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Rosemont, Il, Us

Rosemont, Il, Us

Hot Springs, Ar, Us

• Managed product development and marketing initiatives for all channels, including sporting goods/hardware and housewares globally.• Collaborated with factories dispersed throughout northern and southern China to improve manufacturing processes.• Oversaw the process of selecting, approving, and developing new products.• Significantly increased the number of new product releases in the first year.• Successfully penetrated new areas within existing market.• Received a 2016 GIA Industry Design Award for a product release of an electronic kitchen scale.• Developed and implemented a tracking and communication system for new product development projects to monitor on time delivery of products.• Launched six new products manufactured or assembled in the US. • Negotiated purchase price variances (PPV) with existing vendors.

Hot Springs, Ar, Us

• Oversee team efforts and international distributors, while managing a multimillion dollar budget.• Direct accountability for P&L statement, strategic planning, business development, sales forecasting, promotion design, and pricing for sales in all channels worldwide. • Championed sales representatives network for new division, including new distribution in 20+ countries.• Partnered with team to develop two of the highest volume sharpeners in history, both of which became number one in entire category on Amazon within both channels.• Doubled annual revenue by solidifying leadership role, developing international growth, and entering new channel in housewares.• Personally managed and increased Walmart business and store facings.• Oversaw customized product development and investment in custom fixtures.• Introduced new brand into high-end housewares market generating a significant amount of sales.

Russellville, Ar, Us

• Oversaw brand management and sales of more than 40 kitchen products in the moderate to high end culinary market. • Managed portfolio that included over 8,500 stores including 6 house accounts.• Directed all aspects of division including sales, customer service, marketing, and product development.• Drove U.S. sales and reduced division expenses.

Russellville, Ar, Us

• Managed sales and marketing initiatives for specialty woodworking tools in U.S. and Canadian markets.• Developed, trained, mentored, and managed sales representative network for division.• Recognized significant increase in sales in first year, surpassing both top and bottom line goals and doubled account base in two year period.

Russellville, Ar, Us

• Directed all sales activities for contract manufacturing facilities.• Managed and negotiated with well-known surgical products companies.• Increased largest medical account by establishing distinguished relationships and ensuring aggressive tactics were used in saturating the market. • Boosted largest medical account in first year by assertively capturing market share from competitors and becoming trusted vendor partner (awarded designation).• Secured a three-year agreement with two major accounts to supply orthopedic saw blades to medical customers.

• Managed sales and services for all industrial and medical gas accounts.• Implemented an aggressive sales campaign to leverage sales of high margin gases to medical customers; successfully captured majority of area business from larger competitor.• Designed a reporting system to aid in sales tracking and commission accrual.• Assisted in metal work, including press, mill, lathe and welding.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bs, Management/Marketing