Gary Conrad Email & Phone Number

Mooresville, Nc, Us

Leeds, Gb

Territory Manager in Northern Oregon region working with Lowe's stores. Partnered with the Paint Desk, Pro Services, and Store Management to increase sales of Olympic paint, stain, Liquid Nails, and Homax. Sold paint with store associates on a daily basis and kept products and samples stocked at appropriate levels. PPG lost their contract with Lowe's and I went to work for Lowe's a their Pro Desk.

Stockholm, Se

Responsible for the training of Appliance Sales Associates in Lowe's, Home Depot, Best Buy, Sears, and major dealers. Demonstrated appliance features to end users showing benefits and value to end users. Assisted Albert Lee Appliances, the Northwest's largest dealer in a bi-annual warehouse sale. Detailed and added point of purchase to materials to floored product. Worked through AMS Retail Solutions. Their contract with Electrolux for the entire country was terminated January 2017.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Worked with banking partners to upgrade current Bank of America client’s cash register, payment terminal, and receipt printer with an all-in-one Cloud based solution. Gave product demonstrations to business owners and managers to show them how our product would improve productivity, allowing them to spend more time away from the office and track all functions of their business. Responsible for the installation and training of both employer and employees on the use of the system.

Stepped into specially-created position after clients and distributors recommended hire to help company expand product offerings in Washington and Oregon territory. Increased sales by $130,000 within first 8 months after launching aggressive business-building strategy that set up in-person visits to new or previously underperforming accounts. Combated lower product margins by filling pipelines with sales volume; compensated for company’s smaller markup strategy used to help business stay competitive against larger companies.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, Us

Hired by company to introduce products to previously neglected marketplace. Conducted calls to top 100 accounts at least 1x per month. Set up appointments with smaller customers to investigate additional potential for added sales. Mine customers for data to uncover unmet needs through consultative selling and selective questioning. Manage entire sales lifecycle including product price quotations, inventory management, emergency deliveries, new product introduction and evaluation, and daily sales reports.Increased annual sales by $1M+ within three years.Exceeded annual sales goals over 39% every year by demonstrating accountability to customers, having won their trust; quickly resolved problems including replacement of defective materials, having demonstrated integrity. Stole market share from six competitors based on service distinction; established new territories with numerous accounts that previously had not done business with company by stepping in to provide high-touch customer service not provided by other companies in marketplace.Nurtured 52 of top 100 accounts from new or low sales production into top performers by collaborating with clients to assist them in reaching their goals and providing timely customer service in a demanding market.Skyrocketed account sales from $1K to $90K after jumping on opportunity when competitor bungled relationship with largest target client; leveraged vendor’s relationship with customer to gain access to decision maker to win over business.Reassured clients of product availability by retaining specific inventory items on hand in company warehouse for client purchases.

Independent insurance broker focused on Medicare supplements, whole life, long term care, individual major medical, dental, disability, and fixed annuities. Represented United Healthcare, Aetna, and many other carriers. Relocated from Texas to Oregon in 2008, continued to serve existing customer base while adding Oregon clients. Generated business through direct mail campaigns and referrals from existing customers and other agents.