STACY COHEN
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PACKAGING OUTSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE
PROFILE
• Dynamic and customer-centered sales professional with 25 years of successful packaging outside sales experience in dynamic B2B environments
• Demonstrated efficiency in maintaining major account relationships and meeting personal sales targets within the full line of products
• Offer excellent prospecting and consultative selling abilities for continuous business development
• Energetic and dedicated individual able to generate sales, grow revenues, and expand customer base, while securing existing clients that follow me through all these years
• Possess strong leadership and problem solving skills combined with keen business acumen
• Flexible and adaptable person able to work well independently and as part of a team
• Effective communicator with proven interpersonal effectiveness and confident presentation style PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Outside Sales Representative
President Industrial Products, Moonachie, NJ 2003 - Present
• Communicate with clients to understand their needs and provide real, effective solutions
• Deliver superior customer service by selling a whole range of packaging supplies such as stock and specially made boxes, janitorial supplies, as well as shipping and moving supplies
• Promote packaging products and value-added services to meet or exceed short and long term goals
• Develop and execute a business plan for each account in addition to identifying, soliciting, developing, and securing new business opportunities within the territory
• Consistently meet individualized packaging segment sales, gross profit, and margin goals as determined by the company management
• Prepare and deliver customer presentations to prospect new or develop exciting business relationships
• Analyze market data as well as recommend and implement new sales strategies to drive sales
• Assist with logistics and distribution to ensure optimal delivery for customers
• Investigate all customer claims promptly and participate in issue resolution with all involved parties PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Outside Sales Representative • IPE (out of business) 1998 - 2003 Outside Sales Representative • Lee Container (out of business) 1992 - 1997 EDUCATION
Bachelor of Hospitality Management and Restaurant and Hotel Management May 1992 Johnson and Wales University, Providence, RI
REFERENCES
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