and quotations
• Established and maintained comprehensive inventory management systems for top accounts