Sales Manager

P hilip R. Benford

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Mat teson, I L. 60443 acp0ta@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Master’s Degree, Project Management 06/2014

Keller Graduate School of Management, Chicago I l linois

B achelors of Science, Sales and Marketing 05/2009

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL

P rofessional Experience

State of I l linois, Department of Human Services, Kankakee I L 01/2014-

Present

Admin. Assistant I

M anage a team of technicians, nurses, and psychologists to adequately provide services for people with

developmental disabilities.

• Perform financial audits

• Manage staff to ensure a positive morale to increase productivity.

• Training of new/ existing staff on policies, regulations, and practices.

CoWorx Staffing, Bolingbook, I L 09/2013-

01/2014

Account Manager

Provided clients in the Bolingbrook I llinois area with Human Resource assistance and quality workers.

• Pre-screen and interviewed potential workers for assignment exceeding 40 workers per week.

• Manage and create marketing campaigns for the mid-west region.

• Earned an average of 15,000 hours of work a week during peak season.

• Upon success, have been requested to produce same results in other ter r i tories.

Ranstad Staffing, Bolingbrook, I L 01/2012-

02/2013

S taffing Consultant

Managed the entire sales cycle from the beginning to the end of both temporary and permanent positions.

• Pre-screened and interviewed potential workers for each assignment exceeding 20 workers per

week.

• Managed all Chicagoland Marketing.

• Conducted sales forecasts for customer orders and t rends to prepare for busy seasons.

• Increased profitabili ty of the branch by 50% through new sales strategies.

• Number one grossing staffing consultant in the branch due to closing 95% of scheduled

appointments.

• Exceeded over 60,000 worth of permanent placement fees in one month.

Continental Tire the Americas, L LC, Fort M ill, SC 06/2009-

01/2012

Ter ritory Sales Manager (Central, I L)

Managed inventory and sales of Commercial Vehicle Tires to distributers and to test f leets within an

assigned ter ri tory.

• Implemented new business development initiatives to increase overall sales performance.

• Developed preventative maintenance strategies to improve overall cost. Partnered with 10+ local

d istributers for business development opportunit ies within designated areas of operation.

• Implemented and conducted t raining on product, selling and inventory management to dealer

personnel.

• Managed a profit and loss budget of S100,000.

• Managed the coordination, forecasting and monitoring of inventory of key accounts to meet

monthly/ yearly goals.

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