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Sales Manager

Location:
Kittanning, PA, 16201
Posted:
September 12, 2010

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Scott A. Davis Email: abk8tp@r.postjobfree.com

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Cell: 724-***-**** Kittanning, Pa 16201

Highly accomplished enterprising visionary combining outstanding sales and

marketing talents with high caliber General Manager's qualifications ?

Thrive in dynamically changing environments requiring focused decision

making ? Specializing in fast growth start-up and turnaround situations ?

Cultivated strong contacts with major corporations.

Strengths:

. P&L Management

. Bank Negotiations and Relations

. Profitability Improvements

. Business Plan Writing

. Sales and Business Development

. Key Account Management

. Contract/Price Negotiations

. Loss Preventions/Shrink Control

. Presentation and Training

. Lean, Kaizen, & Sigma Six Trained

. Staff Development and Motivation

Career Experience

08/2009 - Present Logan's Gate LLC www.logansgate.com

Kittanning, PA

President - Owner

Logans Gate is a web-based business that generates revenue for non-profit

animal organizations. Structured and innovated a lucrative business concept

for cyber store web-sites. Worked with web designers to accomplish the

interactive web-site of Logans Gate.

07/1998 - Present Brenwood Kitchen & Bath

Ford City, PA

Co-Owner

Kitchen & Bath retail sales which include designing and costing out of

floor plans and lay-out of homes. Installation of kitchens with minor

remodeling.

09/2006 - 09/2007 Lenape Heights Development Corp. Ford City, PA

General Manager

Hired with the assignment for profitability improvement. Structured and

implemented procedures for sales of golf outings, weddings, banquets, and

food and beverage purchases. Administered and oversaw all functions

including administration of financing, budgets, payroll, employee benefits,

hiring and firing of management and staff, managed all in-house catering

and grill room functions and banquets.

Key Accomplishments:

. Structured a business plan for Lenape and Merchants Bank through

Clarion University's Small Business Development Center

. Created Budget

. Reduced expenses by 15%

. Reduced labor by 25%

. Reduced food and beverage cost by 20% thru portion control

. Created wedding, banquet and golf packages

Scott A. Davis Email: abk8tp@r.postjobfree.com

157 Carpenter Dr

Cell: 724-***-**** Kittanning, Pa 16201

06/2001 - 09/2006 O.E.M. Enterprises Hawthorn, PA

President - Owner

Started O.E.M. Enterprises, a manufacture of kitchen cabinet products for

the manufactured housing industry and fast growth start-up that took only

four months to begin production

Key Accomplishments:

. Started from the ground up of all operations

. Negotiated $4 million in sales before the business was in operation

. Responsible for hiring of all management employees: General Manager,

Accounting, Secretarial, Sales, Maintenance and Engineering

. Conceived and implemented a sales strategy targeting a niche market in

the housing industry

. Fast growth and start-up that only took four months to begin

production

. Traveled to China to qualify materials that were purchased for use and

sale

1984 - 2001 Natures Blend Wood Products Ford City, PA

President - Owner

Started Natures Blend in a one-car garage in 1984. Moved to a 3000 square

foot building in the fall of 1984. Moved into a 40,000 square foot building

in 1985 and began production of a hardwood brick, moldings and flooring

with 40 employees. In 1987, we started production of kitchen cabinets and

cabinet doors for the manufactured housing industry, specializing in

incremental items such as stair cases, banister railings, and fireplace

surrounds. In 2001 Natures Blend ended with an 80,000 square foot building

with 90 employees.

Key Accomplishments:

. Took a start-up company to $12 million in sales with $1,200,000 net

profits

. Created a 25 customer network resulting in profitable sales

. Experienced manager with responsibilities for calculating costs and

efficiencies to determine profitability for each product

. Interacted daily with customers at the corporate and plant level to

assure quality and service

. Set-up 'Just-in-Time' manufacturing and distribution to increase the

profitability of the company

. Negotiated all price structures with customers

Education

1980 Clarion University Clarion, PA

2000 Dale Carnegie Graduate

Computer training: Microsoft Windows, Word and Excel Lenape Vo-Tech



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