Sales Manager

SHAWN K. DRISCOLL

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

Garfield Heights, OH 44125

Phone: 216-***-****

**********@***.***

Objective

Knowledgeable, energetic and resourceful professional seeks position where

extensive experience in Sales/Sales

Management will be fully utilized to produce profitable results.

Major Accomplishments

20 + years highly successful outside sales experience developing

and managing multi-million dollar territories.

Sales skills- Articulate, assertive, and persuasive. Builds rapport

quickly, gaining customer's confidence and trust, with excellent

assessment, presentation, negotiation and closing skills.

Self-motivated with high level of drive, initiative and focus on

results.

Top Producer with track record of consistently meeting or exceeding

goals.

Consummate cold caller with proven record in new business/territory

development.

Experience: Currently I am unemployed and working part time at Dicks

Sporting Goods. Below is my professional work experience.

CONSTRUCTION LABOR CONTRACTORS

Sales Representative

Cleveland, OH

January 2008 - May 2009

Provided skilled construction labor to construction contractors and

industrial project managers through cold calling job sites and

existing clients.

Specialized in leased labor and flexible labor to help contractors

control their costs while delivering high quality construction work.

Experience in construction, workforce management (helped contractors

source the right skills when they're not ready to lock in a

permanent work force), HR and leased labor. Supervised as many as 27

workers in various locations in my territory at once. Layed off due

to struggling contruction trade.

DICK'S SPORTING GOODS

Lead Associate

Garfield Heights, OH

I have been working this job part time since they opened the store

in 2004.

In 2006 my position was eliminated from previous employer due to

company being sold.

I offered the Lead Associate position full time since I was

available.

May 2004 - 2008

I was responsible for growing and managing the Sports Gear Dept. in a

large, fast paced retail environment. My duties involved everything a

dept. manager would do without the title (manager training). I did

deposits,

opening, closing,schedule,merchandising, security, and had to have

the knowledge to work in all

depts.(hunting,bikes,exercise,shoes,ect Offered Sales position

with Construction Labor Contractors.

WARNER WALLCOVERINGS

Territory Sales Manager

Chicago, IL

Pursued and hired away from previous employer by National Sales

Manager

September 2003 - December 2006

Strong, consistent and profitable performance developing new

accounts and servicing existing accounts for major dealers of wall

covering and licensed products nationwide.

Traveled extensively to place inventory and wallcovering books,

bedding programs to existing accounts and new accounts generated

from prospecting.

-Key player in new product development

-Provided corporate with competitive intelligence on trends in

industry

-Managed #1 producing territory nationwide (OH, Mich, Ind)

-Consistently grew territory in a down market

-#1 by large margin in volume of developing new avenues to sell our

licensed product (NASCAR, COLLEGE)

nationwide by getting product on every major website that sold this

type of merchandise in a short time. Company was sold and new owner

let everyone go.

FASHION WALLCOVERING Territory Sales Representative Cleveland, OH

June 2002 - September 2003

Hired by president of company to turn around the mismanaged

territory of N.Ohio, W.New York, and Eastern

Indiana from $300,000/year in volume to over $1.3 million in less

than a year.

-Met or exceeded goals set for sales of in-stock wallcovering and

placement of sample books

-Developed important and long lasting relationships with the key

players in my territory

-Traveled extensively and consulted with new and existing dealers on

how to sell and make a profit in a down wallcovering market

-Developed and sold new in-stock programs to nontraditional dealers

as well as expanding bin space in existing dealers

-Provided expert field intelligence, identified areas of concern,

and offered solutions to overcome competitive pressures.

Didn't get a chance to see what this territory could really do

because the owner of Fashion decided to shut down operations.

AMERICAN SPORT UTILITY

Sales/Buyer

Fargo, ND

In business with my Brother.

-Wholesaled vehicles to car dealers nationwide.

-Extensive travel to auctions around the country

-Developed strong long lasting relationships with buyers all over

the country

February 1999 - September 2003

BLONDER WALLCOVERINGS

Regional Account Manager

Fargo, ND

April 1989 - November 1998

Traveled and grew a very large territory (ND, SD, MN, Mont) to over

$ 1.2 million in sales

- #1 in company (out of 35 reps) in sales volume per capita.

-Developed and implemented border sales program that made me the #1

producer in the company for in stock border sales

-implemented bath and kitchen accessories programs

-Consulted with new and existing dealers on ways to increase their

wallcovering sales by developing new and innovative merchandising

programs.

-Developed and grew new accounts from prospecting to major volume

producers

-Gained valuable market share by calling on accounts and prospecting

for new accounts in remote areas the competition wouldn't bother

with

Education

Personal

MOORHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY

Music, Liberal Arts, Education GPA: 3.0

Moorhead, MN

KINDRED HIGH SCHOOL

General GPA: 3.4

Kindred, ND

Excellent health, stamina and energy

Very motivated to be the best

Willing to travel and consider relocation

Salary open based on total compensation and career opportunity

Excellent references available upon request

1985

1981

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