INSIDE/ OUTSIDE SALES PROFESSIONAL
Excellent relationship builder possessing strong negotiation skills and a
dedication to supporting the customer throughout all stages of the sales
lifecycle. Established track record of profitability in the following
areas:
Dedicated Customer Service Persuasive Sales/ Negotiations
Successful Bid Results
Operations Analysis Cost-Effective Inventory Control
Project Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consolidated Pipe & Supply Company
2009
Outside Sales Executive
Orlando, Florida
Directly involved with municipal capital sales activities; responsible for
identifying potential clients within the public sector, and for working
closely with manufacturers' representatives, consulting engineers,
contractors and end-users, with a specific focus on construction materials
in the municipal water and wastewater market.
. Set appointments and conducted in-person meetings with customers, both
existing and cold-calls.
. Assembled accurate, competitive bid packages to ensure favorable bid
results for clients.
. Guaranteed consistent service to customers by corresponding daily with
vendors and providing on-time deliveries.
. Offered solution-based consultation to assist customers in the bidding
process and to resolve issues after sales.
Encore Construction Company
2008 - 2009
Estimator (Sales/ Bidding)
Orlando, Florida
Coordinated with department personnel to help them establish scopes and
standards for prospective construction projects. Assessed the scope and
location of each job and its estimated equipment, manpower, cost and
required materials. Assisted in the establishment of job priorities based
on general guidelines.
. Achieved solutions during the bidding process, ensuring successful
outcomes for bids.
. Secured bids for large-scale municipal underground and mechanical
piping projects.
HD Supply/ Hughes Supply
1989 - 2008
Project Manager, Enterprise Sales
Orlando, Florida
Focused on growing the business by achieving market, product and
profitability objectives for the designated territory by targeting selected
contractors, municipalities, engineers and owners or other decision makers
in order to promote the complete line of HD Supply products and solutions.
Effectively interacted with contractors, owners and manufacturers to build
long-term relationships. Commitment to customer care was recognized by nine
promotions throughout HD Supply sales career, including Senior Operations
Analyst, Project Manager and Inventory Investment.
. Led inventory-control process for 100+ branches, ranging in size from
$.5M to $2.5M in inventory.
. Secured project awards from both national and international clients,
resulting in $2M in sales in 2006 - 2007.
. Championed a team effort to reduce excess inventory by 33% in 2005.
. Returned $.5M in inventory to vendors during 1st and 2nd quarters of
2005 by working closely with purchasing associates and managing return
process.
. Created new company SOPs for point-of-sale software system, which
impacted more than 400 branch locations.
. Facilitated the training and education of point-of-sale software
system and SOPs for national rollout.
EDUCATION
University of Central Florida
1991 - 1998
Bachelor of Arts, Majored in English - Literature
Orlando, Florida