Jan Parker Email & Phone Number

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Develop, manage and execute tactics that increase sales and enhance business opportunities across all facets of Talbert Building Supply
• Attract new accounts to grow the business and increase revenue through a targeted campaign centered around customer development
• Recruit, hire, and retain top talent to grow sales force
• Create a highly skilled team focused on meeting revenue and margin objectives
• Prepare and negotiate proposals to increase growth opportunities
• Implement and manage marketing program, including social media, direct and in-direct advertising, event planning and public relations

• Created a specialized program highlighting millwork, focusing on specialty windows and exterior doors, to drive sales around high-margin offerings
• Grew specialty window and door sales by approximately $2M and increased the gross profit margin by 3.5 percent in one year
• Hosted presentations to key constituencies, including builders, contractors, and home owners, detailing the product line and discussing the advantages and disadvantages of competitive products
• Built rapport with builders, contractors, and home owners to increase sales
• Maintained product and building information, including building codes, to help educate the sales force and customers as they made key buying decisions

• Managed, recruited, screened and hired temporary employees in all areas of the business for Qualex Inc., a subsidiary of Kodak
• Supervised approximately 100 employees in five different Qualex facilities for positions that range from light industrial to technical positions
• Developed reports that tracked headcount, turnover, dollars spent and saved, and employee performance
• Resolved associate issues such as payroll or benefit problems, attendance and scheduling conflicts
• Collaborated with HR to handle employee relation issues, such as sexual harassment, fraud, and worker compensation

Durham, NC

• Coordinated all aspects of hiring and terminating temporary employees to drive improved performance for the business
• Provided inside sales support for clients to increase headcount and promote the agency’s services to new clients to increase the number of active accounts for the local branch
• Supported each account to place qualified, skilled employees in key positions
• Performed a comprehensive review of client needs to assure top quality work performance
• Handled multiple assignments in an organized, systematic manner

Bachelor'S Degree, Communications With A Concentration In Interpersonal Communications

Activities and Societies: Member of Delta Zeta Sorority

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