BRUCE KROL
*** ****** ******* ***** · Little Rock, AR 72223 · 832-***-****
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SALES EXECUTIVE PROFILE
A dynamic sales professional with the education, skills, and experience to recognize market trends, consumer demographics, distribution channels and competitive pricing strategies. A team player extremely adept at transforming geographic and vertical market new sales initiatives into solid, revenue producing territories.
EXPERTISE
Managed many large volume contracts in excess of $1MM
Foresaw and successfully initiated Master Service Agreements with critical OEM’s and general
contractors in conjunction with end users.
Conceptualized and implemented a sustained insides Sales/Telemarketing program to constantly
feed outside sales reps with an abundance of qualified leads.
Recognized and subscribed to the information resources required for the overall sales programs
Top Service Revenue / Profit Producer using organization and closing skills
Mentored and developed a number of top revenue producers
Strong proponent of follow up on all projects to gain the most reliable marketing tool, Referrals.
EXPERIENCE
Bluewater Industrial Cleaning Acworth, GA
March 2020 – May 2022
Business Development Manager – Power Generation, Start Up & Pre-Commissioning
Produced revenue/profit by managing company sales efforts in providing engineering solutions to complex services involving the construction of new power plants.
Also managed sales efforts in providing these same engineering services to existing power plants and refineries undergoing scheduled and emergency maintenance.
Successfully undertook coordinating Sales Force with various web-based marketing lead sources, including IIR.
Reliable Industrial Group (RIG) Houston, TX
October 2018 – January 2020
Manager – Power Generation, Start Up & Pre-Commissioning
Produced million dollars in revenue/profit by managing company sales efforts in providing engineering solutions to complex services involving the construction of new power plants.
Led the team that initiated the 10-year contract to provide Industrial Lubrications Services to ExxonMobil’s Global Customer base.
Managed the ExxonMobil Sales and Engineering teams located in the Great Lakes and Midwest regions to successfully implement the ILS program to their Key Accounts.
COT-PURITECH, Canton, Ohio (subsequently TLM, Colfax, Circor through Acquisitions) July 1997 – October 2018
Manager – Power Generation – Start Up & Pre- Commissioning (2005-2018)
Analyzed and successfully created this strong vertical market segment to produce six and seven figure deals with large Mechanical Contractors and EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Contracting) firms nationally and in Canada
Consistently exceeded sales goals with numerous Salesman of the Year Awards
Developed strong relationships with field and corporate managers at these firms through consistent follow up during and after projects
Manager – Midwest Industrial Territory (1997-2005)
Was the first person hired outside the immediate Canton, Ohio area and exceeded expectations to successfully establish a solid revenue producing market in Greater Chicagoland and Northern Indiana
Led a group effort in establishing a viable B2B inside sales/telemarketing campaign to increase sales. The program is still alive and vibrant today.
Established a foothold in the southern Great Lakes Steel Industry and turned a new non- revenue producing territory into a $750,000 - $1,000,000 annual revenue producing territory in less than 5 years
Trained multiple sales reps in the customer need satisfaction sales approach
Wells Fargo Industrial Alarm
October 1989- 1996
Sales Manager – Chicago Branch Office (’94 ‘96)
Managed one of the largest Sales Branches in the country. Led the team that sold integrated fire and security systems to the newly constructed White Sox Park, and the United Center (home to the Chicago Bulls & Blackhawks)
Trained the Chicago Team in Need Satisfaction Selling
National Sales Manager of the year 1994
Broke all Branch Sales Records in 1994
Sales Manager – Western Ohio (Dayton) Office (’92’93)
Immediately increased Sales Revenue for the Dayton Branch office by expanding concentrated sales efforts into Southeast Indiana (Indianapolis), Southwest West Ohio and Kentucky (Cincinnati), and Central Ohio (Columbus, OH)
Regional Sales Manager of the Year, 1993
Promoted to Chicago Sales Manager
Sales Manager – Milwaukee, WI (‘91’92)
Moved to Milwaukee from Chicago to open the Milwaukee Branch Office with great success
Promoted to Dayton, Ohio Sales Manager
Sales Representative – Chicago, IL (’89 ’91)
Exceeded all Sales Revenue Goals in first 18 months in the alarm business
Promoted to move to Milwaukee and open the first Wells Fargo Branch Office in the Industry
Heavy Southeast Wisconsin Area
PRIMARY ATTRIBUTES
Integrity
Intelligent
Loyalty
Assertive
Self-Starter
Great Listener
Highly Motivated
Highly Effective Closer
Team Player
Organized
Sharing
Focused
Compassionate
Open Minded
CORE COMPETENCIES
Sales Management tools; CRM, Sales Force, IIR
Managing realistic Sales Funnels and Goals
Excellent written and verbal communication
Coordinating efforts with Sales, Operations, Finance
Welcomes new ideas regarding market penetration strategies
*References upon request