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Holiday, FL. ***** 727-***-**** kr0qsl@r.postjobfree.com

Raymond Bates

Objective To secure a position today that is challenging and rewarding that will show potential for growth opportunities in the future.

Experience 8/2004-Present Akzo Nobel Paints Tampa, FL

Sales Representative

I am currently working with Akzo Nobel Paints as a Business Development Representative in our Home Depot Business Line servicing Home Depot stores in Pasco, Pinellas Counties. I am responsible for the sales of our brand name paints Martha Stewart, Glidden Premium, America’s Finest, and Speed Wall. My largest responsibility is building strong trusting relationships with the Home Depot District Manger as well as each Home Depot Store Mangers and their internal management teams and paint department sales associates. I work with the Home Depot team training them on all of the benefits and features of our products as well as analyzing their sales numbers versus the previous weeks and year to help them better understand were they are doing well and were there may be areas they can improve sales. I also help make suggestions on how they can improve in those areas that they may not be performing as well in by suggesting different sales strategies or trying to secure off shelf selling space to help increase sales of our brands. I complete training with the each stores paint department associates on a weekly basis giving them the knowledge they need in order qualify their customers and place them into the correct product to help them complete their painting projects. I also complete Meet and Greets a few times per week demonstrating our brands benefits and features as well as work with my Home Depot Store management teams to help support their store pro and weekend events throughout the course of the year. I am also responsible for building relationships with local painting contractors, general contractors, and Maintenance Supervisors and building owners in order to help them select the right products for their jobs resulting in increased sales for our brands as well as our share of the Pro Market. I am also responsible for completing projects and tasks directed to me from our corporate office utilizing our SFA website to document and close projects in a timely manner. Another one of my key responsibilities is training of new and existing business development representatives in their assigned territories on their daily business responsibilities as well as new corporate initiatives and new product roll outs.

2002–2004 Marketing Group South Tampa, FL

Sales Representative

Representative for all hard side electrical manufacturers some names as Square D, GE, Lithonia Lighting, Cooper Lighting, Southwire… Responsibilities include merchandising, product maintenance, set integrity, tracking sales, resets, store walks, price comparisons, surveys, and completing monthly projects. I was also responsible for building relationships with Home Depot Management Team members and store associates as well as training them on our products benefits and features. I was responsible for Home Depot Stores within the Tampa, Lakeland, Brandon, Pinellas County areas.

2 1998–2002 Home Depot Palm Harbor, FL

Sales Associate

Sales associate in the electrical department with average weekly sales of one hundred thousand dollars a week. Daily responsibilities include writing work lists, delegating tasks, ordering merchandise. Other responsibilities include merchandising new product, building and maintaining end caps to maximize sales.

1997–1998 Target Clearwater, FL

Sales Representative

Sales associate working in every department from hard lines to soft lines including Loss Prevention.

Education 1999–2001 St. Petersburg College Clearwater, FL

Some college work completed.

Interests Spending time with family, Boating, Real Estate

References:

Reference Name: Pasha Meimenn

Reference Company: Akzo Nobel

Reference Title: Regional Sales Vice President

Phone: 813-***-****

Reference Name: Michael Smith

Reference Company: Marketing Group South

Reference Title: (Former) District Manager

Phone: (727) 841- 7183

Reference Name: Mike Eggers

Reference Company: Personal

Phone: 612-***-****

Reference Name: Mitch Techmen

Reference Company: Personal

Phone: 727-***-****

Reference Name: Rian Myers

Reference Company: Home Depot

Reference Title: Store Manager

Phone: 727-***-****

Reference Name: Joe Lombardi

Reference Company: Home Depot

Reference Title: Store Manager

Phone: (727) 727-***-****

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