Rob Dennis Email & Phone Number

Northeast Region

United States

American wholesaler with over 4,500 independent retail locations worldwide.

Northeast

• Consistently increased sales of Do It Best Paint and sundry items to member owners.• Partnered with members to drive sales within the paint department through training, merchandising, best practices and support. • Increased the number of participating members in the Do It Best program and implemented the open stock order program.• Conducted group training meetings for store personnel in paint product knowledge, paint department layout and advertising & promotion of paint and sundries.• Merchandised Do It Best paint and related products to drive customer spending and store sales. • Assisted members with in-store paint events to educate and provide value to customers. • Made sales calls to paint contractors, property managers, designers, and architects. • Achieved business plan and maximized bonus opportunity by leading paint team with opening stock orders and overall sales increase for three years.

Joplin Mo

• Promoted and sold high-end specialty roofing products to architects, roofers, custom home builders, contractors, and building material distributors such as Allied Building Products, Applicator Sales, Beacon Sales, Bradco Supply, Erie Materials, Guardian, Harvey Building Products, Wolf Distributing Company. • Increased market share and developed new business by participating in regional and national trade shows, conducting architect specification sessions, conducting field training demonstrations for builders, contractors, and roofers. • Trained outside distributor sales representatives and inside sales personnel. • Achieved sales goals and grew market share on an annual basis while managing expenses in a seven-state territory.

Oakbrook Il

• Trained, developed, and grew Ace Hardware retailer’s paint department through a comprehensive sales and consultation process. • Led store personnel through detailed training in the areas of coating technology, proper application techniques, problem resolution, promotional strategies, color selection, and retail customer sell thru. • Consistently increased Ace Paint market share and overall paint department business in the New England territory while controlling expenses.