David Rapp Email & Phone Number

I love Laird Plastics and the autonomy this organization provides to the individual locations. It is like running a small business but with a billion dollars of capitalization available (use it wisely). We are a "WE" company. We don't focus on the competition, we just keep achieving.Standard LinkedIn summary starts here:Experienced sales professional achieving company goals in all aspects of the plastics distribution industry. Passion for developing and maintaining vendor & customer relations. Works within teamwork mentality to motivate and maximize personnel potential. Bottom-line focused to meet company objectives while constantly seeking innovative best practices. Turning product knowledge and superior customer service into PROFITS!~ Sales~ Materials Sourcing~ Customer Service~ Critical Thinking & Logic Trees ~ Product Knowledge~ Product/Prototype Development~ Sales ManagementEXCEPTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS- Oracle Logic Expert (Self declared)- Figured out being creative is beautiful- Focused Enthusiasm- Actually use the materials I sell- Trust my coworkers & managerFrom my Retailing days. . . .~ Operated a successful small business franchise for 5 years with minimal owner supervision. ~ Turned an average inventory level of $220,000 into $1.4 million of annual sales for 2011~ Discovered a need for an improved education space, managed the project to completion, resulting in a 15% increase in lumber sales and 10% tuition sales within 12 months~ Uncovered marketing opportunity for trade show participation, developed a plan, managed the project through execution, resulting in $10,000 gross sales/50% profit, and significantly enhanced overall company awareness and new customer development.

Listed skills include Inventory Management, Purchasing, Sales Operations, Procurement, and 42 others.