Hilary Akridge Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

8170 Lackland Road, Saint Louis Mo 63114

The primary focus of the Manager of Industrial Business is to be responsible for developing business within the industrial customer base; developing market strategies; managing key supplier relationships; leading the coordination of resources and/or leveraging relationships to create new business opportunities directly or indirectly through partners aligned with the Company. This includes but is not limited to industrial customers in markets such as Oil & Gas, Chemical Processing, Metals, Mining, Heavy Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Power Generation and Water/Wastewater. It is also focused on business growth in the OEM space, concentrating on Machine Builders, Panel Builder and Control System Integrators.Quota Achievements• 2021: 126% Gross Margin Budget Attained• 2022: 109% Gross Margin Budget Attained• 2023: 101% Gross Margin Budget Attained

Greater St. Louis Area

Develop new prospects and maintain contacts with established customers for the purpose of selling Company products; customarily and regularly interact with prospects and customers in person at the customer's site of business or other off-site locations.•Responsible for meeting or exceeding assigned annual gross margin budget by promoting and selling products in assigned territory in compliance with the Company's pricing policies.•Handle customer complaints promptly effectively and report potential claims.•Keep management informed of local competition and market conditions.•Carry out sales and merchandise programs as directed and recommend new items for stock.•Maintain current customer records, files, and reports of business transactions; assist in collection of past due accounts.•Participate in training session, trade shows, and sales meetings as requested.•Demonstrate products after sale when necessary.Quota Achievements• 2016: 166.6% Gross Margin Budget Attained• 2017: 153.6% Gross Margin Budget Attained• 2018: 110.9% Gross Margin Budget Attained

Greater St. Louis Area

Develop new prospects and maintain contacts with established customers for the purpose of selling Company products; primarily interact with prospects and customers by telephone or other electronic means of communication, with occasional in person visits to customer's place of business.•Responsible for meeting or exceeding assigned annual gross margin budget by promoting and selling products in assigned territory in compliance with the Company's pricing policies•Handle customer complaints promptly, effectively and report potential claims •Carry out sales and merchandise programs as directed and recommend new items for stock •Maintain up-to-date customer record/file and reports of business transactions; assist in collection of past due accounts •Make at least 50 outbound calls a day•Make at least 5 CRM interaction logs a day•Prospect for new businessQuota Achievements:• 2014: 164.5% Gross Margin Budget Attained• 2015: 110.7% Gross Margin Budget Attained

Kay Jewelers

• Sales and customer service• Working the cash register and computer

National Cheerleaders Association

Duties• leadership skills from teaching middle to high school girls how to cheer• Organization skills from working camps and doing paper work

Springfield, Missouri Area

Summer internship. I sold $39,000 in 12 weeks and was ranked 24 out of 600 interns.

Bachelor Of Science, Marketing; Sales Management, 3.4

Activities and Societies: Cheerleading, Association of Fashion and Design, Alpha Kappa Psi Lambda Rho Chapter, and Marketing Club

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