Inside Sales Manager
CurrentPlayed a leading role in achieving 15% annual revenue growth; maintained a strategic focus on cost-cutting and profit improvement to increase annual sales revenue from $18 million in 1997 to $56 million in 2008.Designed and implemented a materials management and supply chain system to effectively and efficiently import 60% of inventory from a factory in Sweden and 40% of inventory from more than 150 domestic suppliers.Reduced transit times by 50% and annual traffic costs by 39% through a combination of hard-line negotiations, process improvements, strategic partnerships with new service providers, and enhanced supplier relationships.Achieved real dollar savings of more than $1,080,000 from 2003 to 2009; coordinated a major logistical shift to reduce shipping rate from $1.86 per kilo to $1.14 per kilo while improving shipping times.Directed the purchasing, expediting, and management of an inventory in excess of $6M; managed component purchasing and forecasting for production, customer demand, and safety stock inventoryStrong member of executive management team; served as a valuable member of a 6-person U.S. management team that has increased annual orders from 800 per year in 1997 to over 3,000 per year in 2008.; Global leader in industrial drive solutions with offices and distribution partners in more than 20 countries
