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Sales Manager

Location:
Ontario, CA, 91761
Posted:
April 23, 2011

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April **, ****

Dear Sirs

Thank you the opportunity to review my resume and qualifications for the desired position. I bring to your organization true professionalism, integrity, honesty and am extremely accountable for my actions. With over 28 years of experience in Sales, Sales Services, B2B, OEM, Corporate, Distribution , VAR, Retail, Big Box and Mass Merchant sales accounts, I am well aware of the needs customers have when calling in looking for support and solutions from a Field Sales Representative. I currently am a Field Sales Manager for Canon Printers at Best Buy Stores on weekends, thru Creative Channel Services overseeing the Southern California area. I have and possess a minimal learning curve when performing new task. I am skilled in hiring and training personnel, managing a sales force of over 20 individuals including Manufacturer Reps firms , managing inside sales and support staff and telesales personnel that work from their home. I have been selling into the Consumer Electronic Sales channels for many years , managing National Distributors, Regional Distributors and Large Retail Accounts.

In addition, I have just recently, provided Set-Up , Re- Sets ,Merchandising, Teardown, Signage, Inventory Control at Costco, Lowes Home Center, CVS, Sam’s Club, Albertson’s and Walmart for the following organizations.: Jet Retail, Flair Events(Roadshow), RNFB Inc.(Roadshow), Curtis Associates , McBride Merchandising , Wonder Marketing , Lawrence Merchandising , Apollo Retail , Prism Retail and Chuck Latham Associates. Please note that these were Independent Contractor and Employer assignments, all temporary. Experience includes Demo Sales, planogram set up, re-set, maintenance, display implementation , inventory control, signage, fixture maintenance, set up and teardowns, POS , POP. Retail chains serviced include Lowes , Costco, CVS, Rite Aids, Home Depot , Sears ,Walmart, Sam’s Club, Target, Albertsons , BJ’s Wholesale and Petco. Each position was sourced thru www.narms.com, the retail industry website. I have the roadshow Sales , Demonstration and Merchandising experience and qualifications you require. I have excellent references and lead a Zero Tolerant lifestyle. I will represent your organization with professionalism and high integrity. I look forward to your reply.

Sincerely,

Ray Chavez

1601 E. Bermuda Dunes St.

Ontario, Ca 91761

626-***-**** Mobile

909*-***-**** Home

u13j9i@r.postjobfree.com

Ray Chavez

1601 E. Bermuda Dunes St.

Ontario, Ca 91761

Cell: 626-***-****

Home: 909-***-****

u13j9i@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective

To work for a well established organization as a Regional Sales Manager, District Manager or Business Development Manager with excellent advancement opportunities.

Experience:

Creative Channel Services Inc. Los Angeles, Ca

Field Sales Manager 05/2010 to Present

Creative Channel Services Inc. provides sales and merchandising support to major Consumer Electronic Manufacturers in the retail sales channels. I currently am a Field Sales Manager ( So Cal) for the Canon printer line providing sales and sales training support to Best Buy Retail locations thru out Southern California. I assist in training Best Buy employees on existing Canon products and new products introduced during the course of the campaign. Primary responsibility is to , train personnel and assist a staff of 24 Sales Associates for Best Buy Inc. and. to drive sales of these products to Best Buy customers in the Southern California area. Current campaign runs thru June 2011.

Uveritech Inc. Glendora, Ca

National Sales Manager 04/2009 to 03/2010

Uveritech Inc. is the leading manufacturer of fraud detection equipment called Fraud Fighter. www.fraudfighter.com .and have sold the product through a direct sales force for 9 years with great success. My role with the company is establish and secure new business opportunities by forming a national distribution and reseller channels in North and South America and to also pursue OEM interest . So far , to date, I have signed aboard 9 vertical market niche distributors that represent channel sales in Security , Construction , Automotive Associations, Grocery Chains, Medical Services and distribution contracts to represent territories for the Dominican Republic, Mexico , Trinidad and Canada. I have exceeded quota for 5 straight months since arriving in 04 / 2009.

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KC Wirefree Tempe, Arizona

North America Sales Manager 10/2008 to 04/2009

KC Wirefree is a manufacturer of Bluetooth Wireless solutions that include serial data and audio modules. KC Wirefree also provides engineering support for custom firmware solutions. As North America Sales Manager my responsibilities were to secure OEM accounts domestically and establish international distributorships to support our wireless product lines. During my brief

tenure I secured 2 International Distributor accounts with Israel (Toyoram), Brazil (Grupo Informat) and a domestic account in the USA (Mouser). On the OEM side, KC Wirefree started building prototypes for an Audio Solutions for Tritton Industries in California and Turtle Beach in NY City. for an OEM gaming headset. Vertical market prospects included Medical, Agriculture, Gaming, and Automotive Industries . Please see:www.kcwirefree.com

