Sales Manager

Karl Smith

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ******** ******** **** #***

City: Austin

State: TX

Zip: 78730

Country: USA

Phone: 512-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $60,000

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

Karl Stephen Smith

6000 Shepherd Mountain Cove #504

Home 512-***-**** Cell. 562-***-****

*********@********.***

*Profile

A business-to-business sales professional with management experience and a record of positive achievements. Experienced in successfully launching new products, finding new markets for existing products, and increasing volume and profitability in current channels. Leadership skills include staff management, mentoring, business planning, and project development.

*Summary of Experience:

Major strengths include sales ability, communication, leadership, creativity, and problem solving.

Experience in all facets of sales and marketing, including territory sales manager, company sales manager, director of marketing, sales data analysis, key account sales, sales training, interviewing and hiring, staff development, meeting leadership, new product development, Internet marketing, CRM software, MS Office software, purchasing, vendor relationship management, overseas sourcing, inventory management, and general business management.

*Examples of Accomplishments

*Sales Ability:

* Top sales position at three companies exemplifies my desire to excel

* Grew account base in every job due to excellent prospecting, qualifying, and closing

* Grew company`s volume and profits by selling their products into new markets

*Communication

* Exceptionally detail-oriented in written and verbal communication

* Created all written content for previous employer`s ads, press releases, magazine articles, and product brochures. Highly proficient in Microsoft Office programs.

* Led meetings, trainings, company events, trade show events

*Leadership

* Created yearly sales and expense budgets and involved staff with company goals

* Led private branding initiative and marketing plans for certain product categories

*Creativity

* Directed graphic designers to compose catalogs, advertisements, brochures, and press releases which elevated the company`s public image and communicated product offerings

* Created innovative approaches to key account selling which increased new business and defended against the competition, thus retaining important profitable business

* Spearheaded re-design of product packaging which led to sales increase in niche markets

*Problem Solving

* Provided staff with positive solutions to daily sales, supply-line, and operational challenges

* Prepared the company for downsizing shifts beginning in 2006 as the company`s markets began to condense. Re-aligned staff duties to continue seamless operations with less staff.

*Education:

* University of New Hampshire, attended 1969 - 1971, Liberal Arts and Business

* Professional Development Courses at several private and community colleges including sales, marketing, business entrepreneurship, staff supervision, web design, computer programming, graphics, public speaking, accumulating equivalent credits to a bachelor`s degree.

* Nashua High School, Nashua, N.H., Graduated 1969

*Special Training:

Toastmaster`s International; Public Speaking, Community Outreach, and Organizational Leadership

Dale Carnegie: Effective Communications

*Chronological summary:

Leisure Time Marketing, Inc, Huntington Beach CA, Vice President, General Manager, 2006-2012

Leisure Time Marketing, Inc, Huntington Beach CA, Sales Manager, Special Markets 1994-2005

Leisure Time Marketing, Inc, Huntington Beach CA, Outside Sales, 1984-1994

Gourmet Traders International, Pasadena, CA, Regional Sales Manager, 1982-1983

Rainbow Interiors, Vista CA, Owner-Operator, 1980-1981

Rogers Distributing, Santa Ana, CA, Sales Representative, 1974-1980

Velvet Turtle Restaurant, Newport Beach, CA, Cook, 1973-1974

Ambrosiac Restaurant, Huntington Beach, Cook, CA 1973

Bob Johnson Home Improvement, Yorba Linda, CA, handyman, 1973

*Personal:

Married with grown children

Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity of Austin

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