Benny Lemus

Miami, FL ***** • 786-***-****

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A people and service-oriented English/Spanish bilingual, outside sales representative, with extensive experience in new business development and pinpointing business needs and servicing them accordingly. Major strengths are in prospecting, selling, promoting and closing. Additional skills in the areas of customer service, follow-up, quality assurance, inventory management, merchandising, retailing, sales development, marketing, problem solving and directing others.

Professional Experience

C A Fortune – Miami, FL8/2017 to Present

Sales Representative

●Surveying product use, reporting data gathered and Merchandising.

●Developing relationships with store managers, grocery buyers and making sure they are in compliance with all authorized products from merchants

●Business to business Sales and Promotions of products and their placement for greater sales volume in supermarkets across Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach, and Naples stores.

Note: Recruited to CA Fortune for a New Business Development & Account Management position but once on board was told it would be 100% Account Management and upselling with small bonus potential instead of commissions.

A.S.I. – Miami, FL - 5/2016 to 4/2017

Sales Representative

●Business to Business, Sales, Marketing, following up, with potential customers

●Preparing proposals for customers, meeting new customers by appointments,

●Giving continue customer service to customers at different properties.

Note: The owner had a history of taking large sales away from Reps and giving them to a family member; when I landed a new sale (80 story high rise) and he turned it over to his sister, we parted ways with me receiving a large severance but not my commission.

Rex Chemical – Miami, FL - 10/2015 – 5/2016

Sales Representative

●Business-to-Business Sales, Promotions, Equipment Demo

●Follow-up through telemarketing

●Place orders for customers

●Consistently looking for new businesses

Note: The company changed the compensation plan from salary/commission to 100% commission

MatrixOneSource - 2015 – 2015 (Temp agency position)

Sales Representative

●Business to Business Development Manager

●Prospecting giving presentations explaining benefits and features of company products and services.

●Providing customer business solutions for payroll services, health insurance, human resources services and workman’s compensation

●Offering consultation to business owner on how they can improve cost efficiency

Note: Position was temporary while looking for FT position

E.A. Berg Associates Miami, FL – 8/2013 – 8/2015

New Business Development Sales Representative

●Business to Business Sales Representative for Proctor and Gamble through E.A. Berg Associates

●Responsible for extensive cold calling resulting in over 100 new accounts signed

●Consistently exceeded monthly and annual quotas

●Increasing overall sales and promoting greater use of Proctor and Gamble products in the local market

●Managing collections, marketing, and inventory control of Proctor and Gamble products in all of South Miami-Dade from Doral to Florida City

Note: New Manager was moved from another division and when he took over and make it clear from day one he wanted to bring in his own sales team. Within 6 months he had turned over 4 outside sales reps and hired his own.

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Florida King Produce Inc. Miami, FL – 1/2011 – 8/2013

Manager / Owner

●Self- Employed and motivated

●Business to Business transactions with farmers and national distributors of fruits and Vegetables including price negotiations

●Conducting inventory audits and transporting products to customers

●Developing an exceptional reputation with customers by providing excellent service.

Note: Large hurricane season in 2013 eliminated much of the crops

Bluebell Creameries, Miramar, FL – 8/2008 – 1/2011

Route Account Manager

●Delivering ice cream to Publix and Winn-Dixie Supermarkets in Broward County area.

●Merchandising the ice-cream by flavors ordering what each store needs for each store.

●Reloading truck for the next day’s deliveries.

Note: Had a chance to start my own business

Sand Dollar Distributors Miami, FL - 2008 - 2008

Route Manager

●Managed and distributed to business-to-business sales of Red Bull Energy drink in Miami Dade County.

●Inventory, suppliers, promotions, collections and sales.

●Assessed, evaluated, and provided customer needs maintaining customer satisfaction

Loresma Mortgage Miami FL - 2006-2007

Realtor Asst. Loan officer

●Filled out applications and interviewed customers to prequalify them

●To apply for a home loan to purchase a home or refinance.

●Prospecting continually looking for new business and also marketing calls to develop new clients.

●Help realtor with open houses and administrative work including filing etc.

Education

Rhema Bible Training Center, Broken Arrow, OK

1987 - 1991 - Associates Degree

1985.1986 National Education Center Ft. Lauderdale FL,

Received Certificate in Broadcasting

1983-1985 Miami-Dade Community College Miami, FL

Majored in Business Administration

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