Peter Freeman Email & Phone Number

Washington, D.C., Us

General manager of Retail operations. Head of Sales• Motivated team members to meet and exceed objectives by setting goals.• Coached sales associates on upselling techniques, significantly increasing revenue.• Applied established sales techniques and persuasive communication skills to meet personal sales objectives.• Upheld company policies and implemented standards fairly.• Handled customer relations issues, enabling quick resolution and client satisfaction.• Coached employees in successful selling methods and encouraged private label brands to increase revenue.• Supervised sales team of 8 people, stepping in to support employees and deliver smooth sales processes for clients.• Overhauled staff and reorganized store to reduce shrink by 95%. $120k in shrink in 2020 to less than $6k in shrink in 2021.• Performed daily cycle counts to keep shrink under control.• Increased sales from $6.2 million in sales to $8 million in my first year.

General manager of the North Denver Way to Grow location. Managed a crew of 10 employees. Responsibilities included overseeing the day-to-day operations of the store, making sure store is stocked and prices were updated. Worked with purchasing to make sure we have the store properly stocked. Seek out sales leads and maintain relationships with customers.

Vancouver, Wa, Us

Brand ambassador for Botanicare nutrients and plastics. Visit stores and educated them on all Botanicare products. Attend vendor days and trade shows, educate store staff on products, set up displays. Get commercial sale leads and pass them along to commercial team.

Vancouver, Washington, Us

Brand ambassador for Vermicrop Organics, General Hydroponics & General Organics. Build relationships with stores and educate their employees on all products, attend vendor days, customer appreciation days, and trade shows. Visit commercial cultivation facilities and educate them on how they can better their growing process. Consult with facilities about use of our product and faclitate the sales though a retail store of their choice. Maintain relationships with retail stores and distributors. My sales region changed over the years. My territory consisted of: Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Eastern Washington, and southern California.

Soil and nutrient rep for Vermicrop Organics. Southwest Region: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, & Southern California. Visit all stores in territory educating employees on products to more effectively sell our products. Attend trade shows, Vendor Days, and customer appreciation days as an ambassador for the brand.

Port Washington, New York, Us

Multiple brand ambassador for the Hawthorne Garden company. I managed the following brands under their umbrella: Vermicrop Organics, General Hydroponics, Botanicare, Can Fan and Gavita. Build relationships with stores and educate their employees on all products, attend vendor days, customer appreciation days, and trade shows. Visit commercial cultivation facilities and educate them on how they can better their growing process. Consult with facilities about use of our product and faclitate the sales though a retail store of their choice. Maintain relationships with retail stores and distributors. My sales region changed over the years. My territory consisted of: Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Eastern Washington, and southern California. Visit all stores in territory educating employees on products to more effectively sell our products. Attend trade shows, Vendor Days, and customer appreciation days as an ambassador for the brand. Sales of products

Owned and managed 3 successful hydroponics retail stores. Started My first store with a $100,000 budget. Built that in to 3 locations in the denver area with over $3,000,000 in inventory and grow sales of $15,000,000 annually. I was responsible for the overseeing of the build out on all 3 stores. My duties included, Managing staff, hiring all employees, purchasing, accounting, sales, managing of point of sale and computer systems. Personally responsible for maintaining relationships with customers and my personal sales were over $2,000,000 annually.

Lead installer. Installed and troubleshooted installation of cable television high speed internet and telephone service for Charter, Cox, AT&T and Comcast

Sub contractor installer for Charter Communications, AT&T Broadband, Cox Communications, & Comcast