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Sales Representative

Location:
United States
Posted:
January 17, 2014

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JIM R. METZ ***. ***.****

*********@*****.*** Hartford, WI

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ACCOUNT MANAGER - MILWAUKEE

TECHINCAL SALES ? INDUSTRIAL SALES

Performance driven senior sales professional with over 15 years of success

driving industrial product sales directly to OEM's and through distribution

partners. Technically savvy with a high degree of expertise solution

selling to decision makers, engineers, partners and influencers at all

levels.

[pic] Areas of Expertise [pic]

End User Sales Identifying New Key Account Management

Opportunities

Owning the Customer Product Specifications Detailed Sales

Experience Reporting

Lead Generation & Project / Proposal Technical & Solutions

Development Development Selling

Industrial Sales Training & Motivating Managing Customer

Partners Projects

* Substantial technical knowledge and sales expertise in industrial

automation including gear motors, bearings, bushings, belting,

couplings, conveyance automation machinery, etc.

* Top-ranked sales rep with a proven track record of growing sales

territories (40-100 %+) and meeting/exceeding sales goals; even during

extremely difficult economic/market conditions.

* Proven ability to sell effectively at all levels, into all industrial

account types, directly to OEM's/end users and through distributor

partners.

* Recognized by sales management, sales teams and distributors as the "go-

to-guy" for assessing client needs, developing technical solutions and

presenting technical solutions in client-facing opportunities.

* Customer satisfaction leader with consistently high 98%+ rating against

company average of 85-90%.

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Baldor Electric Company / Dodge Power Transmission (SE WI Territory)

7/2010-5/2013

SENIOR SALES ENGINEER

Responsible for driving new sales and managing existing business throughout

Southeast Wisconsin.

. Drove a 40%+ increase in sales by leveraging a strong combination of

industry/technical knowledge, customer relationship skills and business

development expertise.

. Recognized as a technical subject matter expert in selling four product

lines with 17 categories.

. Won $300K in new accounts business in first six months on the job.

Ranked as #2 sales rep in 2012.

. Strong solution selling orientation with ability to create higher price-

higher margin opportunities.

. Customer satisfaction leader with a consistently high 98%+ rating

against company average of 85-90%.

. Managed multiple sales channels including distributor, direct OEM and

end user MRO.

Solus Industrial Innovations / Emerson (Midwest Territory) 2004-7/2010

DISTRICT SALES MANGER

Senior sales rep responsible for driving new sales and managing existing

business across eight states.

. Ranked as #1 sales rep four out of six years and ranked in the in the

top 20% for the other two years.

. Increased territory sales revenue by more than 100% within the first

three years of being on the job.

. Created and won a $250K+ new product solution sale to Coca-Cola leading

to multiple U.S. sales.

. As the top-ranked sales producer was designated as lead sales trainer

for more than 100 sales reps.

. Managed sales through multiple sales channels including distributor,

direct OEM and end user MRO.

. Recognized by sales management, sales team and distributors as the "go-

to-guy" for architecting high ROI technical solutions and in presenting

complex technical solutions in client-facing opportunities.

Engineered Products & Services (WI Territory) 2002-2003

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Responsible for driving new sales and managing existing business throughout

Wisconsin.

. Leveraged consultative sales process to identify customers' needs in

developing and delivering custom industrial coatings solutions that

reduced production costs and increased productivity.

Anchor Harvey Forged Components (Midwest Territory) 2001-2002

SALES ENGINEER

Responsible for creating new sales opportunities and managing existing

business across 7 Midwestern states.

. Full cycle sales rep responsible for new business development and

managing existing business in major accounts such as Harley-Davidson,

Beechcraft, Kawasaki, etc.

. Grew Harley Davidson business more than 25% by identifying new sales

opportunity and creating new product options/added value services that

moved H-D to utilize Anchor Harvey as a single source.

MidAmerica Extrusions (Midwest Territory) 1998-2000

REGIONAL SALES MANAGER

Senior sales rep responsible for driving new sales and managing existing

business across five states.

. Drove a 50%+ increase in territory sales by leveraging a strong

combination of industry/technical knowledge, customer relationship

skills and business development expertise.

. Identified multiple value-add revenue opportunities and successfully

introduced synergistic product lines to increase sales volume within

customer base while creating new account-new business opportunities.

Reynolds Building Products (WI Territory) 1996-1998

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Outside sales rep managing 60+ accounts ranging from $5K to $100K in

revenue.

. Closed 1-2 new accounts each month while achieving high levels of

customer satisfaction within existing accounts.

. Achieved and maintained the highest customer/account retention level

throughout all four years of employment.

. Recognized for proficiency in collecting on overdue account receivables

while at the same time strengthening the business relationship.

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B.S. Public Administration, Political Science (Double Major); University of

Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI

Many excellent references available upon request



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