Jeffery Ramsley Email & Phone Number

Eagan, Minnesota, United States

Developing new business opportunities and growing the retail sales market for TerraMax

• Developed and led group training courses to align with corporate sales and service goals.
• Designed and implemented sales training program and documentation.
• Assessed training program effectiveness on regular basis and improved upon deficient areas.
• Provided coaching and mentoring to employees.
• Coordinated training schedules across sites with supervisors and managers to optimize training initiatives and work-flow management.
• Results from the training program: Before training implemented, 30 to 60 days to first sale, after training implemented averaged 10 days to first sale, decrease in disputes by 1% saving revenue for the company.

North America

• Provided leadership to sales, operations, and customer service.
• Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring sales and customer service on selling techniques, product knowledge, company procedures and policies.
• Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
• Developed and provided instruction on sales & corporate training.
• Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics along with utilizing CRM’s to help manage their business.
• During my time with Taranis, we doubled the number of clients using our Technology Scouting Platform.

National

• Developed and implemented effective sales strategies and led nationwide sales team members to achieve sales targets.
• Negotiated and closed agreements with large customers and monitored and analyzed performance metrics.
• Developed and conducted a sales training program.
• Directed effective hiring, orientation, training, development, and retention of sales staff to maximize team performance.
• Utilized my strong agronomy background to help sell clients on the efficiencies of using our aerial platform to increase their efficiencies on scouting fields.
• Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives, and selling techniques, and utilizing a CRM to maximize and manage their business efficiently.

Southern Minnesota

• Managed independent seed dealers in a Southern Minnesota District.
• Modeled best practices for sales and customer service.
• Exceeded sales targets with well-developed sales strategy and empowering team coaching.
• Developed sales strategy based on research of consumer buying trends and market conditions.
• Built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth and utilized Salesforce to help manage my district and be more efficient.
• Exceeded sales quotas and increased profitability through effective sales strategy and business planning.

Minnesota

• Modeled best practices for sales and customer service.
• Exceeded sales targets with well-developed sales strategy and empowering team coaching.
• Worked with a dealer network to build sales of specialty fertilizers in Southern Minnesota.
• Built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth by utilizing my strong agronomy skills and becoming an asset and trusted advisor to them.
• In 2012 I ranked number 2 in the Nation in sales and had the largest increase in sales.

Minnesota, United States

• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Responsible for hiring and training Pharmaceutical Sales Reps.
• Provided coaching and mentoring for the sales reps.
• Analyzed data for each territory and helped them put together sales plans to effectively work their territories.

Minnesota, United States

• Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Called on Clinics, Hospitals, & Pharmacies promoting respiratory, allergy, and CNS drugs.
• Built business plan, sales plans to hit sales goals.
• I was Rep of the Year in Minnesota in 2005 and consistently hit my sales goals as a rep, I was promoted in Regional Sales Manager in 2006.

Lakefield, Minnesota, United States

• Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
• Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
• Managed the day-to-day operations of an $8 Mil farm supply company.
• Responsible for profitability and financial analysis of the company.
• Managed over 25 employees responsible for training and developing employees.
• When I took over as manager the company had lost $100,000 for the next 4 years, we had profits ranging in the 1% to 8% range on $8 mil in sales.