Jim Wigard Email & Phone Number

Kure Beach, Nc

Covering all the Northeast Territory for Hydro-Thermal hydro heaters. Territory stretches from Canada to Key West.

Kure Beach, Nc

North Carolina

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Maintained contracts with free issue and consigned inventories. Negotiated contracts with chemical and resin plants, pulp and paper mills, petro-chemical plants, and rubber plants. Resurrected old stagnated accounts and brought them back on as active customers. Led the East Coast in total sales on direct steam injected heaters (hydro-thermal). Passed all MASC (Mid Atlantic Safety Council) training. Increased profit margins by over 15% across the board within the first year of hire in my assigned territory Resurrected dying customer accounts bringing them to active-profitable sales status

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Customer Service, inventory control, product management, inside sales and consulting.

Carolina Beach, Nc 28428

Business Consulting and miscellaneous independent contract projects.

Saginaw, Michigan Area

Outside Sales (industrial piping-mechanical/plumbing)Demonstrated and presented innovative newly created product for engineering firms regarding ceramic coatings. Cost analysis including application and payback for energy savings to secure the sale. Prospected for and cultivated new customers. Came in on the ground floor of a new project unique to the state of Michigan that involved an innovative product that focused on corrosion resistance, low and high ph-levels and cost savings within the state of Michigan. Took the product from engineering firms to direct industrial sales market (including Ferguson Enterprise, Harrison Piping) Increased internal sales force of major industrial firms that resulted in profitable sales results.

Outside sales focusing in the lower Michigan area. Monitored, maintained, and developed existing million dollar contracts. Managed existing inventories. Developed relationships with national and international suppliers including but not limited to Canada, India, U.S.A. within the areas of automotive; hospitalization; W.W.T.P.; Food Service Industry-Kellogg’s; Archway; Campbell; Pinnacle; Vlasic; Residential-Industrial-Consumer’s Power; Michigan State University; University of Michigan; Lansing Board of Water & Light. Increased piping contractor sales from 200K to over 1M within 8 months Increased profit margins by over 30%

Built relationships with national and international automotive suppliers including but not limited to Canada, India, and U.S.A.; developed and maintained new contracts with automotive industries; automotive inventory management; maintained nurtured automotive contracts; problem-solved customer issues; and quality control of orders. Increased sales from 250k to 700k within 6 months of being hired Successfully negotiated 1.5M international/national contracts

(Multiple promotions throughout tenure of employment)Managed office and warehouse staff, purchasing and inventory control, order processing, CDL Certificate to drive flatbeds, customer care and problem-solving, obtained orders and handled quality control of discounts. Increased sales from 350K to 1.2M within the first 2 years as a rookie Increased profit margin by 25% after being promoted to Outside Sales Managed 1.5M industrial inventory