Wayne W. Raetz
***** ***** ******** ****** *** Forest, IL 60452 ******@*****.***
PROFILE
Results- driven sales and marketing professional with over two decades’ experience in the industry. EXPERTISE
Sales training and management Opening new territories
Relationship building Customer service
ACHIEVEMENT ANALYSIS
Hiring, training, supervising and motivating sales staff
Developing new accounts
Telemarketing and cold calls
Excellent closing ratio
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Chicago Tribune, Inc., Chicago, Illinois (02/02- Present) Independent Sales Contractor
Responsible for circulation sales through marketing and telemarketing. Hiring, training, and supervising sales staff.
Myers Tire Supply, Inc., Franklin Park, Illinois (10/00-02/02) Sales Representative
Managed and developed assigned territory for a major tire supply wholesaler. Maintained existing accounts and developed new accounts. Money Tree Publications, Inc., Hinsdale, Illinois (02/89-01/90) Sales Representative
Responsible for marketing direct mail advertising programs to retail merchants and service- oriented firms in assigned territory.
Developed new accounts through referrals and cold calls. Cal Central Marketing, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois (01/88-01/89) Sales Representative
Responsible for marketing and advertising programs within assigned territory. Developed new accounts through telemarketing, cold calls, and written proposals. Scentura Creations, Inc. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (01/82-08/87) Branch Sales Manager
Responsible for hiring, training, managing, and motivating branch sales force. Generated sales through cold calls, referrals, and telemarketing. EDUCATION
Morgan Park High School, Chicago, Illinois