SANDRA WIEDEBUSCH
Mobile: 330-***-**** **** Vi Lilly CIR E
Email: *********@*****.*** Grove City, OH 43123
Executive Profile
With over 40 years in sales, my expertise is in hiring, training, & educating independent contractors as well managing all aspects of the sales and marketing teams to gain growth and profitability for manufacturers. My skills also include business plans, market development, sales growth, logistics, and production. My exceptional sales knowledge is evident by the history of growth in profit margins, territory, national recognition, big box and small business pairings. Relationship knowledge of how CEO’s, COO’s, Owners, Buyers, and National Accounts function within their expectations. Work closely with upper management to ensure that guidelines are maintained while developing new markets and new product lines to stay updated in market technology.
Career Achievements
My most significant career accomplishment thus far revolves around a start-up company that had $ 0 in sales and became a multi-million $ company with a national reputation for both the electrical and plumbing markets. The company was sold after 25 years to a world-wide company in the electrical industry.
My achievements in the PVC world have far exceeded my goals which is what drives me to continue to seek new challenges.
Driven to manage sales by daily monitoring sales while updating goals for all departments.
My real estate license gives me the tools I need to move forward with my career without national travels 60% of the time.
Qualification Highlights
My beliefs are that creating results, managing with skill, being responsible and setting goals are the road to success.
My passion for business has offered me the opportunity to utilize my leadership skills for the future of the business.
As a skilled executive understanding the value of a customer, an employee, and product, I feel that my knowledge of this process can always add a new outlook for the territories and/or products served as well as provide the business more insight in how to deal with various aspects of the future business.
My ability to maintain customer accounts, hire, train and manage the sales representatives and add value to the processes has added to the bottom line for my past employers.
Markets continue to change, and it is most important to stay fresh with creativity while maintaining the business at hand.
Personal Attributes:
Professional Abilities
Driven
Real Estate Sales, residential & commercial
Industry Relationships
Manufacturing Knowledge
Ethical
Personable
Technical Skills
Professional Background
Administrative Assistant, Floater 2022 - 2024
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
My previous position was a full-time fill-in for vacations, illnesses, plus part-time administrative
assistant in Circleville, etc. This position then turned into a full-time position of Administrative Assistant in Circleville, OH. I process and maintain records for sales for the company, manage the front office, coordinate schedules for the Regional Manager as well as work with the Realtors to complete and maintain files and closings. Keep organization of signage, updated information for all staff, floor time schedules for all Realtors, manage events to promote the company business.
Independent Contractor, Real Estate Sales 2016 - 2022
HER Realtors Grove City, OH
My position as an independent contractor in the real estate market allows me the freedom to move forward with new challenges while achieving goals above and beyond all expectations. Retired in 2022
VP of Sales, Division Head 2014 to 2015
Sanderson Pipe Corporation Sanderson, FL
My position with Sanderson Pipe Corporation began as the replacement Vice President of Sales in September of 2014. I officially took over this position from the retiring VP of Sales in May 2015. As the VP of Sales, I was also a Division Head for the Florida and Tennessee locations. These positions involved management of office personnel, plant supervisors, traffic, sales, representatives, outside organizations, and conventions. It was a great challenge and one that I am very proud of today.
• Evaluating representatives for product knowledge, territory and customer management, pricing skills and profitability.
• Continual reviews of profitability, goals, skills, and knowledge created a way to connect and create improvements.
• Knowledge of computers allowed me to add valuable input when addressing computer upgrades and improvements that added to personnel productivity.
• Continual review of individual ideas for company improvements while teaming with all upper management to create continued success.
Director of Sales, Plumbing Division 2013 to 2014
Atkore International/Heritage Plastics Carrollton, OH
Sales and marketing executive that managed sales for three U.S. pipe plants consisting of 24-27 states. Had vital input into the sales aspect of the company being acquired by Atkore International in 2013.
• Managed former personnel acquired to ensure knowledge, commitment, and strategies.
Director of Sales/Marketing 1992 to 2013
Heritage Plastics, Inc. Carrollton, OH
Began in 1992, by writing a business plan for the new owner when meeting with state representatives, financial agencies, and the Small Business Association. Six former employees were chosen to open a shuttered manufacturing facility that became Heritage Plastics. Sales, as my main division, began at $ 0 and made a profit after six short months. With our expertise, we grew to a nationwide provider of PVC pipe products in both the plumbing and electrical fields. I was an integral part of this company as it was my position that hired, trained, and managed the reps and brought on a variety of accounts from my past position. Throughout this experience, I mastered my management style, grew the profitability for the company and made lasting industry friendships.
Education
Business Management 1992
Kent State, Tuscarawas Division New Philadelphia, OH
Real Estate License 1998
Hondros College Akron, OH
Business @ Carrollton High School 1969
Affiliations Related to Previous Career
•Industry Organizations: Equity, OMNI, AIM/R, TDG, AWWA, WASDA, Southwestern Wholesalers
References
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