Paul Stewart Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Florida

Orlando, Florida Area

Manage field demonstration teams of 500+ demonstrators, merchandisers, and event speciaists across the countryRecruit, train, schedule, and manage team to manage store visit execution.Develop strong relationships with store management to maximize execution of events and product exposure.Drive sales through education of store customers and sales associates.Maximize budget by executing store visits to 97% or better on every project and program.Associate of the Quarter nominee (4th quarter 2014)Strategic District Manager of the Year 2013

Managed a field force of reps ordering and servicing salon quality hair care products in a 5 state area.

REPS, A HANDLEMAN COMPANY 1997-2009A leading third-party merchandising and product services company managing major manufacturers in national retail chains. Services range from audits to departmental resets and full category management.District Manager/Regional DirectorManaged a field force of 200+ full- and part-time employees in a multi-state area.• Helped Duracell attain a 55% market share in Walmart through the 2007 holiday season. Carried it into 2008, by maintaining holiday fixture placement beyond the holiday season.• Ran a successful project for Electronic Arts in Fry's stores completing 100% of the visits- and improving the compliance of contracted space as well as gaining incremental space.• In six months improved visit completion from 85% to 96% and improved Saturday compliance from 70% to 95%.

• Regional Director 2007- Named Regional Director for the new Western Region which would be the prototype for the rest of the regions as the Reps and Handleman field services were merged. Integrated two field forces (with disparate corporate cultures and skill sets) to one core business model while not showing a significant drop in productivity;• Improved new product cut-in rates from 70% to 99% with improved field feedback in six month period after taking over as Regional Director;• Helped reduce costs by approximately $7 million dollars by shifting full-time to part-time labor ratio from 65%/35% to 30%/70%;

AWARDS• Electronic Arts Best Execution Sales Award 2005- Outsold all other districts in software titles published by Electronic Arts in Walmart stores;• DM Peer Recognition Award 2003 and 2005- Recognized by my peers for providing tools and information to assist them in managing their people at a higher level;• District Manager Above and Beyond Award 2004- Recognized by the executive and operations teams for excelling at and exceeding the requirements of the district manager position by offering additional support to the account and operations teams, • District Manager Outstanding Contribution to Account Operations Award 2003- Recognized by the account managers for providing useful feedback that resulted in additional business, provided leads that helped land new customers, and worked in stores with customer representatives to prove our value and expertise.

National department store chainMen’s Wardrobe Consultant and Merchandising Assistant• Retail Sales of men’s clothing, maintained a detailed client list for repeat business; • Position of Merchandising Assistant was created to reflect my contributions and improve the overall customer experience in Men’s Clothing.

National athletic apparel retailerAssistant ManagerAssistant Store Manager for retail store focusing on athletic shoes and apparel. Scheduled personnel and controlled costs, set sales goals and tracked year-to-date statistics.• Selected to be the first assistant manager and open the new Silverdale store and then was transferred to the top volume store in Tukwila.

Bachelor Of Arts, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi- National Business Fraternity Beta Gamma Sigma

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing