Ken Vrtis Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago, Illinois

Greater Chicago Area

Sells company products and services by generating leads and calling on assigned customer accounts, delivering samples, product line cards and sales literature to customers and prospective customers resulting established relationships and winning product orders to achieving sales objectives.Establishes and maintains effective business rapport with customer’s purchasing and management staff by ensuring all aspects of transactions are handled in a professional, ethical, and timely manner resulting in TTI being viewed as the distributor of choice and getting the first call on the business. Pursues new business leads by using all the resources available including reps, trade shows, networking, manufacturers, internet, and TTI Internal resources to penetrate and secure new business resulting in expanding the customer base and potential sale. Facilitate follow-thru on every level of the sales cycle by keeping touch with the customer, inside sales, manufacturers, sample request, quotes and make sure that everything is complete, timely and is meeting customer expectations.Works with the customer’s buyers, purchasing and engineering staff on projects and designs by offering value added services to ascertain future business.Strategize with company management on large customer quotes to negotiate price and delivery terms to offer the best deal for the customer and win the business, while making the most profit for TTI. Negotiates special pricing from suppliers by exposing business opportunities during the quote process, in an effort to offer the best deal for the customer and win the business.Maintains market awareness on competitor activities, industry tends and new concepts by reading industry periodicals, networking, attending periodic update training events and trade shows which will ensure that the rep current on industry knowledge to aid in making informed decisions and adding value.

-Top of my sales training class which consisted of written tests that required application of material learned as well as judged mock calls. -Promoted from the Business Development Group in Fort Worth, Texas to our Illinois Branch within 3 months of being on the call floor. -Acquired an account base which generated revenue of $605,841 in 2012. Grew this account base by 51.1% recording a 2013 revenue of $1,238,173. -Positioned to be part of the Illinois Outside Sales Team starting Q1 2014. First among my training class to be promoted and youngest OSR in the company.

Fort Worth, Tx

B2B sales of electronic component parts. Managing an account portfolio of 150+ customers consisting of military, aerospace, automotive and consumers. My portfolio within the Business Development Group covers the Great Lakes region including IL ,MI, WI, IA, MN, MS, IN, KY, OH, & PA. Day to day activities:-Account management -Shipping/delivery estimation and tracking -customer relations -growth recognition from existing customers and new opportunities -removing obstacles for customers through our vast inventory and value based selling strategy -working with members of different groups within the tti organization to solve problems efficiently and cost effectively.

Chicago, Illinois

BJB Properties LLC, Chicago, IL - Worked 55+ hrs per week leasing apartments at 11 buildings throughout Chicago- 2011: In 35 days, closed sales providing BJB Properties with $255,000 in annual revenue - 2010: Closed 50+ deals generating over $620,000 in annual revenue - Member of sales team that twice achieved highest sales performance in company history - Self prospecting via cold calls, internet posting, and flyers

The University of Iowa Foundation, Iowa City, IA - Contacted Alumni and used sales training to meet daily, weekly, and monthly donation goals - Determined which persuasion technique would yield greatest donation for individual prospects - Promoted to tier one telemarketer based on early success - Member of a calling team that raised over $1,000,000

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing

Activities and Societies: Sigma Pi Fraternity, Beta Chapter Rush Chair and Social Chair

International Marketing, Finance And Financial Management Services

Gained Global awareness while furthering my education. The focus of my academics at University of New South Wales was Finance.

Education record