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Sales Representative

Location:
Merrillville, IN
Salary:
65000
Posted:
February 09, 2015

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Professional Experience

Truck Life, LLC, Gary, Indiana

Vice President of Business Development and Marketing April, 2014 Present

• Create and maintain all company business relationships

• Identify trendsetter ideas by researching industry and relative events, publications and announcements, tracking individual

contributors and their accomplishments

• Locate or propose new business opportunities by contracting potential clients, as well as discovering and exploring new

possibilities.

• Evaluate potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potentials, and financials: evaluating

options: resolving internal priorities; recommending equity investments.

• Develop negotiating strategies and positions by studying integration od new ventures with company strategies and

operations: examining risk and potentials: estimating partners’ needs and goals.

• Close new Business deals by coordinating requirements, developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract

requirements with business operations.

• Protect organization’s values by keeping information confidentiality.

• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities: reading professional publications: maintaining personal

networks; participating in professional organizations

• Enhancing the organizations reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring

opportunities to add value to job accomplishments

• Provide the planning and the leadership to the marketing department by ensuring that the appropriate structures, systems,

competencies and values are developed in order to meet and exceed the goals of the marketing plan.

• Assume overall responsibility for developing the annual marketing plan for the organization; for strategic market planning;

market research programs; field force activities, and control of the marketing budget.

• Prepare new product marketing plans for product introductions in cooperation with senior management colleagues in

Medical, Health Economics, Finance, Sales and Marketing.

• Establish a system of reports and communications for all information from the marketing team to the sales team and for

feedback and request from the sales team to the marketing team.

Super Color Digital, Las Vegas, Nevada

Business Development & Sales August 2013 March, 2014

• Created new business and sales relationships that generated over 1.6 Million in sales in 6 months.

• Create and maintain all company business relationships

• Identify trendsetter ideas by researching industry and relative events, publications and announcements, tracking individual

contributors and their accomplishments

• Locate or propose new business opportunities by contracting potential clients, as well as discovering and exploring new

possibilities.

• Evaluate potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potentials, and financials: evaluating

options: resolving internal priorities; recommending equity investments.

• Develop negotiating strategies and positions by studying integration and new ventures with company strategies and

operations: examining risk and potentials: estimating partners’ needs and goals.

Vision Integrated Graphics – Hobart, IN.

Sales Representative May 2011 August 2013

• B2B direct sales

• Directly responsible for building client base and servicing existing accounts

• Responsible for maintaining client relationships

• Creating and maintaining annual contracted marketing budgets with the

Clients

• Projected sales will be maintained on average of $1,500,000.00 per year

Calumet Park Cemetery – Merrillville, IN

Sales Representative, August 2010 – May 2011

• Directly responsible for self generating sales from the previous client contacts with an average of over $60,000.00 per month.

Responsible for maintaining at need client relations. Veterans Affairs Advisor for the cemetery. Average sales generated for

the 8 months in sales was $76,000.00 per month

Home Creations Inc. – Merrillville, IN

Owner, August 2000 – August 2010

• Directly responsible for generating over $5,000,000.00 in business and selling well over $1,500,000.00 per year since 2006

and have maintained that. The year of 2008 was my best year with company sales well over $5,500,000.00.

• Wrote, designed and structured company sales presentations for all

• Sales representatives.

• Designed all marketing materials, such as brochures, logos, vehicle logos and website.

• Responsible for producing and maintaining all marketing for lead generation

• Hire, train, schedule, and supervise crews of 12 17 employees to ensure compliance with design specifications as general

contractor of commercial and industrial jobs

• Construct complete ground up projects, restorations, remodels, and renovations

• Collaborate with various subcontractors including electricians, pipefitters, plumbers, masons, concrete finishers, ironworkers,

and specialty contractors

• Function as estimator with duties including job costing, purchasing materials and equipment, invoicing, and maintaining

accounts receivable, advertising, and marketing

• Execute daily and preventative maintenance procedures, thorough inspections, and quality audits

• Approve on site design changes and function as liaison between clients and company

• Knowledgeable in reading architectural blueprints to guarantee standards of UBC code

• Maintain positive relationships with all cities and municipalities when dealing with Inspectors on all UBC inspections for

customer permitting

Ron’s Home Improvements – Crown Point, IN

Sales Representative, March 1994 August 2000

• Marketed and sold home improvement products and services to residential and commercial clients throughout Northwest

Indiana

• Negotiated bids and contracts

• Named No. 1 sales representative, improving sales from $280,000 to $1,000,000

Jack’s Wholesale Windows – Hammond, IN

Sales Representative, February1991 March 1994

• Marketed and sold home improvement products, including windows, siding, gutters, and roofing, to residential and

commercial clients in South Chicago and Lake and Porter Counties

• Named No. 1 sales representative in 1993 and No. 3 sales representative in 1992, averaging sales of more than $600,000

annually

Military Experience August 1980 – August 1990

U.S. Military – Alaska, Japan, and Guam

Morale Welfare & Recreation Director, August 1984 August 1990

• Managed 2 5 military clubs per base

• Oversaw day to day operations, personnel, budgeting, and maintenance

U.S. Navy – NAS North Island, San Diego, CA

HS 6 Helicopter Squadron, July 1984 August 1990

Contact Information

1418 w, 96th Ave.

Crown Point, IN 46307

1-219-***-****

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

Certifications

Five Star Certified for all CertainTeed

Exterior Products

Master Craftsman Certified

VSI Certified by the Vinyl Siding

Institute

RRP Certified for lead removal

Affiliations Social Media

American Legion Linkedin: Dane Buckley

Business Industry Association Twitter: @Dane111

Better Business Bureau Facebook: Dane.Buckley.3



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