Sales Account Executive

Richard Petty

** ******** *****

Springville, AL 35146

205-***-**** Phone

866-***-**** Fax

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Professional Experience:

Bedzzz Express 2010-Present

Retail Store Manager: Direct Selling to Consumers

Selling Serta, Simmons, Tempurpedic Mattresses, and Adjustable Bases

Jen-Rus Marketing, Inc. 1991 - 2009

Account Executive

Managed Pharmaceutical, HBC & GM sales and marketing

Consumer Packaged Goods

Brokered Business To Business Sales

National, Regional, & Local account headquarter coverage

Managed COOP & Promotional Funds

Responsible for maintaining current accounts and building new ones

Cross-functional in account maintenance

Responsible for $5.2ml is sales

Marketing Specialists

Account Executive 1990 - 1991

Managed HBC & GM sales & marketing

Local & Regional headquarter account coverage

Account coverage for Food, Drug, & Mass

Managed COOP & Promotional Funds

Mark I Sales . 1988 - 1990

Account Executive

Responsible for headquarter sales & direct store sales

Responsible for promotional sales

Cold calling for new accounts

Implemented store sets & planograms

L’Oreal

Sales Rep / Account Manager Cosmetics & Fragrances 1980 - 1988

Service & sell direct store & headquarter accounts

Account basis was independent drug, drug chain, mass, & food

Promotional sales

Implemented store sets & planograms

Super Valu 1976 – 1980

GM/HBC Route Sales

Service & sell to direct grocery accounts

Maintain current business

Sell in promotional product

Implemented store sets & planograms

Education

Jefferson State College

Huffman High School

Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, QuickBooks Pro, Tyler, Harvard Graphics, etc.

Summary

I have extensive experience in retail sales and the Pharmaceutical, Health & Beauty Care, and General Merchandise Industries with cross-functional knowledge from wholesale sales, direct store sales, and service and I am a creative problem solver with the ability to effectively evaluate projects and products. I demonstrate strengths in effective planning, organizing, and implementing the proper plans to assist in accomplishing the goals and tasks set before me.

Highly motivated and driven individual with over 25 years in the chain drug, independent drug, mass merchandiser retail industry, pharmaceutical, national distributor, grocery and private label food brokerage business with a track record of performance and results. Broad background from in store operations, management, brokerage, plano-gramming, merchandising, purchasing, category management, and all areas of private label along with national brand experience in OTC categories in the drug store channel.

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