Syntax Brillian Industry, Ca. 91789

National Distribution Sales Manager 09/2006 to 10/2008

Syntax Brillian Inc. is a manufacturer of LCD Televisions under the brand name “OLEVIA”. Syntax manufacture sets of different sizes of LCD Televisions from 20” to 65” with and without tuners. They are also a manufacturer of LCOS technology, rear light engine projection televisions. In the time that I was employed, I managed 12 national distribution accounts and distribution for our Vivitar Digital Camera line that included DBL, Synnex, Almo, Tech Data, ASI and Ingram Micro. I managed 5 manufacturer rep accounts for domestic retail distribution and managed the NASA government agency account, nationwide. My primary responsibilities were to secure P.O.’s and effectively manage A/R control. I developed the RV Channel in Elkhart, IN and within 6 months was the leading supplier of LCD’s to the RV channel. By spring of 2007 my accounts were generating on the average of $3M-$4M in revenue per month and to ensure delivery to customers, I negotiated cash transactions of $10M or more at various times. By August , 2007 , my accounts had accumulated a backorder of 22K units ($13M Revenue) of various size LCD’S, but unfortunately , Syntax Brillian decided to supply only Big Box Retailers and could not secure enough LCD panels for manufacturing to satisfy my customers demands, therefore resulting in multiple lost accounts. Customers included AAFES, Fred Myers, Costco, BJ Wholesales, Sears, Target, Office Depot, RC Willey , 6th Ave Electronics, NY,Sam’s Club, Fred Myers , Wakefern Foods, 12 National Distributors and a staff of 8 Sales Executives. I voluntarily resigned due to the fact that my Manufacturer could not deliver product to my customer on a timely basis and has filed Chapter 11. All commission reports and forecast available upon request. Please see www.olevia.com.

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Inklab Inc. Monterey Park, Ca 91754

V.P Sales and Marketing 05/2003 thru 09/2006

Inklab Inc. is the second largest manufacturer of printer inkjet cartridges worldwide and an ISO 9001, 90014 certified manufacturers. My position was V.P. of Sales and Marketing for North and South America, selling to the OEM, Distribution and Retail channels. Largest managed OEM account was for Office Depot, contract valued at over $15M for a 3 year period. As V.P. of Sales, I responsible for the day to day activities, accounts receivable, shipping, receiving and RMA. and the supervision of a sales staff of 8 individuals. I coordinated 40’ container shipments into various countries in North and South America (100K units per shipment) from our factories in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. North America office sales volume averaged $4.1M per month at an 18% Profit Margin after fixed cost was deducted. Please see www.inklabcartridge.com. Reason for leaving: Company relocated to Baltimore, MD.

Computerbath Corporation Santa Ana, Ca. 91506

General Manager 03/1996 thru 05/2003

Computerbath, a Veteren Owned Business, specializes in selling custom computer hardware chemical cleaning products. My responsibilities as General Manager were to increase overall sales revenues, establish sales channels in Retail, Distribution, commercial, state and local governments. During my tenure, I was successful in securing a national manufacturing relationship with the National Institute for the Blind (NIB) thru the US Government, securing 114 retail accounts, 14 Government NSN Contracts, GSA, State of California CMAS Contract, five international distributors and four USA distributors. I also developed website information for GSA Advantage, DOD Emall and NAVSUP. I was responsible for the day to day operations, that included sales, technical support , inventory management, general accounting entries , AP , AR, invoicing , RMA, Computerized shipping, receiving ( Fed Ex. , DSL and UPS), quality control review with the NIB associates, call center management and daily customer care. I coordinated a special customer support center for the government to service our 14 different government contracts. I was efficient in ordering inventory, receiving inventory, maintaining quality control and collecting on past due accounts. During my employment for the first year, sales increased for $60k to over $2.5M per year. In my last year, sales revenue was $11M per year and growing. Reason for leaving: Company relocated to Temecula, Ca in 2003. Please view website at www.computerbath.com.

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Enlight Corporation Santa Fe Springs,Ca

OEM Sales Manager 01/1990 thru 02/1996

Enlight Corporation is the second largest P.C. case manufacturer worldwide. In the spring of 1990, I secured the Toshiba of America OEM Account for their retail PC’s distribution worldwide. I coordinated the design, fabrication and distribution of 100K PC units to USA and overseas marketplaces. My duties were to implement Toshiba’s design and fabrication of their PC units, NLX motherboard design that were assigned to our manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, China and El Paso, Texas USA. During the year 1990 thru 1991, I managed the final T1, T2 and T3 production at each of our factories over an 8 month period until final delivery of finished goods were sent to the USA and Ireland in the spring of 1991. (P.O. of 100K units). Accounts also managed were Compaq, Toshiba, H.P. Dell, Sun and IBM. Please view website at www.enlight.com

Education:

Pepperdine University, Malibu, Ca.

USC, Los Angeles, Ca. (1979 BS Business / Finance)

Certificates and Awards

Xerox Corp. Sales and Management School Graduate, Leesburg, Va. 1980

DEC Sales and Management Training Program, Maynard, Mass. 1983

Businessland IBM Certified Sales, Compaq Certified Sales, San Jose , Ca 1984

Presidents Club Award, Western Regional Award 1982

• Salary history and references upon request.



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