Sam Stout Email & Phone Number

Charleston, SC, US

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

• Managed a team of global account executives (USA, Taiwan, Ireland, and Mexico), assisting in sales execution with OEM/CM customers globally in the enterprise, cloud, industrial, embedded and medical computing spaces.
• Established a positive and free-thinking environment to highlight the strengths of individuals while maintaining emphasis on KPI’s, training aids, and quarterly business plan reviews to promote continual improvement.
• Directed all purchasing decisions and inventory strategies for 100% of cost of goods sold ($15mil+ yearly) including JIT delivery, stocking programs, scheduled orders, and consignment programs.
• Executed meetings with C-level and lead decision makers at key accounts and prospective clients, negotiating vital business terms and developing a trusting supplier-customer relationship.
• Worked in conjunction with Director of Operations to create an efficient Sales and Purchasing SOP to conform to ISO9001 standards.
• Responsible for interviewing, training, and termination of sales executives.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Accumulated over $5.2mil in GP and 58 new customers across 12 countries throughout time as a trader.
• Worked as a sales executive driving cost savings, improving inside lead times, alleviating shortages, and recovering value of excess material for global computing manufacturers.
• Persistently researched market trends and studied customer buying/selling habits relating to all computing commodities (CPU, SSD, HDD, DRAM, GPU, IC, etc.) helping generate improvements in their supply chain.
• Daily job functions included: generating leads, researching new verticals, documenting customer information, cold calling, customer meetings, fielding customer RFQ’s, generating quote proposals, negotiating payment and.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Rabun Gap, GA