Ben Taff Email & Phone Number

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Professional and affordable house painting services in Tacoma, Puyallup, Gig Harbor, and neighboring cities. Trusted and reliable: licensed, bonded, insuredWe are your neighbor: locally and family ownedExpertise and tenured: 20+ years experienceEasy to work with: major credit cards accepted Timely communications: price same day as estimateTacoma, WA is also known as Grit City, and we’re proud to call it our home. Grit City Painters was founded with the purpose to make a difference in our city and neighboring cities one house at a time. We anchor our entire business on the belief that we are a service company first, and we just happen to be outstanding painters. Thank you for considering us to be your painter and to be a part of creating new possibilities for your home.

Pierce County, Wa

Greater Seattle Area

My primary responsibilities were servicing key customers, program and services implementation, selling and training on new products, developing leads, and strong communications with store managers, employees, and my customers.

Greater Seattle Area

• Advise customers of products / brands, including proper usage, features, and benefits that are best for the project.• Focus on customer service by ensuring that service standards are maintained and customer issues are quickly and efficiently resolved. • Manage the delivery of products to customer sites.• Maintain an understanding of local market operations based on selling habits and customer base to increase sales.• Ensure customer orders meet all specifications. Conduct paint and/or stain color matching and making product recommendations to customers. • Point person for Behr Pro Reps and Pro Contractors’ needs and inquiries.• Collaborate with all appropriate departments (Sales, Marketing, Distribution, Customer Service, etc.) to meet and exceed sales goals and report information as necessary.

Greater Seattle Area

• Promoted to Premise Sales Manager after 13 months of employment• Zero sales errors in 2006 & 2007 as sales representative• 125% to goal in multi-product new issue results, company average was 93% for 2008• Managed a team from 6-12 sales reps, which was ranked 3rd out of 22 sales teams in NW Seattle Division• Strong experience in solution-based selling to small to large local businesses through multi-platform advertising media, including search-engine marketing, online performance-based programs, yellow pages and direct mailers • Developed new concepts and selling strategies, hiring process, performance evaluations, improvement plans and appraisals. Conducted in-field coaching of the sales-call process, paperwork process, rep. time-management, phone activity and other behaviors that lead to positive sales results• Developed and presented weekly team meetings that were designed to educate and energize the teams• Responsible for planning, organizing, integrating, coordinating, and controlling the activities of the sales office• Responsible for team to reach aggressive daily, weekly, monthly and yearly sales quotas

Greater Seattle Area

• Managed and maintained a $3,500,000 territory for the Home Depot• Developed, coordinated and conducted sales events, store openings, promotions, trade shows and Home Depot customer clinics • Ensured all products were at an appropriate stock inventory level to include: color center collateral, sales aids, signs, display boards and point of purchase materials• Ensured clean and orderly product displays• Provided sales assistance with products when present on the sales floor• Educated store representatives on all products, application methods, pricing strategies, related services to ensure strong, effective market share of the products • Expedited the resolution of customer problems/complaints which included coordination with the Technical Services Departments • Reported information continuously to the corporate office in accordance with departmental needs