Derek Greene
Winfield,AL
Summary
Talented Vice President with excellent employee development, customer service and analytics skills coupled with more than 10 years of experience. Comfortable giving engaging presentations to clients to drive new business, expand accounts and establish brand profile. Excellent team builder and leader of initiatives.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President
Greens Mill
Winfield, AL
06.2011 - Current
- Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and overall departmental productivity.
- Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
- Established performance goals for department and provided methods for reaching milestones.
- Increased company growth through collaboration with sales and marketing departments.
- Attended trade shows and client meetings, promoting company brand and building rapport with prospects and partners.
- Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives across departments to achieve business goals for bottom-line profits.
- Led operational team in creation, roll out and management of new product lines.
- Orchestrated positive media coverage and stakeholder relations as public face of company.
Education
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Bevill State Community College
Fayette, AL US05.2004
Skills
MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
10 years entrepreneurial/sales/leadership experience
Product development (hundreds of thousands units of personal designs sold)
Catalog design
Showroom design
Website design
Multiple millions in sales
Top 12% website performance/sales in all Shopify websites developed at same time (ranked by Shopify)
Exceptionally high email blast open rate for manufacturer; low unsubscribe/spam reports (Industry average open rate- 18-20% Mine: 33-45% open rate)
Made first sale to retail store, leading to sales in 2,500 retail stores
Exceptionally fast growing/ high engagement on social media when it was active
High customer loyalty/retention
Trained/worked with 60 sales reps across the US
Sales in all contiguous US states
Showcased at the most prestigious Gift/Home Decor shows in the US: Atlanta AmericasMart, Dallas Market, Las Vegas Market
Showcased on the most prestigious US wholesale gift/home decor website: Faire
Exceptionally high employee retention average for entry level work (3-5 yrs)
No employee has ever quit because of me or my conduct
Showcased by stores/social media alongside most prestigious household brands in the Gift/Home Decor industry
Individual trade show sales (5-7 days) of $90,000
Created a successful second business in printing/design/graphic work
HR experience
Development and implementation of employee policy agreements/contracts
Timeline
Vice President
Greens Mill
06.2011 - Current
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Bevill State Community College