Sales Manager

I. Langston Donkle, III

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Business to Business Leader

Successful background includes: sales and purchasing, business building,

recruiting, staffing and training. Multi-faceted and adaptable professional.

Exceptional communicator and relationship builder.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GEORGETOWN COUNTY BUREAU OF AGING SERVICES

Transportation Coordinator Georgetown, SC 2010 - Present

(Additional employment)

Use business experience in logistics and HR

Manage 12 drivers and 13 vehicles

Responsible for delivery of 250 “meals-on-wheels” daily

In charge of transporting 75-100 senior citizens to five centers

Write grant requests for foundational support and raise private funding

THE LACHICOTTE COMPANY – REAL ESTATE, 2004 - Present

Sales Associate Pawleys Island, SC

Consistent sales leader among 27 active agents.

Proved transferability of marketing skills to a different industry

Strong negotiating and prospecting skills

Maintain long-term relationships with customers

Quickly developed excellent local area knowledge and presence

Self-motivated and organized, consistently setting and achieving goals

Arranged and designed marketing in print and electronic media

Significant research and summarization.

MILL SERVICES LLC - SERVING COTTON TRADERS AND TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS

Sales & Purchasing Manager/Workplace Manager, Greenville, SC

Launched and developed Start-up Company from a sales volume of $1.6 mm to $30 mm over a five year time frame

working with a staff of six operating with 24 customers in six countries.

Established banking, accounting and legal services

Expanded base of suppliers & customers through personal meetings

Handled all trouble-shooting personally

Represented company to all related professional associations

Developed relationships with varied cultures & personalities

Opened and staffed Mexican office

I.L. DONKLE COMPANY - COMMISSION SALES & PURCHASING AGENCY

Territory Management & Expansion, Greenville, SC

Progressed from quality control and sales to commission sales, purchasing & consulting dealing with more than 30

domestic manufacturers & 24 merchants from small to large internationals.

Tripled sales & earnings of 60 year old family company over seven years.

Served on industry boards and other leadership positions.

Authored weekly market reports and monthly sales reports.

Hired and trained sales support.

Maintained day-to-day relationships with management and staff.

Met with upper management as well as purchasing executives to develop a larger presence.

Presented industry to Congressional Leaders

Negotiated sale of company

CONGRESSIONAL INTERN – Washington, DC

• Visitor liaison

• District correspondence

• Written summaries of committee meetings

EDUCATION

WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY, Lexington, VA -B.A. Politics

Student Representative to Admissions Committee

President of Social Fraternity

Founding member of the Outing Club

Maintained part-time job during junior and senior years

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT TRAINING

Post Graduate work at University of South Carolina, Clemson University, Furman University and

University of the South

Buckley School of Public Speaking – Silver Medalist

BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

President- Atlantic Cotton Association Director

American Cotton Shippers Association

President- S.C. Cotton Exchange

Rules Committee Chair- S.C. Textile Manufacturers Association

Member- National Cotton Council

President- Cotton Exchange

President-Historic Greenville Foundation (Led $14mm campaign to build museum).

Elected Commissioner- Parker Sewer and Fire District

Greenville County Election Commission- nominated by legislative delegation and appointed by

governors of both political parties

Leadership Georgetown – Chamber of Commerce

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