Ian J. Ebert Email & Phone Number

Mooresville, North Carolina, United States

- Develops and implements robust strategies to increase brand presence and grow sales within key accounts.- Establishes and maintains long-lasting relationship as the primary contact with our major customers.- Cultivates a trusted advisor relationship with Lowe’s personnel, ensuring their success and satisfaction.- Understands specific customer needs and objectives, aligning our services and products to meet those needs.- Performs competitive analysis to stay informed about market trends and competitive offerings and industry dynamics.- Generates accurate sales forecasts, planning strategically to ensure the achievement of Track purchase orders, forecasts, in-store inventory levels, on-time shipments, and relevant data to ensure smooth daily operation for Lowe’s.- Gathers retail POS, analyze categories, predict future business, and suggest alternatives.- Collaborates with internal cross-functional partners to develop a cohesive strategy to channel strategy, product line reviews, promotional planning, product road mapping/differentiation, data analytics, profitability analysis, marketing/commercialization, and demand planning.- Collaborates with internal teams to enhance the overall customer experience.- Negotiates contracts and finalize agreements to maximize profits.- Prepares regular reports on the status of the Lowe’s account.- Works closely with the sales team to identify and capitalize on opportunities within major accounts.- Provides assistance for complex client requests or issue escalations as needed.

Mooresville, North Carolina, United States

- Worked directly with the Sales management team to support national and regional sales objectives- Assisted sales team with task management to meet tight deadlines - Monitored service levels to sustain performance metrics- Inventory reporting- On-Line Support- Provided reporting on market retails- Data Analysis- Established active communication and engagement with sales team- Contributed to overall customer satisfaction by promptly answering emails and handling ordersby phone

Charlotte, North Carolina

- Increased revenue through the proactive sale of corporate inventory and customized packages, primarily to long-term corporate partners. - Assisted in time management/development of all corporate inventory; communicates the sales philosophy of Checkers organization, ultimately maximizing revenue-generating possibilities.- Identified, developed and prospected new partners through cold calls, networking events and everyday strategies to grow current book of business.- Managed and grew existing accounts.- Worked closely with partners to ensure that goals and objectives were met.- Responsible for developing new sponsorship programs that increased revenue including packages and products.- Prepared/submited partnership proposals and facilitated contract negotiations.- Worked closely with the corporate team to review and modify organizational rate card annually.- Worked closely with the creative team to development partnership elements.- Assisted in the development of specific ROl reports (proof of performance).- Managed game day operations with corporate sales team pertaining to partner deliverables.- Worked closely with the Vice President of Partnerships to ensure deliverables were fulfilled in a timely manner.- Executed all data input with respect to a CRM system and partner elements.- Worked closely with the Vice President of Corporate Partnerships to understand the organizational culture and the timeliness that was necessary to maintain corporate synergy. - Provided timelines for deliverables that were needed from other staff members, specifically those in the marketing department.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

- Interviewed, selected, trained, and mentored interns in the RMS Department - MVPindex Team Expert, which included pulling research, leading monthly calls, pulling "MVPindex Post of the Week" for the Department's Weekly Newsletter "The Two Minute Drill", and training fellow coordinators- Coordinated and worked on various projects with different departments in the company - Held meetings and continued to help train new hires and fellow coordinators- Served as the liaison between the Director and Coordinators - Continued responsibilities of Regional Marketing Services Coordinator for the Midwest Region

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

- Developed corporate sponsorship sales proposals and presentations for IMG College properties in the Midwest region - Ohio State, Cincinnati, Akron, Kent State, and the MAC Conference- Maintained communication between sales team, partners and universities in regards to anup-to-date status report of all proposals from receipt to execution- Managed and up-kept the KORE CRM database system- Operated marketing and research software including Scarborough, Simmons, Luker, Repucom, Nielsen TV/Radio, and MVPindex. - Created and distributed promotional ideas to marketing and sales teams and clients- Aided in prospecting and conducting background research for potential clients

Bachelor'S Degree, Exercise And Sports Science - Sports Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, Management And Society