23 years of Building materials & millwork sales
Resume:
Summary of Qualifications
Gina Lark’s extensive background in the commercial and residential building industries includes strong understanding of market trends, materials and management skills. Gina easily partners with colleagues and customers to meet their needs and enjoys new challenges. She communicates concisely and transparently to provide the best service both internally and externally. Related Qualifications
• Dependable member of management and sales teams
• Strong leadership skills demonstrated in running and managing a rail spur, distribution center and millwork shop
• Strong interpersonal skills with staff, managers, vendors, builders and homeowners
• Positive attitude toward change and possibility for improvement
• High attention to detail in house take-offs and selection meetings
• Competency in managing multiple customers, plans, and starts at once, and in getting material and quotes out in a timely manner
• Skilled in steel, drywall, insulation, ceilings, lumber, millwork, negotiation, physical inventory, operations management, ERP, inside & outside sales, customer service, pricing, change management, adult education Dubuque, IA
• Manage my own customers
• Demonstrate skills with inside and outside sales demands
• Participate in regular vendor trainings to stay up do date on products and market trends
• Resolve customer issues/complaints
• Meet with contractors on site to ensure they had everything they need
• Meet with customers to fulfill a job’s full scope of needs Foundation Building Materials
Outside Sales
August 2019-October 2021 Des Moines, Iowa
• Manage my own commercial customer base
• Demonstrate skills with inside and outside sales demands
• Participate in regular vendor trainings to stay up do date on products and market trends
• Resolve customer issues/complaints
• Serve as trainer, resource, and advocate for CRM implementation
• Meet with contractors on site to ensure they had everything they need
• Meet with customers to fulfill a job’s full scope of needs
• Assist with co-workers accounts
Gina Lark
108 N 5th St.
Adel, IA 50003
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Relevant Experience
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co
Outside Sales
January 2022-present
Gina Lark
108 N 5th St. Adel, IA
50003
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Gilcrest Jewett Lumber
Outside Sales, Trainer & Inside Sales
June 2011-July 2019 Des Moines, Iowa
• Manage my own residential customer base, schedule all deliveries
• Demonstrate skills with inside and outside sales demands
• Participate in weekly meetings to stay up do date on products and market trends
• Contribute to IT/ERP changes within the company
• Resolve customer issues/complaints
• Take-off material lists from customer house plans
• Serve as trainer, resource, and advocate for BisTrack implementation by teaching classes for co-workers
• Measure houses for accurate foundation and doors & trim
• Meet with builders and homeowners to go over and help select options for a home from foundation to roof
• Assist with co-workers accounts
ProBuild Holdings
Insides Sales & ERP Trainer
March 2008-June 2011 Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Supported outside salesmen with order taking and coordination, quotes, material lists
• Organized samples and showroom with up to date materials, kept literature fresh & new
• Served as trainer, resource, and advocate for Oracle implementation by teaching classes for yard’s employees
• Wrote training material used in all classes
• Worked on the conversion team when locations went live on new system
• Worked with location managers directly to make sure their needs were met with the new system
• Participated in change management classes to become knowledgeable in helping others navigate the complications of dealing with a new way of approaching their business with a new computer system
• Served on initial conversion team and trained others to be able to teach and train the new computer system Bixby Lumber Company
Inside Sales
June 2006-December 2007 Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Supported outside sales force
• Dispatched delivery loads
• Keyed locks, and installed in homes when necessary Gina Lark
108 N 5th St. Adel, IA
50003
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Hughes Lumber Company
Warehouse Manager
January 2003-May 2006 Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Coordinated transfers to our other locations with branches and outside trucking companies
• Wrote scheduling program to give branch managers insight into when they will receive material
• Ran millwork shop that delivered material to local builders and dispatched those deliveries
• Oversaw doorshop which assembled interior and exterior doors for all locations
• Managed inventory and assisted owners in counting inventory quarterly
• Worked with rail yard to make sure material was unloaded in a timely manner to deter demurrage charges
• Assisted local outside salesmen with orders and deliveries
• Purchased inventory
Bixby Lumber Company
Inside Sales & Dispatcher
June 2002-December 2002 Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Supported outside sales force
• Dispatched delivery loads
• Converted DIY retail floor to sales offices and residential builder based retail center
• Delivered material
• Demonstrated wide variety of training to new employees Hughes Lumber Company
Inside Sales
January 2001-June 2002 Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Supported outside salesmen with orders and deliveries
• Dispatched local deliveries
• Assisted accounts receivable
• Helped on retail floor
Payless Cashways
Inside Sales
March 2000-December 2000 Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Supported outside salesman with quotes and orders Gina Lark
108 N 5th St. Adel, IA
50003
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Home Depot
Service Desk Representative
March 1999-March 2000 Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Coordinated deliveries
• Check special order material in and out
• Managed files of customers’ orders
• Participated in Product Knowledge classes several times a month to learn more about material and products we offered References
Jess Manring
Sales Manager Chicago, Il
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Rich Jacobson Outside Sales
Gilcrest/Jewett Lumber Co Waukee, IA
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Candice Cartwright
Account Resolution Manager AVP Wells Fargo Des Moines, IA advwza@r.postjobfree.com 515-***-****
Danni Morton
Employee Relations Consultant Wells Fargo Des Moines, IA advwza@r.postjobfree.com 515-494-006
Gina Lark
108 N 5th St. Adel, IA 50003 515-***-****
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