Lumber Co Sales Manager
Resume:
Frank Jolly
Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States 06475
Details
Highest Education Level Completed: Bachelor’s Degree Most Recent Career Level: Manager/Supervisor of Staff Most Recent Industry: Wholesale Hardwood &
Softwoods
Most Recent Job Function: Executive Management
Languages Spoken: English
Military Experience: Veteran
Government Security Clearance: Inactive – Secret
Preferences
Desired Employment Type: Full-Time, Part-Time
Relocation
Relocation: I am not willing to relocate
Additional Information:
President of the Deep River Ct Horseshoe League. Oldest league in Ct celebrating 63 tears, 60 members that play weekly, 18 weeks May-September.
Member of The Porsche Club of America, Ct Valley Club. Active in monthly meetings and road rallies.
Objective
Utilize my extensive background in sales, management, purchasing, assortment planning and product distribution in the Millwork and Building Materials industry. Enjoy pursuing sales objectives, calling on dealers with programs. I am interested in manufacturing and distribution
company’s in presenting their products and programs to dealers, distributors, and their customers. Millwork has always been my passion.
Employment History
Mohegan Sun Golf Course, Baltic, CT
FoxHopyard Golf Course, East Haddam,
April 2019 - November 2019
Involved in all phases of customer
service to the golf patrons and provided set up and assisted in the operation of these private golf courses. Worked part time, 3 -4 days per week.
In
Inside Sales - March 2017 to April 2018
Hood Distribution – Durham, Ct
Hood Distribution acquired Leonard Lumber in March 2017. I continue to work as an inside sales coordinator, working with outside sales and inside sales.
Additional product lines have been added to Leonard Lumber hardwood products. Timbers in Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar, extensive Pine Lumber additions, decking both domestic and imported, siding and flooring. I continue to work on a 3 day basis with additional time as needed.
Inside Sales – January 2012 – March 2017
Leonard Lumber – Durham, Ct
Returned to Leonard Lumber to assist the inside and outside sales staff with training, quoting, and promotional areas. Leonard Lumber was a wholesale distributor of hardwoods and softwoods, milling capabilities, servicing the retail lumber yards, millwork, cabinet shops, stair shops and specialty wood companies in New England, Long
Island, NY City and Upstate New York.
General Manager – January 1998 – January 2001
Wickford Lumber – Wickford, RI
Personal friend owned the lumber yard for over 40 years. Upon his death, the family asked me to operate the business. Yard was a True-Value Hardware and Lumber facility. Ran successfully for over 4 years when the family sold the business.
Director of Purchasing and Sales – January 2001 – January 2012
Leonard Lumber Co. – Durham, Ct
Director of Purchasing and Sales for a wholesale hardwood and softwood wholesaler servicing the New England
market. Published monthly market updates, attended trade shows and dealers functions. Gave seminars to dealers on hardwood training.
Commercial Door and Hardware Specialist – January 1997
– January 1998
Sanford & Hawley Lumber Co. – Manchester, Ct
Concentration on commercial doors and hardware while doing take offs for general contractors for school and large office and commercial buildings
Sales Manager – January 1996- January 1997
Toll Brothers – Hunters Run Condos – Avon, Ct
Sales Manager for Toll Brothers, nation’s number 1 luxury home builder, developing a high end condo project in Avon, Ct.
C0-Owner – January 1992- January 1996
Ruby Lumber & Millwork – Willington, Ct
Purchased a retail lumber yard with a partner and
established a pre-hung door facility for the contractors and other retail and millwork dealers in the area. Operated for 5 years and sold business upon the passing of my partner. President, General Sales Manager, Purchasing Director – January 1970 – January 1992
Seaboard Plywood & Lumber – South Windsor, Ct
Performed all sales and purchasing duties of a major wholesale Millwork company. Purchased the company with 2 partners and assumed the duties of President. Sales over 20 million to retail lumber yards, millwork, stair and cabinet shops throughout New England. Operated 5 trucks, staff of over 30 and a large pre-hung door facility with an additional 6 employees. Largest distributor of Atrium patio doors in the country. Distributor of the nations finest interior and exterior door manufacturers, stair parts, mouldings and millwork.
Mohegan Sun Golf Course, Baltic, CT
April 2019 to present
Starter, bag drop, update driving range, assist in organizing events and outings. Assist staff in pro shop to provide service to customers.
Education June 1966
Nichols College – Dudley, Ma
BBA degree with major Forestry
Military Service – January 1966 – January 1974
US Navy - Honorable Discharge
Served 8 years in the US Navy as a Quartermaster First Class Petty Officer performing and training officers and staff in navigation and seamanship,
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