Matt Schepers Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Brown Shoe Company

• Responsible for selling to new and existing accounts in 21 states covering the Southeast and Southwest.• Tailored presentations to key stakeholders, highlighting benefits and redirecting objections to secure more than $4.5m in sales per year.• Analyzed SAP inventory system and IBP to forecast and execute planned bi-yearly sales and budget.• Managed business relationships with over 100 active accounts and new accounts• Trained both customers and fellow sales representatives on the end user portal SAP connect, in order to drive sales in the field.• Drove corporate initiative to adopt mobile device use in the field.• Developed highly profitable pipeline based on multiple sales penetration techniques.• Built and strengthened long-lasting client relationships based on accurate price quotes and customer-centric terms and pricing.• Attended 12 regional footwear trade shows per year in Dallas, Las Vegas, New York, Atlanta, and Lexington, and Miami.• Utilized SalesForce CRM to prospect and plan the next sales cycle by season.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Responsible for the display, look and overall visual design in over 1500 Famous Footwear and Naturalizer stores in the US and Canada.• Designed displays to deliver interactive, engaging and memorable store experiences for shoppers.• Developed merchandise plans to purchase various highly sought-after items to increase sales by 3.6%.• Arranged consistent shelves, bins and racks at all store locations by following established planograms.• Prepared interesting and innovative visual displays to grab customer interest and promote sales.• Worked with managers and advertising directors to optimize promotions.• Created interior displays to promote products in alignment with corporate sales objectives.• Inspected merchandise for quality and arranged proper display location on floor.