Manager Sales Representative

MICHAEL B. PARRISH

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Thomasville, N.C. 27360

Phone: 336-***-****

Email: abh8wt@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Diverse and extensive retail experience in field sales, marketing,

merchandising and product plan-o-grams. Strengths include inventory

management, fixture setups, and compliance of contracted space. Superior

organizational skills and an established reputation for excellent customer

service and rapport. Achieved numerous performance awards.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston Salem, NC 1996-

Oct.2008

Area Retail Representative

. Executed local and national marketing programs for strategic accounts.

. Assisted management in developing store plan-o-grams.

. Maintained inventory balance of supplies to achieve company goals and

timelines.

. Established and maintained lines of communication between manager and co-

workers.

. Implemented arrangement of supplies in warehouse for other

representatives and for management training programs.

. Mentored retail representatives by supplying a company vehicle diagram of

point of sale materials.

. Recorded customer data on IBM laptop computer.

Sales Representative

. Implemented and executed local and national promotional

programs in 12 cities.

. Called on and sold product to independently family owned

businesses.

. Covered other territories during vacation or vacancy.

. Performed contract negotiations and sales.

Promotional Specialist

Assisted full time

representatives with local and national promotions.

. Worked with 7-9 member teams to complete timeline goals.

. Executed NASCAR promotions surrounding and inside the

main events.

. Handled payments of promotional revenue to accounts.

Velocity Merchandiser

. Merchandised individual chain grocery stores with a

manager to product movement

plan-o-grams.

. Installed and repaired fixtures.

WASHINGTON INVENTORY SERVICE, Winston Salem, NC

2008

Product Merchandiser, Part Time

. Installed fixture displays and merchandised product to specific plan-o-

gram.

EDUCATION

Associate's Degree in Applied Science Business Administration

Associate's Degree in Accounting

Davidson County Community College

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