Robert Whitehouse Email & Phone Number

Wisconsin, United States

Wisconsin, United States

United States

Bellwood, Illinois

Greater Chicago Area

Stainless Sales Corporation is a woman-owned stainless steel supplier that is nationally recognized for superior service and quality. We have achieved certified or preferred supplier status with many global corporations. While we continue to grow to meet tomorrow's challenges with quality products, we never lose sight of the service that our customer needs in this ever changing industry.

Chicago Usa

Account management of Precision Strip customers.Adopt, promote and succeed with Outokumpu winning behaviours – Customer, Profit, Speed, and Together. Actively promote market and sell Outokumpu Special Stainless products in North America and Canada.Provide customers with not only technical but all also business solutions to increase sales and profitability.Sales Forecasting, Planning and Strategy execution.

Oak Brook Chicago

Director of Business Development for Carbon and Alloy Bar with worldwide sales of $300m.Developing customer relationships.Supporting Branch Managers and Outside Sales to grow the business with new and existing customers.Castle Metals Plus - Solution Selling. Working with customers to help them be more succesful by offering new and industry breaking solutions.Working with the key suppliers to improve and develope reationships.Set pricing for Carbon and Alloy products.Sales forcasting.Inventory management using unique business solutions to reduce aged inventory across all products groups.

Blackburn, United Kingdom

Key member of the Senior Management Team.Full responsibility for group sales, business developement , export control , marketing, strategy. sales training, recruitment.Customer relationship building across the globe.Designed and implemented growth initiatives for sales teams with cross-company product training across the four business units with ultimate goal of one sales team which was completed dec 2011.Projected managed new ERP system working with USA Corporate I.T Team.Worked closely with MD on the development of stratagies and Board presentations.Inventory control and management , developing supplier relationships.Management of agents.

Blackburn, United Kingdom

Key member of the Senior Management team. Managed group sales functions across four business units.Implemented new sales strategy which resulted in record sales.Developed and inmplemented new and highly successful sales management struture.Projected managed new ERP system.Overall position led to promotion to Group Commercial ManagerSales forcasting.Budget planning , growth.Awarded Queens Award for International Sales.

Blackburn, United Kingdom

Was originally Export Sales Manager but after 9mths was promoted to Export Sales Director.Metals UK was a new company and I was recruited to start Export Sales.Designed and implemented export sales plan and growth strategy including export control system.Worked closely woith customers worldwide including overseas travel to build customer relationships.Recruited a sales team.Sourced agents in India, Italy and Brazil.Sales training.Marketing - overseas exhibitions, litrature, website , networking.Sold to over 50 Countries worldwide.Worked closely with Packing and Shipping to achive best service.Forcasting and budgets for MD.Worked closely with MD on Inventory module and supplier relationships.Involved in acqusitions.Awarded several awards for Export Sales and Growth.Promoted to General Manager.

Redditch, England

Originally started running the Saw Dept then promoted to Expeditor before moving into Export Sales.Managed the Sales Team .Business development new and existing customers.Developed and executed marketing programs to promote exports sales.Produced financial sales reports for cashflow and inventory guidelines.Overseas travel.Project managed the Philip Cornes sales part of the new ERP system working closely with UK I.T Team .Puchased all inventory both UK and internationally, building supplier relationshipsManaged a seamless transition of operations, shipping, and expediting through the acquistion of Philip Cornes by TW Metals.

Executive Businesss Programm, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services, Mba Accredited

this was done in conjunction with Reed Business learner. it was a fast track Degree done over 1yr .

Advanced Sales Negoitation

Strategy & Marketing