Leon Perry Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio Area

Columbus, Ohio Area, Southeast Ohio

- Develop sales plans to meet and exceed monthly and annual targets established by our manufacturers,- Establish working relationships with distribution, contractors, engineers, and end users in my territory- Develop essential strategic approaches for sales with Outside Sales Manager- Gather pricing, product knowledge, market intelligence, and competitive information for management and inside sales teams. -Increase sales and market share for all represented manufacturers and distributors lines each month/year - Provide effective demos for end users, distributors and engineers.

Tennessee, Northern Mississippi, Eastern Arkansas, And Southeast Missouri

ExperienceJuly 2007 - Present Retail Development Specialist – Mid South.• Manage 150+ accounts across five states with respect to time and budget constraints to maximize sales• Communicate information from the field to channel team leads to assist in creating knowledgeable action plans• Provide sales and product knowledge training customers to promote the sales of premium products• Working with other remote field associates to host events, training sessions and establish action plans to achieve sales objectives• Working with customers to set up and host events to increase sales and community presence• Conduct facility audits for consistency within the independent dealer channel• Implemented a Mystery Shopper Research program for seven Goodyear Dealer locations in the Mid-South to provide information to identify potential areas of weakness to remedied in order to increase sales (avg. 15% sales lift).• Assisted 15 Wal-Mart locations in planning and executing a Road Show Tire Sales Event which resulted in a 1,075 unit increase (69% sales lift)• Created and shared numerous “Best Practices” for field associates that were utilized nationwide • Selected to provide practical and hands on field training for two new associatesNotable Achievements: Wal-Mart/Murphy Cross Promotion Program Developer, Leader at the San Angelo Proving Ground Training, and Walmart Channel Champions

Jan. 2004-March 2007 Wells Fargo Financial Northfield, OhioBranch Manager• Coordinated recruitment of prospective employees through campus career fairs• Mentored and coached employees to develop their skill and abilities• Conducted interviews for perspective employees• Met and exceeded daily, weekly, and monthly sales goals consistently• Evaluated applications to determine approval or denial of loans• Provided customer service to perspective, current, and former customers• Facilitated sales presentations to perspective loan applicants• Developed and fostered relationships with outside dealers• Notary Public of the State of Ohio• Worked with underwriters to approve home loans for customers.Notable Achievements: Number one Sales Leader and Assistant Manager in the Ohio District; Over $4.1 Million Dollars in sales in 2004; Employee of the month in June 2005, August 2005-October 2005; Successfully held captainship’s for Lead Management, Bank Card Sales, and Insurance.

Bachelor Of Arts, Business; Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Lambda Chi Alpha- High Theta Football

High School Diploma