Sales Representative

I would like to introduce myself through this cover letter and submit my enclosed resume for consideration of any applicable positions you have available that would fit my profile. As a seasoned sales & marketing professional with a “real world, school of hard knocks education”, I am confident in my ability to acclimate myself quickly and utilize my skill sets to make an immediate impact that will exceed the expectations for this position. Consider a few brief highlights of my past accomplishments: ♦ Successful track record of double digit growth in sales and profitability objectives. ♦ Negotiating and managing profitable relationships with key national accounts including Cabela’s, Wheatbelt Co-Op, Worldwide Buying Group, Lowes, Home Depot, ACE Hardware, Do It Best Hardware, True Value Hardware, JC Whitney and Arrow Speed Warehouse. ♦ Successful track record for first-year placement of national retail venue programs for new product offerings frequently within the first round of line review presentations. ♦ Experienced in hiring, training, motivating, and managing both company direct sales people and broker sales agencies responsible for independent, regional and national accounts. ♦ Conceiving, developing and implementation of a highly effective $1.2-million strategic sales initiative which generated account expansion of nearly $2 million in revenue the following year. ♦ Leading and coordinating internal and external product design teams, market research and launch of new innovative retail merchandizing displays across all channels of distribution. While my professional experience have been developed from within a sales and marketing venue, I believe the same strengths and skill sets would allow me to excel in a procurement or product development capacity as well. Please include these opportunities in your consideration as well. Throughout my career, I have committed myself to the highest standards of honesty, integrity and loyalty with positive action to ensure customer satisfaction. My Mission: Is To Exceed All Expectations My Vision: Is To Discern, Decide and Deliver Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to a personal interview to discuss the value implicit in our shared future. Best regards, Barney Smith

Sales Representative

Lone Jack, MO