Chad Wester Email & Phone Number

Enterprise, Al, Us

Dothan, Alabama, United States

Enteprprise, Al

Boll Weevil Soap Company was founded in 1997 in Enterprise, Alabama. The company was founded by Rosemary Howell, a local RN, out of the need for natural bath products without harmful chemicals. Boll Weevil Soap Company began producing five different types of natural soap bars, and has since added more than eighteen skin-loving products containing natural ingredients that people have come to love and trust. The product line consists of various bath and skin products made on site in Enterprise, AL. Boll Weevil Soap Company has products for the whole family.The company was purchased by Chad and Kendra Wester in June of 2017. Chad comes to Boll Weevil Soap Company with twenty years experience in the retail communications industry. Boll Weevil Soap Company continues to use the same great formulas you have grown to love and are dedicated to continuing a high level of commitment to quality products and quality customer service.Boll Weevil Soap Company is a Christian company and are dedicated to maintaining the principles of Collossians 3:17.

Dothan, Alabama Area

While at TCC/Verizon I performed the role of Director of Sales for TCC/Round Room, a Verizon Wireless Premier Retailer. I am task to lead 55 Verizon branded third party locations in the Southeast U.S with over 25 million in annual sales. I had the responsibility for all areas of sales management for 250 employees, including the supervision of employee performance to budget for all wireless products.

Dothan, Alabama Area

While at Wireless Advantage I performed the role of Director of Sales and Human Resources for Wireless Advantage Communications Inc, a Verizon Wireless Premier Retailer. I was task to lead 47 Verizon branded third party locations in the Southeast U.S with over 20 million in annual sales. I have the responsibility for all areas of sales management and human resources for 215 employees, including the supervision of employee performance to budget for all wireless products. During my tenure at WACI the company has grown 14 new locations, including 9 organically and 5 from acquisition, making WACI one of the fastest growing Verizon Wireless distribution partners in the Southeast US. My team redeveloped a human resources department that specializes in the support of sales execution; and have completed and staffed a functioning field management structure. During my initial 2 years at WACI the company experienced a 92% growth in year over year gross profits and our was named 2015 Alabama Retailer of the Year by the Alabama Retail Association and the UAB Collat School of Business.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

I served as the Area Market Manager for 10 corporate owned Cox Retail Stores in Southeast Louisiana. This required the management of a staff of 52 employees consisting of Solutions Representatives, Senior Solutions Representatives, Solutions Educators, and Retail Store Managers. I was task with the transformation of the Cox Louisiana retail channel to a true retail environment to enhance the customer service and sales experience of Cox customers served by the retail sales channel. I was responsible for all aspects of sales management related to the retail channel including supervision of employee performance for video, data and wired phone (VOIP) product sales; management of back office operations, sales and performance coaching, growing additional revenue, human resource administration, and creating momentum for a quota based sales team.

I served as the Area Retail Sales Manager for all corporate owned AT&T Retail Stores in Southeast Alabama. This required the management of a staff of 65 employees consisting of Bargained Retail Sales Consultants, Retail Sales Managers (Store Managers), Assistant Retail Store Managers, Bargained Home Sales Consultants, and Bargained Sales and Service Represenatives. I was responsible for all aspects of sales management related to the retail channel including supervision of employee performance for wired and wireless product sales, management of back office operations, sales and performance coaching, growing additional revenue, human resource administration, creating momentum for a quota based sales team, and building/maintaining relationships with AT&T's key strategic community partners inside Southeast Alabama.

I served as the Area Retail Sales Manager for all corporate owned AT&T Retail Stores that were formerly owned by Alltel Communications in Alabama and Virginia. This required the management of a staff of 112 employees consisting of Retail Sales Consultants, Retail Sales Managers (Store Managers), Assistant Retail Store Managers, Data Consuntants, Welcome Specialist, and Inventory Clerks. I was responsible for all aspects of sales management related to the retail channel including supervision of employee performance, field management of the Alltel/AT&T transition, management of back office operations, sales and performance coaching, growing additional revenue, human resource administration, creating momentum for a quota based sales team, and building/maintaining relationships with Alltel's key strategic community partners inside Alltel’s former divested market in Alabama and Virginia. I also assisted with the indirect and business channel on a as needed basis due to local market experience.

