Chris Swanson

***** ******* **.

Overland Park, KS 66214

913-***-**** / ab9nuu@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

An outside business-to-business sales hunter with over 8 years of proven successful experience

developing and maintaining new territories.

Professional Experience

Pella Products of Kansas City, Olathe KS 2012 – Present

Trade Sales Executive

Partner with remodeling contractors and window replacement specialists.

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W ork diligently to help each company grow their business, both through marketing and

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teaching sales techniques.

Consultative selling approach designed to attract clients aggressively seeking market

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share.

Responsible for providing customers with knowledge required for correct installation of

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our products.

Manage a group of select contractors who have a high level partnership with Pella.

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Maintaining sales goals and prospecting each month are key successes.

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Goedecke, Kansas City, KS 2010 - 2012

Outside Sales Representative: Construction Materials

Responsible for locating new clients through cold calling and phone prospecting.

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Call point is business owners and other high-level key decision-makers within prospective

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companies.

Consistently maintained sales goals despite construction industry scale-backs.

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Experienced in handling many differing product offerings.

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Develop and maintain client relationships with new and existing clients.

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Build on an established account list by scheduling continuous face-to-face meetings to

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discuss new product additions.

Maintained a fleet of rental products, overseeing both rental and return.

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Consultant responsible for providing potential customers with construction knowledge

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required to use our products

Nebraska Furniture Mart, Kansas City, KS 2004-2010

Outside Sales Representative: Residential Flooring Sales

Sold a variety of flooring products to new and existing residential contractors and

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remodelers.

Required to cold-call prospect every potential client within a given territory.

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Performed competitive analysis on potential client’s current product including measuring,

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product comparison and labor pricing.

Coordinated installation of products with installation specialists and contractors.

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Proficient in all types of flooring, from carpet to all hard surfaces for both new installation

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and remodels.

Education

Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS 2003-2004

General Courses Studied

References

References available upon request

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