Richard Hoppe
Springfield, Tennessee 37172
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EXPERIENCE
Race Office Products, Oshkosh, Wisconsin - President
JUNE 1984 - DECEMBER 2016
Started in receiving and worked my way up to part owner and president.
B2B sales from day 1 to last day. Cold calls and maintaining customers.
Acquired the Oshkosh Area School District and worked closely with them to maintain their budgets, finding the right product for the application.
Worked in purchasing, receiving, payroll, A/R, inventory control, and unloading trucks
Over saw all employees no matter their position
Negotiated with manufacturers on better pricing and shipping costs
Worked closely with our national buying group.
Handled problems that arose with customers
Addressed problems with the manufacturers
Addressed shipping problems
SP Richards, Nashville, Tennessee - Sales
JANUARY 2017 - MARCH 2019
Managed and took care of office supply dealers across the state of TN and southern KY.
Kept records of sales for each account, and provided leadership where needed to grow the customer’s account.
Brought new programs to the accounts to better their sales
Passed on information from our distribution center
Reported concerns from dealers to my lead
Stealth Office Products, Hendersonville, Tennessee - Sales Manager
FEBRUARY 2019 – February 2022
Started in B2B sales and moved up to sales manager / office manager.
Over saw our install crew, time sheets, scheduling of crews, and billing customers.
Over saw office and sales force.
Took care of reports and running weekly sales meetings.
Reported concerns to the owners regarding customers and sales personnel
Springfield Carpet One
February 2022 – Present
Warehouse Manager
Controlling inventory by controlling purchasing
Organizing an existing unorganized warehouse
Keeping a clean and organized work area for installers to cut flooring
Making some deliveries
Using Google and Microsoft Office to help all employees get better organized
EDUCATION
Oshkosh West High, Oshkosh, Wisconsin - high school diploma or equivalent
SKILLS
People person
Fast learner
Hard worker
Very detailed oriented.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Drive.
Very good at multitasking
Always looking for ways to improve processes, but also realize if it is not broke don’t fix it, in some cases.