NATIONAL VANGUARD SALES AWARD WINNER. Drive the daily sales, marketing & account management activities of sales and service representatives throughout the Central United States as they strive to expand market share, generate sales and achieve annual goals. Responsibilities include an expansive dealer network along with large scale industrial manufacturing partners.Develop and manage annual SG&A expenses. Ensure profitability targets are met. Guide team members in developing territory specific growth strategies within existing accounts and through the pursuit of new business.Collaborate with corporate team members to develop annual sales strategies, marketing initiatives, new product planning and promotional programming. Foster a targeted approach by providing team members with extensive and regular sales reporting through the use of Excel, PowerPoint, JDE, SharePoint and other internal resources.

Developed strategic partnerships with national retailers and buyers to drive sales, expand market share and identify new business opportunities. Leveraged internal and external resources to effectively manage current product listings, store level retail executions, marketing initiatives and new product offerings.Led the developmental process of account specific sales & marketing strategies, customer needs and new business development.Collaborated with marketing team in the development of promotional materials, social media and print media designed to build brand awareness.Partnered with regional broker agencies to strengthen account relationships and expand sales. Aligned with field sales team on store service, in-aisle executions and new product launches.

• PRESIDENT'S CLUB AWARD WINNER.• Directed all sales, merchandising, and event marketing activity for the Kwikset, Baldwin & Pfister brands in 1,000+ home improvement stores throughout the western United States ($100 million+ in sales). • Led and managed a team of regional managers and other associates. , creating an environment of individual and team growth and development.• Developed and implemented all national sales strategies, goals, objectives, and incentive programs which met or exceeded corporate goals• Partnered with corporate marketing to launch new products and implement national sales promotions, plan-o-grams, and packaging• Fostered close working relationships with division and regional management, participating in strategic planning sessions and conducting regular business reviews• Created, analyzed and disseminated a variety of statistical reports on POS activity, project executions, promotional and sales incentive programs• Partnered with senior sales executives to develop and implement a major event marketing strategy involving partnerships with NASCAR, PGA, Academy of Country Music and Professional Bull Riders along with industry trade shows and retail events