Manufacture of Agricultural trailers for hauling NH3 and Liquid Fertilizer. Manufacturing in Columbus, NE. Responsibilities:* Supervising and working with the Fertilizer Distributors throughout the United States* Responsible for expanding distribution throughout the United States* Reports to the Vice President of Sales as well as the President of the company* Works with the Vice President of Sales in regards to programs and am responsible for the implementation of such programs* Works with the Distributors Reps in their territories as well as with them at shows, coaching and training on product as well as programs.* Works with Engineering, Manufacturing, Production and Shipping to fulfill orders.

Manufacture of Worldlawn Power Equipment, zero-turns and walk-behinds also owner of Encore Manufacturing in Beatrice, NE.* National Sales Manager supervising the Sales Department* Responsible for the set-up of Distribution both on the Worldlawn side but the Encore side as well. Worldlawn was sold through two-step distributors and Encore through Independent Manufacture Representatives.* Responsible for programs on both sides of the company* Worked with both the distributors and reps in regards to coaching them on the product lines. Also worked with them in regards to the programs for both product lines.* Worked with Engineering, Manufacturing, Production and Shipping to make sure we had the product to fulfill the orders the dealers and Distributors had sent in.

Member of the Briggs & Stratton IDN. Distributor of Briggs & Stratton engines and parts. Also handles whole goods such as, Dolmar (gas powered hand-held trimmers, chainsaws & blowers), WORX (battery & corded electric hand-held trimmers, chainsaws, blowers and mowers) and Giant-Vac (Commercial leaf handling vac systems).* Regional Sales Manager supervising 6 Territory Managers in a four State area, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.* Traveled with the TMs in their prospective territories* Trained TMs to focus more on whole goods while not losing sight of their engine & parts sales.* Increased dealer participation of the WORX products by 20 new dealers in a months time.* Worked with the Sales Manager as well as the other 3 Regional Sales Managers to develop programs.* Attended and completed the Briggs & Stratton 4-Day School on engines and 4-cycle theory* Attended and completed the Briggs & Stratton 2-Day Pressure Washer and Generator School* Attended and completed the Dolmar Boot Camp* Attended and Completed the Oregon training on chain at their facility in Portland Oregon

A multiple location retail dealership for John Deere agricultural, consumer and commercial equipment.Responsibilities:* Calling on and growing current commercial accounts* Cold calling on Lincoln & Seward Nebraska area commercial prospects.* Work with the Service Manager in the Seward Nebraska store on customer needs* Maintaining the inventory for consumer and commercial products

Mfg. company based in Auburn Nebraska producing EverRide and the Great Dane commercial zero-turn mowersResponsibilities:* Doubling the EverRide dealer numbers in assigned region during first two years of employment* Exceeding sales goals for each distributor for first two years* Traveling and training 20 distributor sales people and 150 dealer sales people* Maintaining relations with distributors regarding goals, product, inventory control and current programs* Working with the sales team at ACI to develop ideas for advertising and promotions, then helping to communicate those programs and systems to the customer base and fellow employees.

Mfg. company producing a 4-wheel drive, articulating tractor that offers 30 different attachments.Responsibilities:* Supervised Sales Department consisting of two Administrative Assistants, two Territory Sales Managers and eight to ten Independent Manufacture Reps.* Responsible for allocation of product to dealers in response to order prioritization. * Worked with Engineering, Manufacturing, Production and Shipping to fulfill orders.* Responsible for business relationship of offshore dealers in Asia and Australia* Increased number of offshore dealers in China, Philippines and Australia* Full Budget accountability for advertising budget* Enrolled additional retailers by pursuing non-traditional equipment dealers, (Motor Sports, Ag, etc)* Sought out, approved, set-up and worked national & International shows to develop additional retailers* Developed retail sales incentive award programs to drive retail dealer sales focus, Three (3) successive events were held with progressively increased qualified dealers and resulting increased sales results.* Set up a dealer in Alaska who qualified for sales incentive award the first year as a dealer.* Helped design an Anniversary Tractor program for the company's 25th anniversary. Developed where the manufacture would award a letter jacket to the retail customer when he or she purchased an Anniversary Tractor. There were over 400 jackets given out. This program increased retail sales.* Steiner was owned by Textron and was moved in 2003 from Dalton Ohio, where it was combined with Their Jacobsen Mfg. facility in Johnson Creek Wisconsin that produces Bob-Cat, Ryan, Bunton and Jacobsen commercial products. Here my position changed from Sales & Marketing Manager to the Sales Support Representative for the Steiner Product.