Jason (Jake) Kemple Email & Phone Number

North East & Pacific Northwest

Sales, Marketing in North Eastern U.S. for United Industries - Home & Garden Division of Spectrum Brands. I partnered with Meijer, NY Inner City, Aldi, & Ahold & others for Sales, Marketing, & P&L for our Home & Garden products.In the Pacific Northwest I partnered with Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, WinCo, Aldi, BiMart, & others for Sales, Marketing, & P&L.

• Directed overall market strategy and sales plan execution for $19 million district for sales into Lowe’s and Home Depot stores, supervising 7 market sales managers and 14 merchandisers in greater Cleveland, Pittsburgh.
• Developed business strategy to market specific items and capitalize on unique market trends to exceed plan.
• Formed strategic partnerships to develop and facilitate training of employees on active ingredients and use of product in lawn and plant care and insecticide product families.
• Organized meetings with key decision makers of major clients to deliver presentations on seasonal ideas so we both can exceed our sales goals.
• 5 years maintaining budget responsibilities successfully and balanced corporate expense account. Shown positive return on investment each year.

• Responsible for sales, ordering, and inventory in several departments. Maintained plan-o-gram integrity by merchandising and securing display space for products
• Managed, Hired, and Trained Associates.
• Created schedules, Computer operations, Customer Service.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, 3.4

Part Time Dean's list each semester. Awarded 2 academic scholarships. Maintain 3.7 GPA while working full time.

Business Administration Comp Informaiton Systems

H.S. Diploma, College Prep