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Wilsonville, Oregon, Us

Sacramento, Us

I was recruited to develop the Arizona sales territory for residential and commercial doors, frames, and hardware. Responsible for growing the Arizona sales territory by prospecting new dealers and routinely visiting existing customers. Provide high level of customer service in answering customer inquiries and solving customer challenges. Manage customer accounts and oversee product offering to maximize margin on sales. Key Points Increased sales 30% annually each year for first three years.

Saint Louis, Missouri, Us

Recruited to analyze, develop and apply the Lean Manufacturing practices to the Door Production facility and the Door and Millwork Warehouse. Directly manage associates to build and complete customer orders on time in a cost effective manner by managing workload and efficiency. Generate all work orders for production, schedule and communicate daily with Sales Manager and other Territory Sales Managers to ensure positive customer service and constant quality control improvements. During the market downturn I carried multiple titles, managing employees as well as performing sales calls for Phoenix sales territory.Key Points Managed up to 20 employees  Improved production lead times from 7-10 days to a 3 day lead time (order, production, ship) by utilizing Lean Manufacturing methods. Implemented the 5S concepts throughout 80% of operations.

Started and managed a business providing residential doors, trim, and hardware to local builders. Perform general management duties and oversee daily operations; oversaw new product development and production management; handled customer relations and sales; designed and wrote sales and marketing materials; supervised and trained up to 20 employees and sub-contractors. Create and maintain vendor relationships, contract negotiations for new business, daily estimating, fleet management, scheduling of projects and quality control. Key Points Established Purchasing, Receiving, and invoicing systems from ground up. Produced an average of 35 house packages per week in 2007.

Saint Louis, Missouri, Us

Recruited to develop business opportunities and expand product lines at distributor level within the state of Arizona for construction products, doors and millwork products. Represented over 30 product lines. Planned and executed product presentations for product knowledge classes and contractor events. Developed and maintain strong relationships with manufacturers, business owners, purchasers, and contractors. Provide sales support, conduct sales presentations and product samplings, and negotiate pricing and product availability.

Manage materials from purchasing to jobsite for installation, while achieving the best value for the best price. Develop supplier relationships and strive to improve on existing vendors, which consisted of working for the best possible price and customer service from vendors. Implementing procedures for daily sales associates to ensure correct retail pricing and delivery lead times to customers. Interpret blue prints and perform takeoffs for bidding and generate product list for all projects. Walk houses at frame stage to ensure correct sizing and handing of doors prior to production.Key Points: Manage inventory levels to support 6.4 million dollars in sales. Manage Fulton Home’s projects to ensure correct estimating and pricing of materials.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Promoted to Operations Manager to oversee the daily operations and to uphold the company’s policies and procedures. Responsible for driving sales, customer service, associate development, store profitability, inventory stock levels, and store appearance. Partnered with General Manager to develop strategies and objectives to drive sales and profitability. Provided supervision and leadership to 100-300 associates and ensured that they were equipped with proper selling skills. Analyzed trends, solve problems, and developed associates in order to maximize contribution to store success. Analyzed Profit and Loss statements, managed payroll and all other expenses to ensure profitability. Key Points: Responsible for an annual sales budget between 42 million -77 million dollars per year depending on store location. Managed between 100-300 associates. Based on store location.

Bachelor Of Arts In Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Management And Operations

General Studies, Business Administration And Management, General

Carpenters License