Manufacturers Sales Representative, President/Owner
Glow Contract
Greater Chicago Area,
Independent Decorative Lighting Representative with several boutique lines from Europe working with the A&D specification market to influence the design scope towards an elevated level of appreciation for global lighting design. • Offered a vast knowledge of the American and Overseas lighting market.• Communicated the design intent to the client• Developed annual business plans resulting a being recognized as among best in territory.• Manage all operations, including setting and administration of weekly, monthly and annual budgets, inventory control, P&L and customer service• Worked directly with the specifier, LC or engineer - ensuring all fixtures and merchandise have the correct part numbers, lamp requirements and mounting details. Obtained all necessary permits, UL certification for for final building inspection, ETL certification for certain applications and serve as liaison to vendors, suppliers and ensuring all inventory reception and quality.• Import & export of lighting fixtures and systems• Grew the market base for the brands represented by 80% for Illinois and the Chicagoland region• Oversaw daily operations, including specification process, sales calls and marketing, inventory, customer service, personal performance and profitability.• Paired the specified luminaries with the right technology/systems for the specified project• Partnered through the submittal review stage to confirm that project requirements and luminaire details corroborate, thus reducing RFI's ( Requests for Information) during installation• Obtained budget pricing for project estimates by receiving quotes based on drawings, design recommendations, and overall design criteria and recommended design costs.• Ascertained the client/project benefit from the Value Engineering "VE" lighting package being offered.• Consistently increased goals based on previous months totals.