Sales Manager

Please see resume, I believe that you will find I am qualified to perform all of the duties that you require and more. I have experience in all fields. I am looking for an opportunity to prove myself and for a company to grow with and to help grow a company. Please consider me for long term placement with your company.

CRAIG ROGERS

Cell: 417-***-****

5631 West Josh St.

Springfield, MO 65802

******@*******.***

OBJECTIVE

I am an assertive manager with outstanding interpersonal, communication, negotiation and people management skills seeking a position with a company where I can utilize my experience. I have an extensive work history in warehouse management, payroll, purchasing, sales, inventory control, loss preventions, quality assurance, and logistics and feel I have a lot to offer the right company.

WORK EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Management and Operations

• Recruiting, motivating, and training a large sales and management staff.

• Acquired and secured a new building location and set up key processes.

• Purchased from 20 plus vendors.

• Maintained all aspects of human resources including payroll and health benefits.

• Set and maintained all inventory ordering levels.

• Sought out new cost effective vendor negotiations in the best interest of the company.

• Oversaw all daily operations of parts department and warehouse shipping, receiving, and inventory control

• Implemented safety procedures

• Monitor the movement of merchandise entering and exiting warehouse.

• Confirmed availability of items to be shipped by checking inventory records.

• Conducted frequent physical inventory audits to verify accuracy of records.

• Warehouse layout and procedure restructuring meeting OSHA requirements.

• Recruited and maintained customer and vendor negotiations.

• Served as primary point of contact and liaison with vendors for orders, bids, and specifications, tracking; maintained documentation and performed other related transactions.

• Strong background / experienced in truck-load dispatch, brokerage and planning.

• Advanced in Supply Chain logistics, forecasting, import and export of product, NAFTA, DOT regulations, log books.

• Extensive retail store layout and management of all aspects of a retail environment

• Regular building , machine, and grounds maintenance. Knowledge of plumbing, electrical, control panels, assembly lines, fork trucks.

• Knowledge of freight planning and staging. LTL shipments. Terminal layout and dist.

Marketing and Sales

• Assisting in the development and marketing strategy of new products.

• Implementing branch manager and team sales expectations

• Established and maintained key vendor relations

• Lead a motivated sales team to exceed daily and monthly sales goals.

• Communicated with customer as well as vendors on a daily basis.

• Negotiated prices with external vendors and suppliers.

Expense and Budgeting

• Extensive background in annual budgets, sales and expense forecasts return on investment reports and profit and loss reports.

• Forecasting annual budgets and implementing sales and bonus incentive programs.

• Providing guidance to obtain team sales goals.

• Established stringent operations budget.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Sales and manufacturing volume has doubled under my leadership.

• Reorganized warehouse floor plan and created a product location system.

• Integrated sales strategy to break into new markets.

• Acquired new customer base resulting in plant expansion.

• Provided leadership for a motivated sales team that resulted in a quadrupled sales volume increase.

• Promoted from Eastern Sales Manager to General Manager within 6 months.

• Promoted from warehouse lead to sales/purchasing agent within first year.

• Experienced in Windows Microsoft Office, Publisher, Next Trend, Atrex, WDS and TakeStock

WORK HISTORY

CURRENTLY EMPLOYEED AT…

TSCI/TRANSLAND TRUCKING

FLEET MANAGER, DRYAGE DIVISION- Intermodal 20 TRUCKS AND DRIVERS.

Since October 2010

SAFEGUARD PROPERTIES – SERVICE FIRST LLC - INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

o Contractor 03/09 – 03/11

• TEX TRAIL TRAILER PARTS/BIG TEX TRAILERS

o Operations Manager 10/07 – 01/09

• QUALITY TRAILER PRODUCTS

o Branch Manager: Springfield, MO 09/06 – 09/07

• TRUX TRAILER & TRACTOR REPAIR, INC.

o Parts, Safety and Inventory Manager: Springfield, MO 12/03 – 09/06

• REDNECK TRAILER SUPPLY INC.

o Assistant Branch Manager/Warehouse Foreman/ National Branch Trouble Shooter 01/97 – 11/03

• THE MINE SUPPLY CO.

o Warehouse Lead Man and Purchasing/Sales: Viburnum, MO 10/90 – 08/96

EDUCATION

• Attended National Associated of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) Conferences 1999-2007

• National Trailer Dealer Association (NTDA) Conference 1996-2006

• Trailmobile Parts Seminar 2003-2006

• Member of: National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC), Missouri Motor Carriers Association (MMCA)

References:

Anthony Rawlings 903-***-**** professional Tex Trail Trailer Parts

Mark Huddleston 903-***-**** professional Tex Trail Trailer Parts

Monty Anderson 618-***-**** professional Werts Welding And Tank

Butch Tinsley 417-***-**** or 417-***-**** business and personal friend

Glynn Davies 417-***-**** friend

Rod Glaze 417-***-**** friend

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