Sales Manager
Resume:
Nearly ** Years of ever increasing management responsibilities.
I bring with me a great deal of experience and expertise learned through
both education and practical experience.
I have high quality skills that include: the ability to manage people
towards a goal, ability to work independently, ability to multi-task and
problem solve etc. But I believe my best skill is my ability sell. After
many years of being both a manager and sales manager I am looking for a
position that will allow me to succeed using the sales skills, inter-
personal skills and work ethic I have developed over time.
I am a can-do person who tends to embrace challenges and win.
October 2009- Present
District Sales Manager
Hostess Brands Inc. Great Falls, Mt.
As District Sales Manager I am responsible for managing an area that
includes 11 separate routes and up to 17 full and part time employees as
well as over 300 accounts. Hostess Brands was formally known as Interstate
Bakeries and more commonly in this area as Sweetheart Bread. I was hired
during a very tumultuous time in the company's history as they continue to
work through a chapter 11 bankruptcy. I have performed very well in the
time I have been with Hostess Brands; I have responsibilities that include
all aspects of sales, payroll, discipline, safety, scheduling, new account
prospecting and much more. I am very much employed currently by Hostess
Brands and ask that this information remain confidential.
June 2006 thru July 2009
SALES MANAGER
HI-COUNTRY SNACK FOODS, Lincoln, Mt.
During this time I was intimately involved with every aspect of the
company's overall business. I traveled extensively and was instrumental in
helping to launch an entirely new product line that will ultimately enable
the company to expand its products nationwide.
Career skills: General Management Skills, Cold Calls, Headquarter Calls at
Grocery, Big Box Stores, C-Stores and Farm &Ranch; Computer Skills, P&L
Statements, Hiring/Firing/Training responsibilities, Writing proposals, DSD
expertise, HHC expertise, Logistics, Route Management,Trade shows, Buying
groups, Fleet management and more...
1998 to June, 2006
OWNER PEAVEYS LOG FURNITURE, Clancy Mt.
As the owner and sole proprietor of Peaveys Log Furniture I was responsible
for every aspect of the business. I was able to grow the business from a
start-up into a profitable business with 2005-2006 gross sales that
exceeded $200,000. I was responsible for all business plans, sales goals
and forecasts as well as all aspects of marketing and much more. During
this time I developed retail accounts, wholesale accounts and a contract
with the State of Montana Department of Tourism. This was a wonderful
experience. For me to fulfill a dream of taking an idea and being able to
parlay that idea into a viable business that supported me and my family for
several years is something I am proud of.
1995 to 1998
HELENA AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR SALES
D and R COFFEE SERVICE Bozeman Mt
This position was my introduction to Cold Call Sales. During my 3 years
with D&R Coffee I realized that I could be highly successful as a
salesperson. I was able to open and build a brand new territory. D&R was a
local company in the Bozeman area that had aspirations of becoming a much
larger company in the State of Montana. I took over an area in Helena Mt.
that had 25 orphaned accounts and in less than 3 years had grown the
territory into more than 225 active accounts. Today D&R coffee service is a
recognized leader throughout the State.
EDUCATION
NORTHWEST NAZARENE COLLEGE
Nampa Idaho.
Bachelor of Arts,
Business Administration/ Marketing
Varsity Men's Basketball 4 yrs.
Donald W Peavey
705 Coyote Ct.
Great Falls, Montana. 59404
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