Ray Still Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Wa, Us

Greater Seattle Area

Represent and communicate AutoNation’s multi-brand wholesale parts offers to outside service clients and fleet customersActively grow the business by seeking new accounts and fostering relationships with existing wholesale accounts.Increase market penetration by implementation of AutoNation’s wholesale parts strategyPresenting initiatives to achieve profitability and overall growth goalsIncrease AutoNation replacement parts sales and market share by implementing programs and campaigns that will promote AutoNation as the best choice for both Original Equipment Manufacture (OEM) and Aftermarket replacement partsManage and implement programs targeting AutoNation branded parts salesGuide and support wholesale and fleet accounts by educating and addressing various parts topics such as available systems and offersSupport wholesale and fleet accounts by providing technical expertise on ordering and inventory systems.Promote other AutoNation branded programs such as Precision Parts, Tire Program and Precision Care ProductsParticipate in local Parts Association meetings and eventsWork closely with Wholesale Parts Managers to help increase the sale of AutoNation OEM and Aftermarket parts to the independent repair business.Collect and analyze competitive market information to focus on appropriate market opportunitiesMake sales calls to existing accounts as well as new accounts including cold callsUtilize existing tools to ensure the highest level of focus and organizationPromote and improve the AutoNation branded parts business by being the expert on the product offersBe familiar with and utilize all local trade advertising and publicationsParticipate and support AutoNation in local and/or national Aftermarket events.Increase the number of external accounts buying AutoNation OEM and Branded partsCommunicate issues and opportunities to AutoNation management to promote continuous improvement

Greater Seattle Area

• Responsible for a 7.7 million dollar territory consisting of Napa stores. • Working with store owners on a daily basis to leverage Gates products as the preferred lines • Problem solving with owners and maximizing minimal cost to the Gates Corporation • Calling on not only Napa store locations but also working closely with their dealer networks. • Presenting programs and promotional activities. • Developing programs to increase sales for both Gates and Napa• Problem solving Labor Claims and presenting customer satisfaction solutions

• Responsible for all daily phases of account management for an account base of C-stores, grocery and mass accounts in the states of WA and OR, with annual sales in excess of 5 million.• Duties included maximizing the visibility of the Jack Links brand in the account territory through the sales of promotions and or securing secondary placements in accounts, in which I grew over 14% in a period of 12 months.• Working with Jack Link’s distributors and brokers on a daily basis, to increase the annual sales of a territory.• Verifying accounts were in conformity within Jack Links guidelines.• Merchandising of Jack Links products to increase visibility and profitability in category .• Attending trade shows and selling in Jack Link’s line of products.• Resetting of product in accounts when necessary.• Communicated and worked with all levels of account and Jack Link’s management on a daily basis.• Successfully worked independently within account territory.

Trainer/Merchandiser BMS/DPP Kirkland, WA 3/2000 – 12/2005 • Responsible for the training of Lowes Home Improvement center employees on product lines in which BMS and DPP represented, in a territory that included the states of WA, OR, ID, MT, AK and Hawaii• Developed power point presentations on product lines to present at training sessions• Confirmed Lowes was in conformity with all POG’s in which products BMS and DPP represented• 65-75% overnight and extended travel was required

Psychology

Associate Of Arts (Aa), General

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