Barry Burtness
Email: ********@**********.***
Address:
City: Devils Lake
State: ND
Zip: 58301
Country: USA
Phone: 701-***-****
Skill Level: Any
Salary Range:
Primary Skills/Experience:
High-energy Manager successful in building and motivating team members. Cultivates a company culture in which team members feel comfortable voicing questions and concerns, as well as contributing new ideas that drive company growth.
Educational Background:
High School Dipolma from Fargo South High School, Fargo ND 1/2001 to 5/1981 (General)
High School Dipolma from North Dakota State University, Fargo ND 1/2001 to 10/2012
Job History / Details:
Executive Summary
High-energy Manager successful in building and motivating team members. Cultivates a company culture in which team members feel comfortable voicing questions and concerns, as well as contributing new ideas that drive company growth.
Core Qualifications
Consistently meet goals
Effective leader
Exceptional multi-tasker
Supervision and training
Skilled negotiator
Deadline-oriented
Strong work ethic
Service quality
Established track record of exceptional sales results
Highly customer service-oriented
Computer-savvy
Calm under pressure
Hard worker
Professional Experience
August 1996 to Current
GCR Tires (Firestone) Devils Lake, ND
Store Manager
Increased profits by developing, initiating, and managing team members efficiently.
Exceeded company objectives on customer service and profitability.
Motivated leader that empowers his team to increase employee loyalty resulting in less than 20 percentage employee turnover for the past eight years.
Worked directly with corporate office to achieve corporate objectives.
Set up new accounts, established customer credit, and set up payment methods.
Emphasized product features based on analysis of customers' needs.
October 1994 to December 1996
Burtco Agriculture Chemicals Devils Lake, North Dakota
Owner
Negotiated prices, terms of sales for the sale of agriculture chemicals.
Emphasized product features based on analysis of customers' needs.
Attended trade shows and sales conferences.
Wrote sales contracts for orders obtained and submitted orders for processing.
Prospected and conducted face-to-face sales calls with business executives and directors throughout assigned territory.
Planned and organized routes within territory to maximize efficiency and time in the field.
Shared product knowledge with customers while making personal recommendations.
July 1987 to September 1994
Agsco, Inc Devils Lake, ND
Territory Sales Manager
Created strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales of agriculture chemicals.
Built relationships with customers and the community to promote long term business growth.
Shared product knowledge with customers while making personal recommendations.
Planned and organized routes within territory to maximize efficiency and time in the field.
Prospected and conducted face-to-face sales calls with business executives and directors throughout assigned territory.
Built a large and strong customer base in a seven county area around Devils Lake.
Education
Fargo South High School Fargo, ND
General
North Dakota State University Fargo, ND
General