David Beals
Littleton,ME
Summary
Creative Business Owner with exceptional background spent in customer service and sales. Proven leader with engaging demeanor and success working in most demanding environments. Talented in training and mentoring successful teams.
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Owner
Beals' Country Store Oakfield
03.2022 - Current
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Put together realistic budgets based upon costs and fees for successfully operating business.
- Developed and implemented marketing strategies to generate new customers and increase sales and profit margins.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
Business Owner
Beals' Country Store Monticello
08.2019 - Current
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Developed and implemented marketing strategies to generate new customers and increase sales and profit margins.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
Seasonal Delivery Driver
Steelstone
04.2020 - 10.2020
- Completed rush deliveries on tight timetables to satisfy customer needs.
- Operated vehicle safely in highly congested areas with no traffic violations.
- Expedited deliveries to meet customer deadlines and requirements.
- Communicated with dispatchers to stay informed of changes to routes and delivery schedules.
- Determined quickest and safest routes for delivery by using effective planning and organizational skills.
Route Sales Representative
Garelick Farms
06.1990 - 03.2020
- Maintained positive relationships with customers using good communication and follow-through abilities.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of products and services to address customer inquiries
- Managed product transitions from warehouse to customer site, loading, and unloading in alignment with specifications.
- Analyzed sales and customer data to identify buying trends and offer recommendations.
Delivery Driver / Salesman
Houlton Farms Dairy
06.1985 - 06.1990
- Maintained positive relationships with customers using good communication and follow-through abilities.
- Boosted revenues by upselling and cross-selling products to new and established customers.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of products and services to address customer inquiries
- Represented wide range of products and brands.
- Determined best routes for driving to customer sites, accounting for such factors as weather and road construction.
- Operated delivery vehicles safely and efficiently.
Stock Associate
Sampsons
07.1980 - 06.1985
- Maintained effective team member communication.
- Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
- Greeted customers and directed to requested products.
- Answered customer questions and provided detailed product information.
Education
High School Diploma -
Houlton High School
Houlton, ME06.1985
Skills
- Store Layouts
- Business Optimization
- Inventory Control Processes
- Employee Motivation and Performance
- Business Management and Development
- Customer Relations
- Innovative and Visionary
- Driven and Determined
- Negotiation
- Task Delegation
- Attention to Detail
Certification
CDL - Commerical Driver's License
Timeline
Business Owner
Beals' Country Store Oakfield
03.2022 - Current
Seasonal Delivery Driver
Steelstone
04.2020 - 10.2020
Business Owner
Beals' Country Store Monticello
08.2019 - Current
Route Sales Representative
Garelick Farms
06.1990 - 03.2020
Delivery Driver / Salesman
Houlton Farms Dairy
06.1985 - 06.1990
Stock Associate
Sampsons
07.1980 - 06.1985
High School Diploma -
Houlton High School
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