PAUL BERMAN

Los Angeles, California *****

Cell 303-***-**** / Home 424-***-****

E-mail: acejns@r.postjobfree.com

SUCCESSFUL SALES PRODUCER

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

• Accomplished sales executive with broad consumer goods knowledge. Extensive

experience working with Manufacturers, Retailers, Distributors, Dealers, Brokers,

Marketing, e-Commerce and Fortune 1000 companies.

• Expertise in New Business Development, Consultative and Relationship Selling, Territory

Management, Closing Strategies, Creativity, Marketing, Networking, Referrals and

Account Management.

TERRITORY MANAGER, SHIFMAN MATTRESS CO. (Manufacturer/Consumer Goods)

LOS ANGELES, AUGUST 2012 – Present

• Provide the finest American-made mattresses exclusively for Bloomingdale’s and high-end

furniture stores.

• Territory ranks #1 in sales (out of eight) among Bloomingdale’s regions nationwide.

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTOR, ENAGIC KANGEN WATER (Consumer/Restaurant/Health)

LOS ANGELES, 2011 – 2012

• Offered state-of-the-art medical grade water device that produces seven pH levels of

ionized medical grade water to consumers, restaurants and health and well-being

institutions.

SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER, LEGACY IMAGING, INC. (OEM/Consumer Goods)

DENVER, 2007 – 2010

• Represented major manufacturer of compatible and remanufactured ink jet cartridges to

retailers, eCommerce and distributors.

• Increased sales from ZERO to $91,000 monthly in Western U.S. territory by utilizing good

old-fashioned cold calling, requesting referrals and relationship-selling techniques.

• #1 sales performer for 30 consecutive months.

• Opened 160+ accounts over 3 year period.

SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER, GET A GRIP, INC.

(Distribution/Manufacturing/Branding/Consumer Goods)

DENVER, 2002 – 2006

• Presented to retail chains, marketing companies, manufacturers, health care and Fortune

1000 corporations, fulfillment and branding services including – shrink wrapping, kit

assembly, applying special glues, constructing P.O.P. displays, remediation work, collating,

hand assembly, specialty packaging, match mailings, warehousing and inventory

management, advertising specialty items and wearable’s, on-line stores and product

management.

• Developed new vertical markets – corrugated container manufacturers and brokers.

• Created business from the ground up generating over $76,000 monthly in 3 year period.

SALES & MARKETING MANAGER, PRACTICAL PACKAGING, INC.

(Manufacturing/Consumer Goods)

LOS ANGELES, 1996 – 2002

• Presented to retailers, manufacturers, importers, brokers, and marketing companies with

contract packaging services that included custom assembly, display construction, P.O.P.

pack out, labeling, re-packing, cello wrapping, over wrapping, fulfillment, UV sealing and

DVD/CD assembly.

• Established and managed largest account - $1,500,000 annual sales.

• Expanded yearly sales from $2,300,000 to $6,900,000.

EDUCATION

• Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO

• Dale Carnegie Human Relations and Sales Courses, Denver, CO

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