Roman Galas

Email: abplxr@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Morrison

State: CO

Zip: 80465

Country: USA

Phone: 847-***-****

Skill Level: Any

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Primary Skills/Experience:

Background Summary: Sales & profit oriented executive 30 years progressive experience managing, buying selling Home Furnishing merchandise. Expertise in sales, marketing & logistical functions servicing retail, catalog, Internet & manufacturing areas. Senior Buying positions large scale programs domestic & import sources. Numerous trips overseas with full P & L responsibilities at all levels. Excellent oral & written communicator.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ 1/2001 to 6/1975 (Business)

Job History / Details:

Executive Profile

Background Summary:

Sales & profit oriented executive 30 years progressive experience managing, buying selling Home Furnishing merchandise. Expertise in sales, marketing & logistical functions servicing retail, catalog, Internet & manufacturing areas. Senior Buying positions large scale programs domestic & import sources. Numerous trips overseas with full P & L responsibilities at all levels. Excellent oral & written communicator.

Skill Highlights

Small business development

Leadership/communication skills

MRO Product Expansion

Cost Reductions

GSA HUD Military Exchange

New product delivery

Client account management

Budgeting expertise

Self-motivated

Contract Negotiations

New Business Development, Operations

Core Accomplishments

Operations Management:

Director of Marketing - Sales excess of $100 million dollars with staff of 5 product managers 2 advertising specialist working with sales aid budget over $3 million dollars - budgeting advertising & product sampling

Managed all functions related to P& L and company direction

Receiving Manager hired & staffed 25 workers with a 150,000 square foot distribution facility in the furniture industry

Staff Development:

Launched well received inventory control system for show displays, product samples & mailers which cut lead-times by 50 percentage percent.

Negotiated new rebate program and made it a standard quarterly event.

Launched new catalog orientation enhancing dollar page productivity to new level over 100 percentage page productivity which department realized and used in other areas

Professional Experience

August 1993 to Current

Wynside Corporation Morrison, CO

President

Spearheaded Key National Accounts

16 years direct service experience - HD Supply, Home Depot, Menards, Ace, True Value, Do-it Best, Sherwin Williams, Grainger and 84'Lumber, Wilmar among others

Lead sales agent opening national chain store accounts!

Specialized in all types of manufacturing liquidation opportunities

Provide creative liquidation re-packaging services & logical services key skill set re-branding goods satisfying national chain store liquidation requirements

November 2004 to Current

Global Fabrics Mount Pleasant, SC

Partnership

Direct importing & converting fabric to finished goods & OEM product components

Liquidated 40 plus truckloads - Royal Window Houston, TX factory in 3 weeks

Very capable of organizing & managing structure for liquidation of large factory shutdowns

October 1989 to December 1994

Tietex Corporation Spartanburg, SC

Product Manager

Direct import greige goods & conversion operation with assorted non-woven substrates from China

Convert dye, finish & laminate processes state side to the window covering trade

Moved Business from $4.8 Million to over $14.3 Million Dollars in 5 years servicing all levels of business

December 1987 to December 1988

Saxon Paint Chicago, IL

Merchandise Manager

Accountable for $10 million dollar business

Increased sales 25 percentage from 7.9 to over $10 Million Dollars in one year

Managed 2 product managers

Launched new roll-out to 75 stores increasing sales

December 1985 to December 1987

Joanna Western Mills Chicago, IL

Director of Marketing

Generated over $100 Million dollars.

Moved company from $24 million to over $107 million in 3 1/2 years.

Developed marketing plan for all types of Window Products

Stock, MTM to all custom products.

Sold many national chain stores

Initiated marketing presentation plans JC Penney, Home Depot, home centers, co-ops and independents

Created separate marketing pieces each segment of business.

January 1977 to December 1985

Montgomery Ward Chicago, IL

Senior Buyer

Senior Mass Merchant Buyer managing over 485 retail stores & 1,500 catalog agencies

Purchased Window Coverings maintaining retail & national catalog sales budget over $60 Million Dollars.

Generated over 60 containers per month

Direct buying retail, catalog & credit inserts & promotional medias well over 50 different merchandising avenues

Purchased bedspreads, comforters, drapery hardware & hard window coverings

75 percentage of product line purchased was direct import

January 1975 to December 1977

Homemakers Furniture Schaumburg, IL

Receiving Manager

Supervised & staffed warehouse crew of 25.

Responsible for scheduling shipping and receiving.

Worked with purchasing, quality control and customer service

Education

Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona

Bachelor of Science Business

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