This is a management position for Alltel’s divested trust company- created as a result of the Department of Justice and FCC’s required divestitures from the 2009 acquisition of Alltel by Verizon Wireless. I served as the Retail Sales Manager for all corporate owned Alltel Retail locations in Alabama and Virginia. This required the management of 112 employees made up of a team of Wireless Sales Consultants, Retail Store Managers, Inventory Clerks, Data Consultants and Welcome Specialist. I was responsible for all aspects of sales management related to the Retail Channel including supervision of employee performance, management of back office operations, sales and performance coaching, growing additional revenue, human resource administration, creating momentum for a quota based sales team, and building/maintaining relationships with Alltel's key strategic community partners inside Alltel’s divested market in Alabama and Virginia. I also assisted with the indirect and business channel on a as needed basis due to local market experience.

This is a management position for Alltel’s divested trust company- created as a result of the Department of Justice and FCC’s required divestitures from the 2009 acquisition of Alltel by Verizon Wireless. I served as the Indirect Sales Manager, which requires the management of 144 indirect points of distribution through a staff of 7 indirect managers. I was responsible for all aspects of sales related to the Indirect Channel including supervision of agent performance, management of agent field support, supervision of agent training, maintaining and growing the distribution gaps through the divestiture, creating momentum for a quota based sales management team, coaching indirect managers and key agent owners to success and building/maintaining relationships with Alltel's key strategic agent partners inside Alltel’s divested markets in Alabama and Georgia.

This was a management position for Alltel's indirect sales department. It required the management of 110 indirect points of distribution through a staff of 5 indirect managers. I was responsible for all aspects of sales related to the North Florida Indirect Channel including supervision of agent recruitment, supervision of agent field support, supervision of agent training, distribution gap management, creating momentum for a quota based sales management team, coaching indirect managers and key agent owners to success and building/maintaining relationships with Alltel's key strategic agent partners inside the Eastern Florida panhandle; Gainesville, FL; Jacksonville, FL; South Georgia; and Dothan, AL.

This was a management position with the same basic responsibilities as mentioned above. This position required the management of over 100 indirect points of distribution through a staff of 6 indirect managers. This area of responsibility consisted of all aspects of the indirect sales channel within the Western Florida panhandle; Pensacola, FL; Columbus, GA; and Alltel’s wireless properties in the State of Alabama.

This was a management position responsible for all indirect accounts in the South Alabama area, and reported directly to the market Vice President. I supervised up to 55 agents, both local and national. I was responsible for all agent recruitment, agent business consulting, goal setting, agent productivity, new product roll outs, agent training, product management, distribution gap management, customer service, and supervision of on support staff member.

This is a management position requiring the supervision and motivation of 25 agents and authorized dealers in the southern half of Alltel’s Montgomery Market. This position included but was not limited to, commission reconciliation, business planning, customer service, agent training, and agent recruitment. This position required the same basic job functions of the Indirect Account Manager with a smaller geographical area.

This position created a management team with the retail store manager to manage four Alltel retail stores and four Wal-Mart express locations throughout South Alabama. This position was responsible for supervision of up to 25 employees. This position included but was not limited to, cash controls, inventory controls, retail merchandising audits, sales training, sales team motivation, customer service, sales coaching, and store security.

This position was a management position over 2 Alltel retail stores, 1 Alltel express kiosk, up to 15 sales employees, and 1 authorized agent within Alltel’s Birmingham PCS Retail Operations. This position included but was not limited to, inventory control; cash auditing, store security, retail merchandising, product management, customer service, sales coaching, as well as creating a successful sales team. This position also included the management of 1 unionized landline employee, cross trained to sell wireless.

Bachelor Of Arts, Major: History Minor: English

Activities and Societies: I served as University of Alabama Mascot for all sports within University of Alabama athletics as well.

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