Holly Ahern Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas Area

Promoted from Key Account Manager to National Sales Manager July 2011. Terminated long term low performing sales people resulting in increased sales with less staff. Replaced these six sales reps with four new hires in Texas, California, and Illinois.

Outside sales with targeted marketing responsibility for multiple brands (Sargent Welch, Science Kit, Ward’s Science, Scholar Chemistry, CENCO Physics, SEPUP, GEMS Kits, Bridging II TAKS Kits) in Texas. Responsible for maintaining and growing business in a $7 million sales territory. Achieved year after year sales goals by developing relationships with district science supervisors, district facility and bond coordinators, and career & technology education (CTE) directors. In addition… Show more Outside sales with targeted marketing responsibility for multiple brands (Sargent Welch, Science Kit, Ward’s Science, Scholar Chemistry, CENCO Physics, SEPUP, GEMS Kits, Bridging II TAKS Kits) in Texas. Responsible for maintaining and growing business in a $7 million sales territory. Achieved year after year sales goals by developing relationships with district science supervisors, district facility and bond coordinators, and career & technology education (CTE) directors. In addition to statewide district level relationships maintained close partnership with the 20 Texas Educational Service Centers and the 36 Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching sites. Developed targeted themed-based marketing campaigns to support sales of core products in chemistry, biology and physics. Created sole-source kits that conformed to Texas state educational standards. Launched new product workshops and trained users of existing products by providing the required district professional development in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) areas, including: safety, forensic science, chemistry, robotics, biotechnology, digital microscopy, and hands-on inquiry based elementary science. Developed partnerships with corporate foundations for their outreach in large urban and under served minority regions of Texas. Working with ENCORE, a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded middle school program in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Coordinated inside corporate departments and resources to provide custom catalogs and unique service bundles with customized shipping and delivery services for large orders and new school openings. Work with school district architects to specify and win new science lab construction and renovation project orders in excess of $1 million. Launched new trade show events reaching over 300 new customers annually. Show less

Developed and implemented business plan for new product, GEMS Kits, launched into highly competitive statewide textbook adoption process. Organized and led regular strategic planning meetings with the Lawrence Hall of Science staff at the University of California, Berkeley. Utilized the Science Kit Publishing Division team to source, build, and warehouse this new product. Managed 55 pilot sites across the country during introduction of custom kits leading to the doubling of annual sales for… Show more Developed and implemented business plan for new product, GEMS Kits, launched into highly competitive statewide textbook adoption process. Organized and led regular strategic planning meetings with the Lawrence Hall of Science staff at the University of California, Berkeley. Utilized the Science Kit Publishing Division team to source, build, and warehouse this new product. Managed 55 pilot sites across the country during introduction of custom kits leading to the doubling of annual sales for the first three years. Trained and traveled with sales force to support national sales of this product line. Met annual sales goals for national curriculum products while maintaining and exceeding my Texas sales territory. Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Exceeded personal sales goal in Texas territory while commuting from Austin to Chicago to lead twelve-person outside sales team as Interim National Sales Manager during company reorganization. Organized and led national sales meeting after only five weeks in this new position.