Jim Benedict
Westerville, OH 43082
Phone: 614-***-****
Cell: 614-***-****
E-Mail: *************@*****.***
Career Focus
Nationally recognized Sales Manager/Outside Sales Rep looking to capitalize
on 15+ years of award winning outside sales and territory management
experience.
Accomplishments
Presidents Award Recipient for Sales Growth
National Top Performers Award (Top 12 producers)
Professional Experience
January 2012 to Current
April 2004 to January 2012
ComDoc, Inc.
Columbus, OH.
Senior Account Manager
Piloted new vertical market focused on the K-12 market in the Central
Ohio/Dayton market with ComDoc (a Xerox owned company). Meet with District
Administration and I.T. Directors to discuss current technology
infrastructure and ideas/solutions that we have implemented in other
districts to enhance productivity and improve total cost of ownership.
Herff Jones, Inc
Columbus, OH.
Independent Sales Rep
Specialize in servicing the K-12 market. Products include: Graduation
Supplies, Class Rings, Custom Awards and Apparel. Responsible for the
development of territory that started with $35,000 in sales and grew to
over $400,000. Accomplished this growth by developing and implementing
successful sales and management strategies to maximize customer retention
while expanding customer base. Used strong organizational and planning
skills to schedule all duties necessary to operate top sales territory
including: customer retention/new customer acquisition, product
presentations, regional marketing, order processing and delivery,
accounting/financial profitability, general customer service and hiring
and training of full time and part time sales staff.
July 2002 to
April 2004
Sept. 2001 to July 2002
March 1997 to August 2001
Merrin Athletic/Eastbay
Columbus, OH.
Outside Team Sales Rep
Worked with major athletic companies such as Under Armour, Nike, Adidas,
etc. selling team sporting goods and apparel to high school and colleges.
Responsible for selling to coaches, athletic directors, and Parent Teacher
Organizations. Exceeded sales goal for 2003 by 23%.
Graeters
Worthington, OH.
General Manager
Responsible for overall store operations. Duties include staff development,
inventory, community involvement/outside sales, customer service, and daily
accounting.
Ohio Auto Club - AAA Travel Agency
Worthington, OH.
Sales Manager
As Manager of Sales and Service, I was responsible for all areas of running
a service office. These duties included staffing, daily accounting, member
relations and development, advertising, and overall office profitability.
Since taking over in 1998, profitability increased 25% and was 3rd in the
company in net contribution. Worked closely and led numerous Travel
Agents, Insurance Agents, and Member Service Counselors in addition to
mentoring newly hired Managers in the Columbus area. Named 1999 Office of
the Year.
Education
May 1996 University of Akron
Akron, Ohio
Geography/Planning
Bachelors
Additional Information
4 Year Varsity Letterman University of Akron (Baseball)
Junior Achievement Volunteer 2001-2002, 2007
Varsity Baseball Pitching Coach, Westerville South High
School 2001-2006
Volunteer Coach for Westerville Parks and Recreation -
Basketball/Softball