Gary Graber Email and Phone Number

Support all aspects of Bonide products with dealers, including garden centers, hardware stores, and animal health store in Wisconsin, Northern Illinois and Western UP Michigan.Conduct training seminars for multiple stores.Accomplishments:1. Consistently increase dealer SKU's by more than 11% annually2. Demonstrate continual increase in territory sales by 8% year-over-year

Key support person for co-op members in 13 states: ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, MI, IN, KY and OH having direct contact with co-op member garden centers' owners and staff.Ensured co-op member satisfaction and resolved member concerns with vendors, accounting/payment to vendors, as well as supporting vendor sales to members.Master Nursery Garden Centers representative to distributors and vendorsAcquisition of new distributors and vendors in the MidwestResponsible for… Show more Key support person for co-op members in 13 states: ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, MI, IN, KY and OH having direct contact with co-op member garden centers' owners and staff.Ensured co-op member satisfaction and resolved member concerns with vendors, accounting/payment to vendors, as well as supporting vendor sales to members.Master Nursery Garden Centers representative to distributors and vendorsAcquisition of new distributors and vendors in the MidwestResponsible for recruitment of new co-op membersOversaw regional industry shows Training of co-op members in various topics, including Master Nursery private label productsAccomplishments:3. Grew the number of co-op members from 90 to over 150 Show less

I was the Greenhouse Grower and Designed and did the upkeep of all annual plantings and containers in the amusement Park. Over saw up to 65 employees. Carried a state of IL Applicator spraying license.

Catalog layout of 250 pagers plus the coverSales responsibility for Northern Illinois which include over 70 dealersAssisted buyers with purchasing decisionsAccomplishments:4. Acquired new customers and re-established relationships with previous customers to convert them to active customers.5. Regularly met sales projections and repeatedly, increased annual sales6. Selected to participate in analysis to study and improve customer service

Supervised, hired and trained 35 seasonal and full time employeesSelected and purchased all hard and green goods for retail and wholesale inventoryResearched and assisted with the purchase, implementation and maintenance of POS system for retail and wholesale divisionsResponsible for all retail marketing, including ad design and copy, customer-facing newsletter and placement of media buysEstablished budgets and forecastsAccomplishments:7. Selected to be general… Show more Supervised, hired and trained 35 seasonal and full time employeesSelected and purchased all hard and green goods for retail and wholesale inventoryResearched and assisted with the purchase, implementation and maintenance of POS system for retail and wholesale divisionsResponsible for all retail marketing, including ad design and copy, customer-facing newsletter and placement of media buysEstablished budgets and forecastsAccomplishments:7. Selected to be general contractor for $1million project for the construction of a new greenhouse and remodel of the store and outdoor sales area8. Consistently operated within the budget and exceeded forecast9. Increased year-over-year retail sales at or above 20% Show less