David Weel Email & Phone Number

Niles, Illinois, United States

Glenview, Illinois, United States

Remote

• Managed 60+ Home Audio & 12V Car Audio/ Video vendor
• Communicated with customers and vendors positively withparticular attention to problem resolution.
• Created, managed and executed business plans to fulfillcompany vision and objectives towards success.
• Analyze performance of product line assortment to maximizesales while proactively consulting with buying personnel todetermine projected demand for held inventory.
• Oversaw preparation of marketing copy, images, videos,emails and other collateral focused on driving top line growth

Buffalo Grove, IL

• Responsibility for 3 Categories: Information Tech, Electronics and Security which totaled 300,000+ unique products and $12M in annual revenue.
• Driving product line expansion with current vendor base as well as acquiring and growing new partnerships.
• Negotiating contracts at all levels of the business: direct/ indirect for all category needs to grow and expand sales.
• Direct digital marketing, merchandising & promotional initiatives for owned categories and brands. Key Accomplishments: - Built the Category of IT & Electronics from the ground up by positioning Zoro’s business model.

Lincolnshire, IL

• Develop go-to-market strategies that outline target customer segments, products, promotions, pricing, positioning and complete launch plans.
• Manage and maximize overall profitability; managing financial benefits and develop a strategy around re-investing funding.
• Educate pre-sales and Product Specialists on new product introductions, transitions, competitive advantages, and opportunities to identify sales within their customer base.
• Provide comprehensive reporting both internally and externally on brand performance, categoryperformance, industry trends, and market share.. In a consultative manor worked with Manufacturers engineering and product.

Elgin, IL

• Facilitated a group of 65 Commercial Sales focused accounts generating $1.8M in sales.
• Work directly with corporate sales contracts to drive compliance in purchasing at accounts.
• Advise customers on how to drive cost out of their businesses by utilizing company resources in inventory, sustainability and safety best practices.
• Lead and participate in quarterly business operations reviews with peers and management.

St. Charles, IL

• Managed an account package of over 250 accounts generating $1.5M in sales.
• Educate current and prospective customers on Grainger’s products and service offerings.
• Acquire new customers within the assigned territories and executed contact strategies to hit daily activity targets.
• Noteworthy accomplishments:- Finished 2011 at 105.5% to goal, 2012 at 110% to goal, and 2014 at 125%- Annual Achiever Award 2014: Finished in top 4 % of all Territory Sales Representatives

Bloomingdale, Illinois, United States

Act as a liaison and representative of contracted manufacturing/ Supplier partners as they look to navigate and secure business in the market. Primarily functioning at the board level and component products space, I would represent my suppliers products at the conception stage of building finished goods or hardware products. Positioning such suppliers.

Cordinate and manage the quality departments responsility to products and services. Insure that company and industry standard are held at a maximum amoung new products and return aquisitions as they enter and leave Arens Controls. Work with Arens controls vendors and suppliers to improve processes to product assurance and overall quality as it pertains to.