KEYWORDS
Sales, Sales Manager, Sales Management, Home Sales Manager,
Raw Materials,Construction Materials, Building Materials,
Steel, Concrete,Self Starter, Organizational Skills,
Interpersonal Skills,Presentation Skills, Public Speaking
Skills, Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Powerpoint,
Sales Quota's, Sales Goal's,Production Goal's,
Sales Development, Customer Retention,Customer Base Growth,
Professional, Area Construction Manager, Profitable, Builder,
Home Sales Manager, Residential, Consistent,
Customer Satisfaction, Distributor, Dealer,
Residential Steel Frame, Recruit, Seminar, Training,
BBA,B.B.A., Bachelor Of Business Administration,
Business Finance, Finance,International Finance,
International Marketing, International Management.
Production Management, Procedural, Organized,
Detail Oriented, Assertive, Cooperative, Resourceful,
Energetic, Enthusiastic, Confident, Adaptive, Decisive,
Optimistic, Competitive, Creative, Leader, Success,
Communication Skills, Motivator, Team Player,
Bachelor's Degree, Business Development Manager,
New Business Development.
PAUL THORNTON
1548 Hwy 11 North
Social Circle, Georgia 30025
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Sales Manager/Regional Sales Manager/National Accounts Manager
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SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Solid history of sales and sales management success in raw
materials and construction materials including steel
and concrete. Self-starter with strong organizational and
interpersonal skills.
Competencies include:
* Promoting and Selling Products to Customers and End Users.
* Delivering Effective Training, Seminars and Presentations.
* Competent in Microsoft Office Suite.
* Meeting and Exceeding Sales Quotas and Goals.
* Developing Long Term Customers and Growing Customer Base.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Legacy Communities, LLC, Atlanta, GA 2004-2009
Area Construction Manager
* Managed a team of 21 individual builders, assistant builders
and laborers in the production of 400 closings annually while
maintaining a standing speculative inventory of 150 homes.
* Awarded monthly closing bonus ($120,000 annually)for ensuring
closing dates were met and business was profitable.
* Consistently exceeded production time schedules by monitoring
and enforcing benchmark dates of construction completion.
B & B Home Center, Inc., Conyers, GA 2000-2004
Builder/Home Sales Manager
* Consulted with potential customers to determine their needs
and worked with subcontractors, engineers, architects and
designers through all phases of the design process.
* Consistently achieved bonus of 20% of net sales profit
through consistent sales, excellent customer satisfaction,and
profitability.
Tri-Steel Homes, Inc., Conyers, GA 1994-2000
Distributor Sales Manager
* Acquired detailed knowledge of steel frame construction as
Distributor Sales Manager.
* Directly recruited 40 distributors per year in personal sales:
indirectly recruited a total of 150 distributors per year
through introduction seminars in major cities across the
United States.
* Awarded 16% of sales as monthly bonus; consistently met or
exceeded sales goals.
EDUCATION
BBA, Finance, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene,Texas 1988-1991
Studies in International Finance, Management and Marketing at
University of London and University of Columbia (New York)