Sales Manager

Don Harrison

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Hamilton ON

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Mississauga ON

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CAREER OBJECTIVE

My career objective is a sales position in sales/marketing in the manufacturing industrial market

in Ontario

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• Very well organized in documenting sales calls, forecast and objectives

• Maintained a solid relationship with all customers and distributors

• Resolved customer complaints quickly

• Introduced new and existing product lines through presentations to distributors and end-

users

• Made joint calls with distributors’ salesmen

• Worked effectively with distributors as well as independently

• Made cold calls in the industrial and construction markets

• Participated in trade shows, major and in-house shows in Canada and the U.S.

• Set up displays for end-users to view products

• Considered one of the top five salesmen out of thirty

MANAGEMENT

• Trained and supervised twelve employees in three branches

• Designed and wrote training manuals

• Redesigned plant which improved productivity, saved time and reduced manufacturing

costs

• Oversaw ordering of stock and supplies for three branches

TECHNICAL

• Responsible for quality control of all products manufactured

• Performed maintenance of production machines in three branches

• Conducted technical sales calls on end users

• Can read blue prints/drawing to recommend machines needed to produce parts

• Work well with tooling, work holding companies to supply the customer a complete

package

• Can trouble shoot some machining problems

MARKETING

• Researched competitive products in order to evaluate competitors strengths and

weaknesses

• Designed layouts for display vans which saved time and increased sales calls

• Responsible for pricing, promotional and showroom displays for distributors

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Emec Machine Tools Inc

205 Admiral Blvd

Mississauga ON

• Area Manager March 2012 – Present

Covered Brantford, Milton, Guelph, Barrie, Orangeville, Owen Sound, Midland,

(please do not contact)

Sirco Machinery Co Ltd. (Haas CNC machines)

40 Jutland Rd

Toronto ON

• Territory Manager Jan 1997 – Jan 2012

Covered the Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Niagara,

Tillsonburg, Woodstock and Brantford areas.

Stan Canada Inc (manual and CNC machines)

2489 Evans Ave

Toronto ON

• Sales Representative March 1992 – Jan 1997

Covered southern and northern Ontario

Kennedy Mfg Co (Tool Boxes)

520 E. Sycamore St.

Van Wert Ohio

• Sales Representative September 1989 – March 1992

Covered Ontario and Quebec sales area

Clarkson-Osborne Tools

25 Hansen Rd S

Brampton ON

• June 1985 - Sept 1989

• Supervised the Bandsaw Welding Division and the Machine Knife Sharpening Division

• Performed maintenance on all production machines

• Quality control of all products manufactured or sharpened

• Industries serviced, metalworking, paper, wood, ice hockey Zamboni blades

Dominion Saw Ltd

Needham Lane

Mississauga ON

• Sept 1983 - June 1985

• Welded bandsaw blades, sharpened circular saw blades, hand saws, drill bits

Simonds Cutting Tools

Evans Ave

Toronto ON

• May 1981 - Sept 1983

• Welded bandsaw blades for customers in Ontario

VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

September 2011 to Present Toronto Avalanche Bantam ‘A’ (Manager)

• Team Fundraising

• Manage team funds

• Plan and coordinates events

• Equipment for players

• Parent coach liaison

September 2000 to May 2005 Weston Hawks Hockey Organization (Manager)

• Team Fundraising

• Manage team funds

• Plan and coordinates events

• Equipment for players

• Parent coach liaison

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