General Contractor

Location:

Salary:

60-80

Posted:

September 24, 2019

BENJAMIN YODER

865-***-**** *******@*****.***

Entrepreneurial sales leader with 20+ years of experience

selling automotive and construction products and services

HIGHLIGHTS

• Consummate people person: listening, persuading, organizing

• Skilled negotiator of win/win deals

• Relentless determination in the face of set-backs

• Salesman of the Month award selling RV’s

EXPERIENCE

06/2016 – CURRENT · ROCKFORD, TN

OWNER/SALES MANAGER, YODER RV

• Broker sales of recreational vehicles (RV’s)

• Repair and renovate RV’s

• Target advertising to both owners and potential buyers

• Nail the details to close the deal

06/2011 – 06/2016 · WALLAND, TN

OWNER/OPERATIONS MANAGER, YODER ROOFING

• Sales: advertise, make the calls, adjust the contracts, close the deals

• Operations: recruiting, equipment, scheduling, work orders, safety protocols, warranties, maintenance plans

• Hands-on overtime whenever needed

02/2010 – 05/2011 · ALCOA, TN

SALESMAN, CHILHOWEE RV

• Used deep product knowledge to fit the product to each customer’s particular needs

• Salesman of the Month award

• Coordinated sales teams to establish sales and customer retention goals

11/1997 – 02/2010 · VACAVILLE, CA

PRESIDENT/SALES MANAGER, YODER CONSTRUCTION INC.

• Grew startup roofing business to steady revenue stream of $500,000 annually

• Recurring revenue from multi-site customers

• Head of sales: hired, trained, set sales goals, monitored performance, personal backup as needed

• Head of operations: hired, trained, negotiated contracts, scheduling, hands-on backup as needed

EDUCATION

1987

GED: HAWEKEYE SCHOOL – GENERAL EDUCATION

Independence, Iowa