James Godbout Email & Phone Number

Westland Mi

Westland, Mi

The legislative body of Westland is the City Council, which contains seven members. Jim was re-elected in 2021 and has served 21 years on City Council.

Inkster, Mi

Midwest Recycling is an environmentally conscientious company that promotes the very best in recycling in local communities. We are a Michigan-owned and operated business, determined to keep Michigan on a Green path. Our goal is to provide an aesthetically pleasing and convenient means for local residents to recycle unwanted clothing and shoes while reducing your community's Carbon Footprint! Midwest Recycling supports numerous schools, places of worship, and other non-profit organizations.

Schaumburg, Il

TC Electric Controls is a major manufacturer of IEC Contactors & Overloads, Manual Motor Controllers & Starters, Control & Signaling Devices, and Circuit Breakers. TC Electric Controls combines advanced product roadmaps with 50 years of proven expertise in manufacturing. We provide production automation and testing methodologies to ensure premium quality product standards are exceeded on a daily basis.

Greater Detroit Area

Managed, coordinated, and grew the Latin America Sales Organization. Developed new presentations and revised existing marketing materials to better suit the needs of the market. Provided recommendations and feedback to new product development for better alignment with the markets. • Managed direct sales force and Reps to grow business in Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean resulting in a 20% increase in sales• Added distribution in 12 countries and converted 2 major… Show more Managed, coordinated, and grew the Latin America Sales Organization. Developed new presentations and revised existing marketing materials to better suit the needs of the market. Provided recommendations and feedback to new product development for better alignment with the markets. • Managed direct sales force and Reps to grow business in Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean resulting in a 20% increase in sales• Added distribution in 12 countries and converted 2 major distributors in Mexico from competitors resulting in new sales, stocking commitments and partnership agreements. • Drove marketing translation of existing materials and developed new materials and presentations in Spanish for the Latin America market.• Negotiated all SymCom & SSAC pricing during the acquisition transition. Developed pricing rules and authority matrix so that the responsibility could be transitioned.• Reviewed reps and territory alignments during the acquisition integration/transition that resulted in new combined rep organization in the US. • Classified product groups in order to properly import & assimilate the SymCom & SSAC products into SAP. Show less

Managed and coordinated the efforts of all members of the Global Sales Team. Organized territory representatives and pre-qualified potential accounts. • Managed large direct House Accounts, including Amazon, Milton Roy, Danaher, Hill Phoenix, Schneider Electric, Eaton, & Grainger• Negotiated Corporate Master Purchase Agreement with Amazon resulting in $1.8 million in orders in 2012• Managed and approved pricing levels successfully raising margins to acceptable… Show more Managed and coordinated the efforts of all members of the Global Sales Team. Organized territory representatives and pre-qualified potential accounts. • Managed large direct House Accounts, including Amazon, Milton Roy, Danaher, Hill Phoenix, Schneider Electric, Eaton, & Grainger• Negotiated Corporate Master Purchase Agreement with Amazon resulting in $1.8 million in orders in 2012• Managed and approved pricing levels successfully raising margins to acceptable levels• Implemented CRM system to better manage the sales process and improve forecasting Show less

Managed the sales and marketing of motor and pump protection products through a network of manufacturer’s representatives, distributors and direct accounts in the Central and North Central United States.• Replaced small Rep firms with larger professional Rep organizations that resulted in improved territory coverage resulting in over 10% sales increases in every territory.• Managed sales integration of SSAC at large direct served accounts resulting in long term blanket commitments… Show more Managed the sales and marketing of motor and pump protection products through a network of manufacturer’s representatives, distributors and direct accounts in the Central and North Central United States.• Replaced small Rep firms with larger professional Rep organizations that resulted in improved territory coverage resulting in over 10% sales increases in every territory.• Managed sales integration of SSAC at large direct served accounts resulting in long term blanket commitments, increased margins, and sales growth Show less

Responsible for sales and marketing of factory automation equipment and services in Wayne County to industrial, automotive, first tier supplier, and OEM accounts.• Increased sales of support services and training to steel industry accounts by over 30%. Key clients included: Severstal, US Steel, Double Eagle Steel, MacSteel• Converted several OEM machine standards to Rockwell Automation. Conversion accounts included: ABB, Almik, Cargill Detroit, Lamb and Utica… Show more Responsible for sales and marketing of factory automation equipment and services in Wayne County to industrial, automotive, first tier supplier, and OEM accounts.• Increased sales of support services and training to steel industry accounts by over 30%. Key clients included: Severstal, US Steel, Double Eagle Steel, MacSteel• Converted several OEM machine standards to Rockwell Automation. Conversion accounts included: ABB, Almik, Cargill Detroit, Lamb and Utica Enterprises.• Successfully negotiated Corporate Sales Agreements at ABB, Cross Huller, Lamb, Thyssen Krupp and Utica Enterprises.• Obtained automotive specification approval at Ford Motor Company on multiple products resulting in significant OEM orders on numerous automotive projects. • Produced 20% growth in sales of products and services at key automotive plants. Show less

Responsible for the sales, marketing, and coordination of multiple G.E. business units, products and services to Ford Motor Company. Accountable for product management, proposal development, application engineering, product marketing and development.• Secured single source specification resulting in OEM order commitments for over $8 million.• Received "Star Sales Award" for securing a single source agreement for control components resulting in over $1 million in orders.• Bundled… Show more Responsible for the sales, marketing, and coordination of multiple G.E. business units, products and services to Ford Motor Company. Accountable for product management, proposal development, application engineering, product marketing and development.• Secured single source specification resulting in OEM order commitments for over $8 million.• Received "Star Sales Award" for securing a single source agreement for control components resulting in over $1 million in orders.• Bundled power distribution equipment & control components on plant expansion construction project resulting in over $2 million in orders.• Served as “Automotive Expert” on a cross functional team in Europe to develop and implement sales and marketing materials for new product introduction. Show less