Paul Kilcarr
***** **** **** ***** . ************, NC 28078
********@*****.*** . 704-***-****
Customer Service Management
Active Listening & Needs Assessment / Sales & Warehouse Support
Product Promotions / Client Relationship Management / Revenue Growth
Skillful and dedicated client-focused professional experienced in providing
customer service excellence and administrative / business support.
Expertise in industrial sector, promoting brand awareness, product
integrity, and client satisfaction. Talent for conducting client needs
assessment, maintaining excellent product representation combined with
proactive problem resolution skills.
FOSTERING PRODUCTIVE BUSINESS RELATIONS USING ENGAGING, INSIGHTFUL
PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR. RESPONSIBLE AND DEPENDABLE, WITH AWARENESS OF
FACTORS INFLUENCING INDUSTRIAL CONSUMER NEEDS-FULFILLMENT; TEAM PLAYER WHO
CAN TAKE INITIATIVE. STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS COMBINED
WITH TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY AND ABILITY TO LEARN NEW SYSTEMS / PROCEDURES
QUICKLY.
MANAGEMENT STRENGTHS:
SERVICE AGREEMENTS Customer Service Pricing & Availability
Vendor Relationships Excellence Inventory Controls
Product Education Sales & Operations Returns & Re-stocking
Technical Support Analysis Product Management
Ordering, Shipping &
Receiving
Business Communications
Professional Experience
REXEL ELECTRIC SUPPLY - STATESVILLE, N.C
INSIDE SALES / PRODUCT SPECIALIST (1985 TO 2008)
INVOLVED IN BROAD RANGE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES FOR SALES AND
CLIENT SUPPORT FOR LEADING DISTRIBUTOR WORLDWIDE OF ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES;
2400 BRANCHES IN 30+ COUNTRIES.
Oversaw business operations regarding automation controls to maximize
profitability, safeguarding inventory quality and fulfilling high customer
expectations. Provided comprehensive management for product distribution
and sales. Managed subcontractor base, vendor agreements, purchase orders,
AR / AP, and other essential business areas. Identified target markets,
established contact with prospects, and created account relationships.
Tailored sales presentations according to customer needs, recommending
appropriate product purchases. Expanded market presence, nurturing
productive and long term relationships.
Selected Contributions:
> Provided expertise developing estimates and calculating pricing and
margins, ensuring high quality, and conducting winning negotiations
with vendors.
> Member of Million Dollar Club (gross sales) 4 consecutive years.
> Held responsibilities as Assistant Manager ( Fairfax, VA ) during
absence of senior management.
> Working with outside sales representative, developed strategies to
repair deteriorating relationships with major client and renegotiated
terms for mutually beneficial terms rewarding all principals.
> Created highly effective procedures that restructured staging orders
for pack and holds; produced much improved efficiencies, happier
clients, and lower overhead.
Education & Training
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
OSHA 10 (2009)